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MrBeast, Mark Rober, and other YouTubers raised over $40 million for #TeamWater to fund clean water projects
Last month, famous YouTuber MrBeast (a.k.a. Jimmy Donaldson) joined his fellow YouTuber and engineer Mark Rober to announce a major fundraising campaign: #TeamWater. Taking place throughout August, the project aimed to raise $40 million to fund clean water projects around the world.
The campaign brought together content creators from 144 countries, reaching billions of subscribers through videos, livestreams, and social media content, including a 17-hour livestream that raised $12 million toward the total goal.
And they officially surpassed their goal, raising over $41.5 million for the nonprofit WaterAid, which will supply an estimated 2 million people with access to clean water for decades.
Why is this good news? WaterAid CEO summarized it perfectly for us: “This will have ripple effects for decades to come. Girls and women who spend hours collecting dirty water can go to school or earn a living. Healthcare facilities can provide the care people need. It will change lives. We know the path and outcomes of a child born with access to clean water differ dramatically from those of a child who is born without.”
A new poll found that a majority of Americans view affordable housing positively and want to see more in their neighborhoods
While NIMBYs might express concerns about crime, congestion, schools, property values, and “quality of life” changes that might come from affordable housing developments, most Americans have been affected by the housing crisis and, therefore, hold evolving beliefs about what it means to solve the problem.
A new poll found that 63% of respondents viewed the term “affordable housing” positively. In fact, 83% of people viewed affordable housing more positively than other forms of multi-family housing, compared to townhomes (76%), apartments (70%), and mobile or pre-fabricated homes (64%).
The respondents also shared what kind of affordable housing policies they would be supportive of, with 65% of people saying they’d likely support new housing being built in their neighborhoods.
Housing availability and affordability is a problem we alllll seem to recognize, and it’s really encouraging that most people support solutions, even in their own backyards!
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