American YouTuber gives 20,000 shoes to SA kids in best “Beast Philanthropy video yet”

American YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, has given 20,000 kids in South Africa their first shoes ever, to walk to school in more comfort. The 24-year-old philanthropist has over 137-million subscribers on his MrBeast channel, making it the fourth-most subscribed YouTube channel… and fortunately for South Africans, he appears to have a soft spot for helping people in the country.

On Wednesday Jimmy posted the South African video saying: “We gave 20,000 kids in South Africa their first pair of shoes! Genuinely my favorite Beast Philanthropy video yet, go watch plz so we can do more stuff like this ❤️”

It’s already clocked up over 2.6-million views.

WATCH BEAST Philanthropy: Giving 20,000 Shoes To Kids In Africa

According to Beast Philanthropy, all the ad revenue from the charity videos goes towards running food pantries and helping people around the world. Jimmy says: “I thought it’d be fun to use my fame to create a loop of helping. Film good deed, inspire millions of kids to do good, use revenue from good deed to do next good deed ❤️”

His kindness in SA was met with the usual moans from critics that he was simplifying the children’s problems in getting to school, and that he’s making more money (although 100% of the profits go towards making the world a better place”, according to his page).

Many of his fans pointed out that even if it’s simplified, it’s better than doing nothing, and that some people just love to hate. “He gave 20,000 kids an opportunity. I cannot even begin to describe just how amazing that is,” said one.

Another said: “As a South African teacher, thank you Jimmy. We really appreciate it! ❤️”

One follower wrote: “Who knew that a guy who started making videos from his room would be able to really change the world! God bless you, Jimmy ❤”

Jimmy’s fame began in 2017 when he received his first YouTube sponsorship deal of $10,000 and only agreed to it on one condition: he was able to give away all of the money. Jimmy’s mission is to transform money into something good.

One YouTube user pointed out: “Providing 20,000 shoes to kids in Africa is more than just a donation, it’s an act of kindness that will bring joy, comfort, and protection to their little feet… Thank you for making a difference in their lives and inspiring others to follow your lead:]”

Jimmy thanked Lectric eBikes for sponsoring his latest video so that they could give away the 20,000 shoes. He also thanked Yeezy Busta who sold part of his personal collection to pay for thousands more pairs of shoes for kids in need.

And a very special thanks went to Barefoot No More in South Africa. “They are on a mission to bring school shoes to the hundreds of thousands of kids in South Africa who have none. Please consider supporting this awesome charity,” says Jimmy.xx

South African musician The Kiffness begged MrBeast: “Please make a video where you give electricity to South Africa ??❤️”

WATCH MrBeast supports Mama Rosie and the kids at the orphanage

The above video was not the first that Jimmy has done in South Africa. Earlier this year he posted a video sponsored by Lectric eBikes that allowed MrBeast to rebuild Mama Rosie’s orphanage. His fans were even invited to buy some merchandise made by the kids themselves, with 100% of the profits being used to support the orphanage.