{"id":403126,"date":"2026-01-11T19:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/403126\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T19:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:16:08","slug":"wode-maya-mrbeast-and-other-youtubers-to-rebuild-a-village-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/403126\/","title":{"rendered":"Wode Maya, MrBeast and other YouTubers to rebuild a village in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/entertainment\/Wode-Maya-MrBeast-and-other-YouTubers-to-rebuild-a-village-in-Ghana-2016754?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/27565744.295.jpg\" alt=\"MrBeast (far left) will join Wode Maya and 19 other creator for the project\" title=\"MrBeast (far left) will join Wode Maya and 19 other creator for the project\" width=\"295\" height=\"153\" \/> <\/a>MrBeast (far left) will join Wode Maya and 19 other creator for the project<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">Popular Ghanaian travel vlogger Wode Maya will join American YouTube sensation MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) for a major philanthropic initiative that will see global content creators travel to Ghana to rebuild an entire village.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made at the 1 Billion Followers Summit 2026, hosted in Dubai by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) in partnership with the Varkey Foundation. <\/p>\n<p>The summit also served as the launchpad for the 1 Billion Acts of Kindness campaign, a global social movement aimed at harnessing the influence of digital creators to drive positive actions across communities worldwide. <\/p>\n<p>During the launch, 20 content creators were selected to partner with MrBeast on a large-scale project in Ghana designed to improve essential services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to Ghana. There is this village that desperately needs help. We will go there, build a hospital, wells, supply them with water and help them with education. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI reached out to some of my friends to help push the message even more and inspire others,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Although the full details of the Ghana project are still being finalised, organisers confirmed that the work will focus on health, water access and learning opportunities for local communities. <\/p>\n<p>Wode Maya, who was among the selected creators, also shared the news on his social media platforms following the summit. <\/p>\n<p>In his posts, he expressed gratitude for the opportunity to stand on the same stage with some of the world\u2019s most influential digital creators despite having a comparatively smaller audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr Beast &amp; his creator friends including (WodeMaya) will help build an entire village in Ghana but guess who had the smallest YouTube Channel among them?Me of course &#8211; only 1.9M,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>MrBeast, the most subscribed-to YouTuber in the world, is globally recognised for his philanthropic and content-driven initiatives, including previous campaigns focusing on environmental and humanitarian causes.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the announcement below:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded MrBeast has announced he\u2019ll visit Ghana later this year to transform an entire village! <\/p>\n<p>He has reached out to Africa\u2019s top creator Wode Maya and several of his creator friends to join the project. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qHKknU0uOa\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/qHKknU0uOa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CDR AFRICA (@cdrafrica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cdrafrica\/status\/2010118961174831509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 10, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>ID\/AE<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MrBeast (far left) will join Wode Maya and 19 other creator for the project Popular Ghanaian travel vlogger&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":403127,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":["post-403126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}