In this heartwarming video, MrBeast undertakes an incredible mission—building 100 wells across Africa! Watch as he and his team work tirelessly to provide clean and safe water to communities in need. This impactful project brings life-changing resources to areas where access to clean water is scarce. From the groundbreaking moments to the joyous reactions of the communities, experience the positive change and generosity in action. Don’t miss this inspiring journey of giving back and making a difference!
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00:00This is the first of 100 wells we're
00:02going to build in this video.
00:03Oh!
00:04Water!
00:09Oh!
00:10Oh, crap!
00:11You just witnessed a small village in Kenya
00:13get access to unlimited clean drinking water
00:16in less than a second.
00:17One down, 99 more wells in Africa to go.
00:20You're going to love this video.
00:22Combined, these 100 wells are going
00:24to give around half a million people fresh water to drink.
00:27And after building some more wells on this side of Kenya,
00:30we flew south to the school system on Nairiri.
00:32And let's just say, they were really happy to see us.
00:36How's it going?
00:37I was not expecting this.
00:42Thank you for the welcome.
00:45I'm not even sure how to react.
00:49I appreciate it, everybody.
00:50This village threw a welcome ceremony upon our arrival,
00:53and Nolan got really into it.
00:55Nolan's the most awkward person I've ever met.
00:57And that's a lot coming from me.
00:59And after being shown around the school.
01:00Here comes our guests.
01:02How's it going?
01:03Oh, you having a good day?
01:04It's nice meeting you.
01:05One of the teachers showed me where the students currently
01:08get their water, which is from this river.
01:10That's extremely unsafe to drink.
01:12This is where your students used to get water from?
01:14Yes.
01:15This is crazy.
01:16Yeah.
01:16You know, students complaining of diarrhea, infections
01:19like typhoid.
01:20Because this is the water we've been using,
01:22so we try to treat, but you see, look at it.
01:26But at the end of the day, life has to move on.
01:28You have to get some water anyway.
01:30This situation is obviously extremely sad.
01:33These children's lives are being limited,
01:35and sometimes cut short from being
01:37forced to drink unsafe water.
01:39But at least for this village, we're
01:41going to put an end to it right now.
01:43I don't think this john's going to fit.
01:46I would think that.
01:47Let's see if we can find some water.
01:57It is raining!
01:58It's beautiful!
02:00After the water comes out of the ground,
02:02it's fed into enormous barrels like this one.
02:04And once they're built into the water towers,
02:06all of the neighboring villages will not only
02:08have clean drinking water, but a pressurized water source
02:11as well.
02:12Which, in short means, no more doing laundry and unsafe water.
02:16And pull!
02:17On a scale of one to Nolan's mom, how heavy is it?
02:19Nolan's mom times two.
02:21Oh, god.
02:21Dude, I'll push you off of this.
02:26All right, here we go.
02:27Under control.
02:28We built 20 more wells in Kenya.
02:30And after we were done.
02:32Where has another well at?
02:33Don't worry, I have more water in my other shoe.
02:35And just so you know how we built these first 29 wells,
02:38we used this giant drill to dig hundreds of feet
02:40into the ground, past the polluted sources,
02:42and into an enormous aquifer of pure drinkable water.
02:46After that, we spent time installing pipes
02:48so that people all around Africa can access water
02:51from spigots like this one in Nairobi.
02:53Let's see how it tastes.
02:56Like water.
02:57It took me about a minute to fill this five-gallon drum.
03:00How much water can this provide a day?
03:013,600 gallons a day.
03:03Not only will this well cover the 400 kids at this school,
03:06but literally the entire neighborhood and village
03:08around this school can use this well.
03:10Can you say thank you for the water?
03:12No problem.
03:13This thing can basically pump nonstop for 30 years.
03:17You would think that having an effect of this magnitude
03:19would require the resources and funding of a large government.
03:22But that's not true.
03:23Solving this problem is possible,
03:26and something humanity should all
03:27be putting effort in to fix.
03:29What's the secret of success?
03:31To be honest, it's find something you love doing
03:33and do it for a long period, and eventually you'll succeed.
03:36So I'm going to bring it super close.
03:38See us?
03:39Is that cool?
03:40If you look up, it's recording.
03:43All right, well, I'm going to get close.
03:45All right.
03:47Yeah, you can see yourself.
03:48We were also able to install a well for this village,
03:50and this village, and these 12 other villages.
03:53And while we were finishing these wells,
03:55we were also able to update one of their schools
03:57with brand new computers.
03:59How are they liking it?
04:00They really like it.
04:01They like them.
04:01Glad to see it turn out well.
04:03And we also updated the classrooms with new furniture,
04:05installed shelves and filled them with new books,
04:08donated a soccer ball for every student,
04:12and even put modern whiteboards and projectors
04:14in all the classrooms.
04:15Do you guys like the projector?
04:17Yes.
04:18We were using a chalk and then a lot of dust.
04:21But today, everything is clean.
04:23We truly appreciate it.
04:24No problem.
04:24It's the least we could do.
04:25But then when we flew out to the side of the 45th well,
04:28we realized this community had it even harder.
04:30Every time they need to get water,
04:32they need to take a treacherous mile-long hike
04:35through the jungle.
04:35And that mile-long hike also happens
04:37to be on a giant mountain.
04:40I wake up very early, about 4 o'clock,
04:42so that I can fetch water for the school.
04:45We are not safe fetching water here.
04:46That place is very slippery.
04:47Chances of getting an injury is very high.
04:49So while we worked on their well,
04:50the community took me to see how they currently
04:52source their water.
04:53You guys would have to make this trip how many times a day?
04:55Two times.
04:56Two times a day.
04:57Oh, wow.
04:58So a typical student would carry something like this?
05:00Yes.
05:00Oh, God.
05:01If 200 students did this every day, how hard could it be?
05:04It could be very hard.
05:06Oh, boy.
05:08Dang, this is very steep.
05:09We're just walking down this mountain forever.
05:12Every day.
05:13It was actually surprising how difficult this hike was.
05:17And these people go through all of that
05:19just to get to this spigot.
05:21That's water is still unsafe to drink.
05:23This is where you guys get your water from normally?
05:24Yes.
05:25And filled with water, these jugs
05:27can weigh up to 40 pounds, which is
05:29insane for these children to be carrying up this mountain.
05:32The ladies can carry two of those.
05:34Oh, I totally can as well then.
05:36And as soon as these jugs were filled,
05:38it was time to head all the way back up.
05:40Hurry up, let's go.
05:42He's not even sweating or anything.
05:43I got it, I got it.
05:45And now, instead of spending hours a day for unsafe water,
05:49their new well is only 10 feet away from the school.
05:52So they can just fill it up here now.
05:55I'm too tired.
05:56And so we were on our way to the next village
05:58where we built our 46 well, but we ran into a little problem.
06:02We found out that this village is divided in half
06:04by this huge dangerous river.
06:06It may not look like much now, but when the rainy season
06:09comes, the water comes up this high
06:11and literally swallows this bridge.
06:13And why this bridge is such a big deal
06:15is the village is over there, the hospital and schools
06:17are over there.
06:18So they're crossing this bridge multiple times a day.
06:20Despite how dangerous this bridge is,
06:22it's their only option.
06:23This river, when it is swollen, it
06:25can sweep away people, students, or even animals.
06:28In the recent past, we have lost about three people
06:30trying to cross this river.
06:31This loss of life is insane and absolutely unacceptable.
06:35The moment we heard about this, we knew we had to help.
06:38So while we started work on a new bridge that
06:40would let them reach their well, we then
06:42traveled over 2,000 miles from Kenya
06:45to the country of Zimbabwe.
06:47We've been in Africa for over a week,
06:48and we still have a lot more wells to do.
06:50You're going to smell.
06:51I know, it's weird.
06:51I showered this morning.
06:52Wow.
06:52Yeah.
06:53If you let me finish, I can put my arms down.
06:55Can I count on you two to finish these wells with me?
06:57Yes, yes, yes, yes.
06:58First on the agenda was to check out a local hospital that
07:01was in dire need of clean water.
07:03Upon entering, we learned how big of an impact
07:06this clinic had on the village.
07:07How many kids do you guys give birth to a year here?
07:09In a month, 250.
07:11Two 600 births a year?
07:13Wow.
07:14But unfortunately, the pregnant mothers at this clinic
07:17have to walk over a mile just to get water,
07:19and then carry these heavy buckets all the way back.
07:22However, the good news is we paid
07:24for the construction of a new modern well for them.
07:29All that needed to be done now was to turn it on.
07:32All right, Nolan, are you ready?
07:34I'm ready.
07:35Over.
07:35Let me get a dramatic zoom in.
07:38Nolan, I pressed the button.
07:40Is it working?
07:42It's flowing!
07:43Oh!
07:46Do we want to go check it out?
07:47Yes.
07:48Let's do it.
07:50I love how people are immediately just getting
07:52water right now.
07:53This is easily the coolest thing ever.
07:55Nolan here is a professional dancer.
07:57He will join.
07:58How do I always end up dancing?
08:00What is he doing?
08:02Oh, gosh.
08:04All right, I won't make you watch this anymore.
08:05Besides ensuring access to clean water,
08:08a lot of the students at this village lack transportation.
08:10So we decided to give all of them new bicycles.
08:13I know it looks like a lot of kids,
08:17but we bought a lot of bikes.
08:19Full disclosure, I don't know how to ride a bike.
08:21Jimmy only knows how to give away bikes.
08:22Never learned how to ride one.
08:24Let's break in all the new bicycles.
08:263, 2, 1, go!
08:29Everyone's passing me.
08:30Be careful, I don't know how to ride a bike.
08:32I don't want to hit anyone.
08:34You want to ride it?
08:35All right, go for it, little man.
08:36OK.
08:37And after giving away the bikes, we continue building wells
08:40until we reach well number 69.
08:42This solar-powered well is specially
08:44designed to aid the farmers in this village
08:46by providing more than enough water for all
08:49of their crops and livestock, even during the dry season
08:52without any electricity.
08:53Each panel is 200 watts.
08:55Then it's attached to a pump.
08:56That pump can pump 5,000 liters every hour.
08:59Basically, it's unlimited amount of water
09:02for this entire village.
09:03That's incredible.
09:04And after we left Zimbabwe, we wanted
09:06to continue to give water to communities all across Africa.
09:09So we built more wells in Uganda, Somalia, and Cameroon.
09:13If you want to see more of what we did in Cameroon,
09:15there's a whole video about that coming soon
09:17on the Philanthropy channel.
09:18Spending time in these villages really
09:20made me reflect on the importance of building wells,
09:23how it brings water to farms to feed the hungry,
09:25how it provides clean conditions for hospitals,
09:28and most importantly, how it helps
09:29the children of this next generation
09:31live long, healthy lives and build the future
09:34for all of these communities.
09:35I wake a new dawn of clean drinking water.
09:38Water is life.
09:38And with some help from the locals,
09:40we finally finished a new bridge that this community can
09:43use for the next 100 years.
09:45Lives have been saved.
09:46Families will come together.
09:48The worries will be gone.
09:50The 100 wells we built in this video
09:51will change a lot of lives, but not enough,
09:54which is why before you go, I want
09:55to urge you all to go to beastphilanthropy.org
09:57slash wells or click the link in the description
09:59and donate money if possible.
10:01We're literally not profiting a dime off this video.
10:03100% of the money we raise is going
10:05to go towards building more wells,
10:06like you saw in this video, all around the globe.
10:08I know it's weird that a YouTuber has
10:10to do all this stuff, but someone's got to do it.
10:12And if no one else is, we're going to do it.
10:14As you can tell, it really does change
10:16the lives of the communities where we build them.
10:18And finally, well 100.
10:22Oh my god.
10:23I'm so sorry.
10:24Mr. B6000.