MrBeast builds Village in Ghana to fight child labor
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Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, invested approximately 10 million dollars to build Abna Dqua Village in Ghana. He transformed a vacant lot into a self-sufficient community to address child labor in cocoa farms across West Africa.
More than 1.5 million children work in cocoa farms in the region, often because of a lack of schools and poor living conditions. MrBeast aimed to eliminate the need for children to work by providing safe environments with free access to education and food.
The new village includes a modern school for over 300 students, replacing a previous structure that flooded during the rainy season. MrBeast’s team also constructed ten homes for teachers, equipped with solar panels for electricity and hot water for the next 30 years. They improved drainage and rebuilt a key bridge to address chronic flooding issues. To improve health and food security, the team drilled wells with solar-powered water towers, providing clean water to every home.
The village also features a self-sustaining farm growing crops like yuca, corn, and cabbage, along with an aquaponics system raising fish for food and fertilizer. MrBeast committed to providing free daily meals for all students for the next five years. He also challenged chocolate companies to address child labor within their supply chains, despite their large profits.
