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Mark Rober and MrBeast are rallying YouTube creators for #TeamWater
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YouTube creators representing 115 countries and over 3 billion subscribers have come together to raise $40M for WaterAid to provide 2 million people with clean water for decades.
We are thrilled to congratulate MrBeast, Mark Rober, and the thousands of of YouTube creators around the world who rallied together for the #TeamWater campaign.
Together with their fans and in partnership with WaterAid, they achieved an ambitious goal: raising over $40 million in just 31 days to bring clean water to 2 million people worldwide for decades to come.
According to TeamWater, more than 10,000 creators from over 144 different countries participated. The most common donation was $5, followed by $1, demonstrating that even small individual actions can collectively create a massive wave of change. YouTube and Google matched the first $2M raised from the audience.
To learn more, hear directly from Mark Rober, MrBeast, and creators around the globe, or donate to the campaign at TeamWater.org.
(Source: YouTube)
