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Beast Philanthropy, the charity founded by the world’s most popular YouTuber MrBeast, gave $200,000 to Ugandans living in extreme poverty through GiveDirectly and posted a video about the process. Watch below and read about how the collaboration came together at https://lnkd.in/ehr-WM_3 We partnered on this video to reach more families in need: 👀 Large, new audiences will learn about GiveDirectly: Beast Philanthropy videos are seen by 20M-40M people, and dubbed into 12+ languages. This will reach people that have never heard of direct cash, and some of them will start giving directly: GiveDirectly.org/beast 💸 It helps dispel common myths about direct cash aid: Many people still think that giving cash to people in poverty is a bad idea: they may waste the money, need training instead, or won’t be able to make lasting changes to their lives. This video excels at tackling these common concerns for a broad audience. We're asking featured recipients for feedback on the process: 👥 After filming, our safeguarding team interviewed 9 of the filmed recipients. Some examples: - “The way they came and interacted with me and my family, that's what I liked most. I felt in place and free with them.” - “I needed to tell how happy I felt, and also to show the rest of the community that when given something small or large, you can always use it in a way that can help raise your standard of living.” - “I felt good about it, though I feel I should also be shown the photos and videos to watch.” 🇺🇬 Later this month, we’ll screen the video for the featured community dubbed into Nga’Karimojong (their language), followed by a focus group discussion and share their thoughts at https://lnkd.in/ekWFGfae How you can help: 1️⃣ Reshare the Beast Philanthropy video & this post on social media 2️⃣ Donate to our fundraiser with Beast Philanthropy, which will send life-changing cash transfers to 120 more families in a neighboring village in Uganda: GiveDirectly.org/beast 3️⃣ Share your thoughts on the video or suggestions for other creators we should work with in this form: https://lnkd.in/ehqv4cGR https://lnkd.in/e9Daqep7