Read previewYouTube star Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson recently donated $200,000 toward a universal basic income program in the Ugandan village of Karamoja.
A top soccer player who grew up desperately poor has funded a similar initiative in his African hometown for years.
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In addition, I give 70 euros per month to all people in a very poor region of Senegal which contributes to their family economy.
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