Jackie Chan and fans raised over $192,000 to help build schools in rural China

Jackie Chan’s appeal was simple: if fans could spare a dollar, he would match it and put both contributions towards building schools for children in remote parts of China. The “Build a School for a Dollar” project turned small gifts into a shared effort, inviting children and adults around the world to contribute whatever they could. According to the project’s page on Jackie’s Kids Corner, over six years fans donated more than $96,000, and Chan matched their gifts, bringing the combined total to more than $192,000. The money was enough to build several schools in poor and remote areas. The campaign’s idea was modest, but its promise was powerful: no contribution was too small to become part of something larger.A dollar that became twoChan’s promise was to match donations dollar for dollar.