An American YouTuber Ben Taylor, 33, of Salt Lake City, Utah, who was contacted by a Liberian on Facebook: ‘Helo Sir, well my name is Joel from Liberia, West Africa. Instead of deleting the message, Ben replied, ‘How can I help?’ – triggering an unlikely chain of events which he documented on his YouTube channel, Pleasant Green. The first pictures were blurry so Ben sent him a $30 camera and was stunned when a set of 20 eye-opening images of his impoverished Liberian village arrived in his inbox. He went on to create a book showcasing Joel’s work, entitled By D Grace of God, which sold around 2,500 copies at $10 each – raising a staggering $25,000. Some of the money went to Joel’s wife and children and towards printing costs, but the reformed scammer also splashed some of it on backpacks for 150 Liberian children.

Source: GNN Liberia December 15, 2017 07:31 UTC