• MrBeast constructed a fully functioning village in Ghana, complete with classrooms, homes, a marketplace, a medical centre and a football field
  • The YouTuber gave 10 teachers brand new homes, each fitted with solar panels, running water and a fully equipped kitchen at zero cost
  • MrBeast used the project to shine a light on child labour in Ghana's cocoa industry, calling out big chocolate companies over their practices

MrBeast, the American YouTuber and philanthropist whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has built an entirely new village in Ghana from the ground up, delivering homes, a school, a marketplace and community facilities to a rural community in what he described as an effort to fight illegal child labour on cocoa farms.

Footage of the project, shared on Facebook, shows ribbon-cutting ceremonies, emotional home reveals and residents exploring brand-new spaces, all captured in a documentary-style video that has since drawn widespread attention online.

What did MrBeast Build in Ghana?

The completed village, named Abuna D'Aqua Village by community leader Eric, includes 10 new classrooms capable of hosting hundreds of students, a fully stocked marketplace, a community centre, a library, a medical centre, a chicken coop, a playground and a football field.

 Every child attending the school will also receive a free meal on each school day for the next five years, which works out to roughly 200 meals per student annually.

Ten brand-new homes were built specifically for teachers in the community. One resident named Isaac was shown his home for the first time on camera and he broke down in tears as he walked through a tiled bedroom, a kitchen with a stove and refrigerator.

There was also a functioning shower and solar panels on the roof which guaranteed power in the home for the next 30 years. He would own the property outright, with no rent to pay.

"This is the best day in my life," Isaac said after taking in the full tour.

MrBeast's Message on Cocoa and Child Labour

Beyond the construction itself, MrBeast used the video to deliver a pointed message about the chocolate industry, stating that over one million children in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire are currently engaged in illegal child labour on cocoa farms.

He argued that major chocolate companies generating billions in annual profit could address the problem but have chosen not to, and called on viewers to stop purchasing chocolate sourced unethically.

He pointed to his own brand, Feastables, as an alternative, saying it pays farmers a living income reference price, provides a fair trade premium and actively audits farms for child labour.

"Big Chocolate will not care about rampant child labour until you, you guys watching this video, do something about it," he said directly to camera.

He added that if consumer pressure fails to shift the industry, he fears the problem will never be resolved.

"I'm not just asking you guys. I'm actually unironically begging you guys. Stop supporting unethically sourced cacao," he said.

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