Decision was announced on Facebook by Mark Zuckerbeg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, in a letter to his daughter Max was born last week.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, and your Priscilla Chan woman today announced the intention to donate by the end of their lives, 99% of the shares they hold in the company, worth 42, 3 billion, to charity. The revelation was made through an open letter, published on Facebook, addressed to the daughter Maxima, who was born last week.
In the long text, the boss of Facebook explained that the birth of daughter leads to the generation Zuckerberg and Chan also the beginning of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, an organization that will be responsible for managing the funds that will be initially applied “in teaching, healing diseases, the connection between people and building strong communities.” Basically, the goal of this mission is to “develop human potential and to promote equality” as core values of the next generation.
In particular, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan explained that the development of human potential prende- with “the need to explore the boundaries that a life can have,” particularly with regard to how to “cure some diseases so that healthy life expectancy is increasing,” but also seek that “all people are connected and to have access to the same ideas or opportunities, “or find a way to” protect the environment through cleaner energy sources. ” All this by “creating entrepreneurship in favor of peace growth and prosperity.”
On the other hand, the idea of equality is precisely “do you all have the same opportunities, regardless of nationality , family circumstances or where they were born. ” And Zuckerberg argues that people should pursue this idea “not only for justice or charity, but by the greatness of human progress.”
The boss of Facebook guarantees even if their generation make the most investments Suitable can “eliminate poverty and hunger, allowing everyone access to basic health care and cultivate peaceful relations and understanding between peoples”.
“A small contribution”
To achieve the purposes for which it is proposed to Chan Initiative Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg points to six major primary objectives. “We have to make long-term investments, ie 25, 50 or even 100 years, we must engage directly with the people we serve to know their needs, we need to build technology to make the change, we must participate in debates in political action and awareness to debate the issues, we must support strong and independent leaders, and we must take risks to learn lessons for the future, “wrote
This is a surprising decision, although not. be the first time that Zuckerberg engages in charitable actions – according to Reuters has donated EUR 1 500 million. The chief executive of Facebook explains that the birth of Maxima made the couple could reflect “about the world we live in” and is accordingly seeking to improve it with what they say is a “small contribution compared to all the resources and talents who are working on these issues “related to the charity and human development.
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan admit that they can only embrace this challenge because they have” a strong global community that supports us, “a clear reference Facebook, a company that, they add, “created resources to improve the world for the next generation” and in this context, assume that “each member of the Facebook community is playing a role in this work.” That is, from the social network users worldwide (about 1.5 billion) it is possible to take this step.
The way the couple ends the open letter shows the side Emotional who was behind the decision to promote the donation of 99% of Facebook’s actions:. “Max, we love you and we feel a great responsibility to make the world a better place for you and for all children wish that you have one .. life filled with the same love, hope and joy we have offered We can not wait to see what you bring to this world “
The letter ends with:
” Max , we love you and feel a great responsibility to leave the world a better place for you and all children.We wish you a life filled with the same love, hope and joy you give us. We can not wait to see what you
bring to this world.
Love
Mom and Dad “
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