Federer commits to charity more than other celebrities, says Foundation CEO

In an interview to CNN, , the CEO of the , praised the 37-year-olds commitment in charity. People are quite surprised to hear that Roger is partecipating in every and each board meeting, that he is really travelling to Africa regularly, said Hndel.

And then there is this positive surprise that he takes actions, that he takes decisions, that he is always accessible for me, for the team whenever we need him and thats much more than other celebrities are doing for their own Foundations. Federer is very well-known over the world on the tennis tour, but when he comes to Africa he is just one more person.

And for them, thats an intriguing and exciting challenge too. Thats really the most interesting part of my work, Hndel said. I love to be on these different stages, on these different worlds but moreover its something which concerns me because it really shows reality on the ground, that they are not connected to this digital world we are so used to live in, and we are so used to get access to all these disadvantages we can have, and part of the world is just cut off and there is a lot of concerns and the potential we really have to come in and improve the situation. Federer is currently training in Dubai and he will be back to compete in Perth at the Hopman Cup.

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