The One Foundation was founded by Chinese Red Cross ambassador Jet Li on April 19 , 2007 as the '' ' Red Cross Society of China Jet Li One Foundation Project ' '' ( ) which operated under the Red Cross Society of China . Li stopped his film work throughout 2008 to devote all of his time to developing the foundation . In a Newsweek article , Li cited his personal experience with the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami as a source of inspiration for starting the foundation . At the time , Li , his wife , and two of youngest daughters were vacationing in the Maldives when the tsunami struck . His youngest 1-year old daughter and her nanny were briefly swept away before being rescued by bystanders
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
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