We Adopted An Orphanage.

We want to take you on a behind-the-scenes look into some of our projects. Often what our audience sees in our films on YouTube is just a small fraction of what goes into our efforts to make the world a better place.

The team at Beast Philanthropy can be working for over a year on some of the projects, to guarantee that we provide those in need with the best possible care. We want to share with you all of the unforeseen challenges, the hidden triumphs and the untold stories that shape Beast Philanthropy and our mission to change the world.

Just last year, we adopted an orphanage in South Africa, powered a remote island in Colombia as well as a village in Zambia. We brought water to Kenya and paid for a free hospital in the Philippines. We helped paralyzed dogs run in Thailand and helped acquire a produce market to help feed the hungry in New York, and recently we built a school in Cameroon, and a town in Guatemala!

Let’s learn a bit more about what went into these projects, starting with ‘We Adopted An Orphanage’; from none other than our Executive Director and Cat Enthusiast; Darren Margolias .

How did this project start and what was the idea driving the work?

Beast Philanthropy exists to leverage the power of social media to raise funds and help charitable causes around the world. We team up with non-profits around the world and look to amplify their mission through advocacy. We create viral videos to champion their inspiring efforts and often catalyze additional funding through our own investment, or donations received, as well as revenue generated from the content. Most of all, we strive to bring global awareness to our audience and engage them in providing support to our partners well beyond our contributions. The idea to help Mama Rosie and her children came when we were looking to do something for the people in South Africa and we did an internship with the orphanage. It was really when I heard that there was an asbestos problem I knew we had to help them. Literally, as soon as I heard the word asbestos I said okay. We need to do this, you know, that can have a very detrimental effect on the kids.

Despite having saved over 5000 children's lives, the Baphumelele children's orphanage in South Africa was about to be closed. It was started by Mama Rosie, when a baby was abandoned on her doorstep years ago. As hard as she worked trying to give these kids a new life, the children were about to lose the only family and home they’d ever known. So the team pulled together and started on building twelve new homes with an ongoing supply of food, as well as a brand new playground. We finally surprised Mama Rosie with these additions in the video.?

What were some of the challenges you faced?

It was a difficult project. It was extensive work: asbestos remediation, plumbing, fire proofing, life safety, you know, a lot of making the environment safer, bringing it from dilapidated old buildings into a modern and safe space for the kids to live functional lives in. Another measure that brought challenge was that we had to do it while the kids were living in the orphanage, they are there because they have no where to go, so it meant while we would rebuild three or four houses we’d have to house the orphans in other facilities, and constantly be moving them around. Logistically it made the project difficult but we ensured that all of the kids always had a place to sleep.

How long did this project take?

In all, the project took us 8 months to do, and this also meant filming the build constantly, and having crews there to capture the progress. Often our videos look like we’ve come in and helped people over a short period of time, but most of our projects are in the works long in advance.

Did you meet the specific goals you set out to achieve?

We set out with the objective to drastically improve these orphans' lives, so they could feel safe and secure in their new homes. We also wanted to help Mama Rosie in continuing to save the lives of children in South Africa to come. We not only completed these twelve new homes but also provided them with an ongoing supply of food and a new playground. However, our work doesn’t stop when our films do. Mama Rosie and the kids need all the help they can get. You can still support them by donating on our site! So far we’ve had over $100 000 donated. Not only that, but we also have merchandise that the kids themselves designed, and all profit from these sales goes to the orphanage.

If you would like to donate you can visit our site: https://www.beastphilanthropy.org/campaign/rebuilding-baphumelele or give directly to the home: https://baphumelele.org.za/

You can also help support Baphumelele by purchasing the merch that the kids themselves designed. All profit from this merch is donated to the orphanage.

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You can buy this hoodie below!?

Any final notes??

‘We Adopted and Orphanage’ and ‘We Saved an Orphanage’ have over 50 Million views and raised a significant amount of support to helping the Baphumelele orphanage remain open. Sharing these stories is how we aim to teach an entire generation to care a little bit more than the generations before them, and to truly have an impact on the world through the actions that we inspire.