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In Ghana, sadly,
countless children are abandoned,
and fall victim to being captured
as slaves to the fishing industry.
And after speaking with countless locals,
I came to the heartbreaking realization
that being rescued is only
the beginning of their struggle.
Even for those fortunate enough to escape,
years of relentless abuse
and exploitation
have left them in desperate need
of medical care.
Yet there are no adequate facilities
to provide the treatment
they so urgently require.
So we made it our mission to
build a brand-new surgical center
in the heart of Ghana,
to combat the lack of medical care,
to help survivors like these two brothers,
Ernest and Richmond,
who were sold as slaves
after being abandoned by their parents
and only rescued at the age of 16.
When our mom and dad give birth to us,
we don't find them, and they leave us.
As slaves of the fishing industry,
the two were separated
and had to survive on their own,
not knowing if they will
ever see each other again.
Sometimes they will try to
push you inside the water.
If you don't know how to swim,
then you are going to die.
20 of my friends, they all died.
But luckily, the two brothers were rescued
by the Ghana Make a Difference Foundation,
also known as GMAD,
an organization that combats
child slavery here in Ghana.
I was very happy that I come to GMAD,
because what they have done to me.
I'm appreciate of that.
As it stands, GMAD serves as a shelter
for these abused and orphaned children
by breaking the chains of their past
and providing them
a life of love and care.
The goal is to rehabilitate
and educate them
so that when they grow out of adolescence,
they are capable of making
a new life for themselves.
When the brothers were saved,
they luckily did not need
any medical attention,
but this was not the case
for many of their peers.
So to find out more, I met up with Austin,
the Executive Director of GMAD,
who explained the issue with medical care
for the survivors that need it.
They have to travel to
an overcrowded hospital
30 minutes away from the GMAD compound
and wait in long lines of over 600 people.
The bottleneck’s always been O.R. space.
We've never had enough O.R. space.
You know, the volunteer
surgeons here will perform
over 200 major medical operations
in four and a half days.
After seeing so many people
wait in line the whole day
only to be denied treatment,
we immediately began the construction
of a new surgical center
in the GMAD compound.
While the project was underway,
I spent more time with the kids
and got to see the abundance
of life here at the compound.
I'm so happy I met MrBeast.
I was just in shock,
but luckily, I met a celebrity here once.
The kids that come here
to Ghana Make a Difference...
They own their stories,
and it's really powerful
because of what they went through
and what they've overcome.
Seeing all the warm smiles
on each of these children's faces,
one could never have guessed
that they come from such
devastating backgrounds.
If it wasn't for Cory and Stacey Hoffmann,
who founded GMAD 12 years ago,
none of this would have been possible.
When we first came to Ghana,
we realized that there were
so many children
that had no one to advocate for them.
Children need families to thrive.
As the construction of the surgical center
was nearly complete,
we sat down with some
of the volunteer surgeons
to hear more about their experiences.
I think yesterday when we showed up,
we had probably around 600
people here begging to be seen.
And so it only takes one time to see that
and to not come back.
The doctors and surgeons
that volunteer to help here
often see cases that are so severe,
they've literally never seen it
before in their entire career.
You see, you know, we have 60 individuals
here that are volunteering their time.
They pay their own way, they come back;
and they want to come back
because they feed off
the energy of the people
and the manner in which
they are so resilient, and they overcome.
That's what's infectious
is watching the people
just deal with the hand they've
been dealt and...
make the best of it.
So after months of construction,
we had finally finished building
GMAD’s new surgical center,
and it was now time
for the big reveal.
In the name of Almighty God,
the Son, the Holy Spirit, amen.
With this new surgical center,
GMAD will now be able to provide
treatment to more children and families
of the surrounding community.
Now we have the ability to perform
surgeries to folks that need it.
After the grand opening,
the folks at GMAD held a celebration
outside their newly-built
surgical center,
and the very next night,
they were able to save
one of the very first patients
to be treated in this facility.
A young girl named Mary,
whose legs were so deformed
that she could barely walk.
But luckily for her, the new
Beast Philanthropy Surgical Center
provided the surgeons an adequate facility
where they could fix her legs.
Mary will be one of many whose lives
will change for the better
now that the surgeons at GMAD
have more capacity to help others.
If you'd like to be a part
of the incredible work that GMAD is doing,
I need you to click the link
in the description and donate right now.
Seriously, with your support,
GMAD will be able to get
more kids out of slavery
and provide them
with the love and care they deserve.
Go away, wasp. I'm tryin' to help people.
You should consider it.
It would mean a lot to them,
and it would honestly mean a lot to me.
I also want to say a special thanks
to OxBlue for donating
the time lapse cameras
we used in this video.
You guys are awesome!
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