@@bitbender01What? What do you mean? Why would the United States government want to study a group of people living in a different country across the world?
I love how African content creators like Steve, Wode and Tayo are telling the African story through their own lenses and how it effects their own personal growth, which in turn reflects on their channel's success.
I agree.and Steve is on to something.when you report on poverty vs riches like steve it brings it out in the universe to provoke or stimulate positive change.i applaud Steve for taking on the most important question for mankind
Hey! Any other content creators from developing nations anyone could recommend? I'm interested in developing economies and this video was very educating
@@jyde50Except the government has a better place for them to stay, then they shouldn't demolish it. Where will they stay if it's demolished? The government should provide a better place for them to stay if they're to demolish it.
@@collinsnnachi740 So you are saying if i go and build a slum in any random place in lagos, then government will just give me free housing if they want to demolish my slum? Thanks for given me an ideal of how i can get free housing in lagos without working for it. congratulations.
Lagos is the smallest state in Nigeria and the most populous state in Nigeria. It is congested. The Nigerian government should send them to their various states. These people don't even care about their condition, yet they have more children than rich people.
The government can be creative with this place and make it better. This is not the only floating town n the world but they are not this terrible. Even Benin republic has a floating town which looks way better than this. Lagos is not creative when it comes to town planning.
This oyinbo man left his comfortable home in the USA came to this place to do all he can to help the people of markoko. Meanwhile the Nigerian senators just bought 2023 model SUVs worth over 100 million Naira each for themselves, whereas these kids in Markoko don't have chairs and desks they seat on the floor to learn. Imagine how far such money will go in solving the problems facing this community and the likes of it in the country. Selfish Nigerian politicians without compassion, patriotism, or capacity to do good for Nigerians. Very heart breaking 💔 situation in our country. May God bless this American man, bless him and his family greatly. May God shine His face upon him and be gracious to him and his generations to come. In Jesus name I pray.
Which honest TH-camr? He travels the World and show positive contents about foreign cities but come and de-Market Nigeria with this upload. Abeg park well. Nigeria will put all of you haters to shame. Useless sets of people. We all know where you come from…
@@moham.279 demarket by raising awareness about the sorry situation Nigerian and Lagos govt keep endearing their citizens into. You are stupid this guy.
🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭, I don't know what to say, I'm poor in America, but this hurts on a whole another level. I'm sorry my brothers and sistas, I'm sorry. I wish I could end poverty for us ❤️💛💚✊🏾🖤 stay strong a change is coming!!!
@JakeStateFarm420 we have food stamps for the poor and many welfare services. A 3rd world country only has aid from first world countries. There is many types of poor and it’s a fact.
Not only can Makoko be cleaned up and preserved, it can literally be a tourist destination. Instead of harnessing the potentials our vision-less government would always try to clear out the POOR to appeal to the RICH. We need visionaries who can work on developing our communities from the bottom up.
@vaughnreedjr6592 no that's just not true. Sure there's some places in India that look worse than some places in Nigeria but that would also be true for any other country including rich countries. Overall India is doing better than Nigeria which is a bare fact. What surprises me is that you sit there, spewing hateful racism against a country that never colonized you, never hurt your people and has done nothing bad to Nigerians. Yeah sure there's some racism in India but that's also true for Nigeria where you have tribalism, colorism and as your comment shows, racism. Why do you choose to be like this when you can just be at peace and not hate your fellow man? Instead of dragging down another poor country maybe work to improve your own.
As a Nigerian who was born & raised out of Nigeria and currently in China, i feel realy sad on how other countries governments do their best to provide the most comfortable life to its people, while our governments fail to provide the most basic needs for its people. May God gives me the ability to help myself first, and my people as well. I wouldn't mind to work with any honest Nigerian who's willing to get Products from China. Hope to see Nigeria in way better conditions. Thanks Steven, for this wonderful Video ❤
And the narrator countered that sentiment by stating it's the opposite, with black folks!! But we are the same ones,who cry,whine and complain the most, about damn near everything.
You just need to understand the history of that place, it's not the normal kinda slum that spring up within the city. This is an old settlement long before the Europeans arrived the place known as Nigeria today. Most of the resident of that place are origins of Benin Republic & Togo, there's a similar place in Benin Republic called Ganvie. French & Britain only came to create colonial borders that divided them. The Lagos state Govt have been trying to remove them but they claim it's their ancestral land, hence the loggerhead and stalemate on the community.
@naijaforce101 you say the government has been trying to remove them, have you ever wondered why they refuse? The government is meant to provide suitable alternative but there is no aid. You can’t just tell dirt poor people to move when they can barely afford anything, talk less of affording to relocate to a new place. The government of Lagos state has failed them. The whole situation is just depressing.
Also I love what the American man said, when you ask him if he his okay living there. He said when you love someone you sleep anywhere they are living, even if it in a car. It show he really value humanity more than the things around.
What that white man said can actually work, have been to farms where they only use water to plant ☘️, and saw dust. I think we as individuals can collaborate to make something work for people in that community 😢, I'm really heartbroken people are actually going through so much.
It is very heart breaking what we see this people go through on daily basis. The government just don't care. Innovation of even tiny scale can transform their lives. But like the White man said, when the people are busy with how to stay alive daily then there's little time to think creatively.
It’s truly sad what many kids have to go through! Our governments have failed us, BUT we cannot let the inhabitants keep giving birth! One of the main problems we have in rural Africa is high birth rate! Imagine in such conditions, yet they keep giving birth to kids over and over. Lower birth rate will help the situation. Not completely but at least that’s a start! Thanks for this powerful one brother!✊🏾
@@Isabellakings19901 or men have problems not cheating on their wife, and having nore than one. Also rape is a big issue and it goes unreported. It takes both a man and a women to have a child, so why do women get all the blame?
Yeah. I've been saying this for the longest. Nigeria needs to have some form of population control & start educating the public to use contraceptives. For a country that is underdeveloped & poor, the last thing anyone with common sense should do is have children they can't afford to care for.
I think when you have less kids , you will be able to train them no matter how poor you are . I hope we Nigerians can understand this simple fact . Thanks for this beautiful video Steven
@@onelove6971they disturb everyone indirectly because once they are born we are all forced to share the limited resources on earth together but if the parents don’t birth many children then the resources can go round
Im so shook 😱😱😱...ive seen some of the worst slums in my country South Africa 🇿🇦 but not to this level. The Nigerian government should do better even if the people are refusing to move..
@@leeayi243Wow are you Xenophobic now? It's gud for you when you do that to others but if it's happen to you you call it Xenophobic? Shame on you bra or whatever
This is really a heart-touching video! The worst thing about the community is the fact that they used the same water they poop in for usual activities. Kudos to the American for making such a huge sacrifice. Thanks for sharing, Steve.
Thanks for sharing the Makoko documentary! It captures the community's dedication and cooperation. If only the government could prioritize basic amenities, the country would be so much better for everyone
I just wish that Nigeria Slum could do what,Kibera youth did, they decided to take Matter on their own hand and Made kibera slum clean, and even ppl started building cheap houses that are Making environment clean and attractive, being poor doesn't give you an excuse to be dirty😊
Lol judging from one slum in Nigeria, This is crazy kibera is the largest slum in the world , located literally in your capital city top 2 largest slum in the world are in kenya makoko is only 200k people which majority happen to be from benin republic, during flooding season kibera is worst than this and kibera isn't even the worst slum in kenya makoko is definitely the worst in Nigeria, you out here in the comments lying to yourself, acting all posh when you're from a country with the slum headquarters of the world
Cleaning a slum on water is not the same as cleaning up a slum on dry land. Besides Kibera is not the only slum in Kenya, it's dirty elsewhere, a Kibera only a rainy day is as bad as Makuku if not worse.
@@JackdemnoYou made a good point and fumbled. Majority of the dwellers are Nigerians. Don't deflect or make excuses for the neglect. If the majority is originally from Benin, so what? They have been living there for generations, and are Nigerians with intents and purposes. Nigeria and Kenya have the same percentage of slum dwellers: 49%.
What is happening to the Village of Makoko is not their fault at all. The sewage that and filthy water is a result of Lagos. That bay is flooded daily with waste water from Lagos. The people there just have to deal with it because they have no rights and the government officials want to get rid of them. The village is deemed an eye sore in the lagoon.
I only wanted to watch about 10 minutes of the video, but I ended up watching it till the end. I really enjoyed every part of this video and I hope the government can come in on time to be of help to this community.
Seeing this on my birthday today, I couldn’t be more grateful to God. At the same time ashamed that a white old guy is here trying to help solve our problem. Steve keep up the good work.
First, shame on the Nigerian government (and specifically the African ones) for being so shamelessly selfish in treating those people of Makoko (or the vulnerable) the way it does and it's an American who shows love...shame on us Africans. Second, thank you for this content and can we start a debate on the whole birth rate in Makoko? How can it make sense to them who are already poor to have so many children who aren't even all able to go to school? Lastly, can you ask Africhange to come to Angola because western union in Angola is a true hustle the way it is organised through some banks (really no one likes going to those banks to get their money of remittance and Western Union does nothing about it). Maybe having competitors it will help change the way customers are treated.
This is very sad! The Nigerian government should do something to help these people. That President needs to step down; resign and let someone who cares about their country and people take over!!! Someone younger!!! I am the 13th of 15 children. We were poor and my older siblings did not have much schooling but they worked and helped us younger ones! We got out of poverty; not to vast wealth but to where we could all be contributing to each other’s needs.
Why put the shame on Africans when it's less than 1% who rules all? "Understand that you are president, but the business people run Haiti, as they wish, as we wish" (Amy Wilentz), like in Hati, global superpowers run resource rich countries for their benefit. At the threat of death, they can achieve much. All they need is the control of the throne, and they control all. So why blame a whole racial group for one man's mistake?
Sorry but its not just the goverment. In west (europe) people pay tax and there is limitations on wealth. Africa doesn't have that, its clear when you look at the gap between the rich and poor areas in the video. Basically Europe and Asia limit the market to create security but Africa is run by the market. In regards to fighting poverty, its wasn't just goverments that started regulating the markets there where Unions and the labor movements. Countries like Nigeria, lvory Coast and other hard-core neoliberal countries need a more critical approach to gab between rich and poor.
For the facts that these people remain happy despite their living conditions humbled me. The Nigeria Government needs to improve the living conditions and making sure the residents of Makoko are not deprived of basic amenities. This is truly our Venice and should be improved to a better standards.
Its Very Unfortunate that ALL OVER THE WORLD THE POOR PEOPLE HAVE COMMON SIMILARITIES - which is SEX - ALCOHOL- DRUGS & MANY CHILDREN - This blinds their minds to believe that MANY CHILDREN & ALCOHOL EQUATES TO HAPPINESS AND BLESSING. Politicians are opportunistic - they take advantage of this to KEEP THEM POOR AND CONTINUE WITH THEIR CORRUPTION.
Yes and No. The population of Africa is young! This youth will be useful in the future for the continent. The Western world is aging. More and more old people. The Westerners are not having children, at least 1. Look at Italy older people number is increasing every year.
It's a pity and a shame on Nigerian government and the extreme rich living few km apart, but little is done to rescue hard knock lives from abject poverty.😢🇳🇬
I appreciate the American. God loves him. Thank you for bringing Makoko to our attention. Imagine, this is Lagos. I am in uk now. When I return, i am coming to invest in Makoko.
It might sound far fetched, but this community remind me of Venice. When I was there, between all the opulent churches and masterpieces were thousands of cramped tiny medieval houses which looked similar to this, but build with different materials. So if rich there would reinvest atleast some of the money to reinforce local community, it would help a lot and create a gem, even if it may be rough one
It'd be amazing to see a philanthropist go into this community w/tiny houses and houseboats to help the community succeed. The local government really should make Makoko its own city and allow it to become the Venice of Nigeria
Your right but the problem is the people there according to the guy he said many times the government came and ask them to vaccuat the people insisted to stay back
"once you love people you can live anywhere" that is very true. I visited Georgia and fell in love with the country on first sight. I would move there in an instant if i had the chance, despite comfortably living in Germany right now.
The fact that there's 3 to 4 documentary videos about the Makoko community simply goes to show it's not an awareness thing, it's a commitment issue........
This a oil rich nation of some of the most intelligent people in Africa yet this is happening, it breaks my heart to see our governments fail our people across Africa 😢
I think he is absolutely right, that this could be a tourist attraction if it got some upgrades. Like like sewer system, electricity, wifi, clean water, some plants, it could be really cosy. Like an african Venize like he said. Could be a nice place to show local culture, art, music, etc. I love african culture and people. I`d love to go to this place if it was a bit cleaner and safe.
should do another video on how nigeria has more asian owned businesses than any other country in africa. things like these are a testament to lack of family in africa; not immediate families, but "AFRICAN family"
Not a good idea. Tourism can destroyed the authenticity of a place. Those Nigerians need good leaders who will understand the problems and fix it with real solution!
I have never seen this kind of people who is very very poor. I'm from Cameroon 🇨🇲. I have heart ♥ broken 😢 to see this kind of life in Nigeria. The Nigerian government must do one thing for this population 😢😢
I don't think government can give the another place,this place is an illegal settlement of people from another Africa county and some poor Nigerians living here.
@@okerebenjamin1951, exactly, but he didn’t do proper research about the people residing there but has made Nigeria look bad. There places like this elsewhere in Africa but you’ll never see their Nationals uploading videos like this to de-market their country. Some Nigerians are not patriotic at all. We are the architect of our own demise. I’ve unsubscribed his channel just because of this nonsense he uploaded…
Best part of this video is showing that even Nigeria has better rights than Canada does, that at least the poor and rich live largely equally despite lack of money.
Beautiful documentary. Very beautiful to see how people with so less can give so much and always be ready to share. This is an amazing lesson for all of us. This is your best doc Dude.
Watching the beginning of this video, it's sad how the Nigerian government can not see that there is urgent need for massive education and enlightening of the people living in this community as well as provision of amenities suitable for humans. Rather, they are just interested in building more unaffordable housing. Something needs to be done fast if not, we are simply creating trouble for the future because all these children lacking basic amenities are easy targets for gangs and all manner of evil people. We need to educate our people that having more children than you can look after is a sure way to remain in poverty. If you are struggling to provide for yourself, it is unfair, selfish and wicked to bring a child into the mix and worst still, expect that the children will get you out of poverty. It's high time we started a massive mind changing campaign on how we view children and make people aware of the dangers they expose children to when they are born into severe poverty.
Awareness alone is not enough there needs to be structural change, as long as companies can profit from paying people who live in poverty starvation wages things will stay the same
I may agree with some of the things you said but you are focused on only seeing that as a problem probably because you think underpopulation is not a problem. Population is not a problem if the government can utilize it and make them productive. The government has no trust in it's people and see the white man as gods. As such they would rather patronize the whiteman than allow their own to build it. The opportunities in our lands are endless, yet we are not encouraged to build things ourselves but forced to develop a taste for foreign goods that is detrimental to our economy and wellbeing as a nation.
I'm really impressed with what the American is doing. If only more Africans or Black people could think like they do. Makoko can be so much more, the American already has a vision of what's possible. There's so much more we can do as a people.
That was so thoughtful for that gentleman to come help with the planting. I'm so glad that he loves the people and no one shouldn't have to swim in poop😢
Excellent documentary…Keep it up…Africans shouldn’t depend on the leaders, the change should start from the youth…We should start a wave that cannot be be thwarted
Steven nice tour of Makoko the Venice of Nigeria, the neighboring country of Benin has a similar city. The city of Abuja needs to invest in Makoko to make it a clean, beautiful, and healthy neighborhood.
So some people live on the Makoko slums in Lagos? I thought it was just fishermen and I didn’t know alot of people live on the water, they eat, drink, bath, wash, and even defecate in side the water and they still use it for all these things 😭 I only wanted to watch about 10 minutes of the video, but I ended up watching it till the end. I really enjoyed every part of this video and I hope the government can come in on time to be of help to this community.
The way the guy explained the loss of life which happened that year is funny, as if the Govt just came there and started shooting at people. There are hoodlums and bad guys there as well who engaged the law enforcement agents and that led to the fracas. Anyway i hope the Govt and the Makoko people find a middle ground in resolving this issue. The Govt should just accept the fact that Makoko is a city that has come to stay and older than many cities wihin the Lagos metropolis. Its a bone in the neck. Good job Steve
How do you expect him to think about it properly when he was race in that area which there’s no good education or advice his thinking will not be reasonable
The American has concepts that are simple and can be implemented if materials are availed. Rainharvesting, solar, hydroponics etc. Creating order in the chaos can reduce the diseases(the most dire issue), donating in kind by say transforming a house at a time to starndards like the american's can be a start. Saddest for me is all the potential locked in all the young people because they lack options. Great video. Thanks.
I’m sorry to say, it is foolishness to be rich by children in a world where money and power is in control. They should be birth control and proper birth education for those people within the region.
People should be able to have children. People in power should make sure they accommodate, it even benefits the economy. Keep your western mindset to urself
American guy was taught "eat every bit of food on your plate cos there's people hungry in Africa". There are people hungry in America as well. Infact there are more people hungry in other parts of the world (including developed countries) than in Africa. Although I get the message we just need to be honest too.
This is not only a Nigerian problem but an African problem, the gap between the rich and very poor is so large that one person holds all the riches of about 1.5 million people,, this is not fair, its like the rich are rich at the cost of millions of other people and the governments are not even concerned,,,
Because they have community they are happy. In US everybody is separated. You could live next door to somebody and nevr see them even in very poor close community's you never have conversation. It's important for happiness
Scarely,,am speechless and sad, The giant Nation of AFRICA watching its citizens as they relinguish in worst, deplorable conditions,,No human being deserve this for sure..living in sub merged sewerage homes..ooh NOO 😢😢 I heard a Nigerian Vlog saying Kibera Slum in Kenya is bad,is biggest in the world,I would like to Know what's her take about this and tell us what the Government is doing about it . it's Terrible 😭😭
We are not rich in money but we are rich in children Words from a poor mindset How do you expect to feed them and take care of them We need policies to prevent high birth rates in slums in nigeria
The man from the states that came to introduce growing plants to Makoko may God Bless Him!!! 👏👏👏
Yes, unappreciated, he was actually speaking wisely and definitely has great ideas
@@bitbender01What? What do you mean? Why would the United States government want to study a group of people living in a different country across the world?
@@bitbender01that makes no sense but okay, be hateful
@@niavellir7408these conspiracies came right out of his ass
Any non of the people he is helping is calling him a colonizer
I love how African content creators like Steve, Wode and Tayo are telling the African story through their own lenses and how it effects their own personal growth, which in turn reflects on their channel's success.
I agree.and Steve is on to something.when you report on poverty vs riches like steve it brings it out in the universe to provoke or stimulate positive change.i applaud Steve for taking on the most important question for mankind
The power of TH-cam mt friend! We can now see people like use telling stories we can relate to!
AFRIKA THE MOST EXPLOITED CONTINENT
@@markovuletic2637 that statement would be true if it made any sense
Hey! Any other content creators from developing nations anyone could recommend? I'm interested in developing economies and this video was very educating
I’m 18 now. Hopefully when I get older I become so successful in my career so that I can come back to Nigeria and help places like this
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Bro we have similar aspirations on life...let's team up bro and we can do great things together....where are you from bro??
Honestly same here 🙏🏾
@@ruruog2085team helpers....
Na WhatsApp group we go kukuma create....
As a fellow African my hopes are high for you (Ghanaian) I hope to be able to do the same thing you are inspired to do
Nigeria government should be ashamed of themselves.
Did you not hear the part that said government tried to demolish the place but they refused? or you just like crying about government all the time?
@@jyde50Except the government has a better place for them to stay, then they shouldn't demolish it. Where will they stay if it's demolished? The government should provide a better place for them to stay if they're to demolish it.
@@collinsnnachi740 So you are saying if i go and build a slum in any random place in lagos, then government will just give me free housing if they want to demolish my slum? Thanks for given me an ideal of how i can get free housing in lagos without working for it. congratulations.
Lagos is the smallest state in Nigeria and the most populous state in Nigeria. It is congested. The Nigerian government should send them to their various states. These people don't even care about their condition, yet they have more children than rich people.
The government can be creative with this place and make it better. This is not the only floating town n the world but they are not this terrible. Even Benin republic has a floating town which looks way better than this.
Lagos is not creative when it comes to town planning.
This oyinbo man left his comfortable home in the USA came to this place to do all he can to help the people of markoko. Meanwhile the Nigerian senators just bought 2023 model SUVs worth over 100 million Naira each for themselves, whereas these kids in Markoko don't have chairs and desks they seat on the floor to learn. Imagine how far such money will go in solving the problems facing this community and the likes of it in the country. Selfish Nigerian politicians without compassion, patriotism, or capacity to do good for Nigerians. Very heart breaking 💔 situation in our country. May God bless this American man, bless him and his family greatly. May God shine His face upon him and be gracious to him and his generations to come. In Jesus name I pray.
Yeah but the citizens are allowing this thing to happen
Amen
Nigerians prefer to flee from their native land instead of fighting for their sanity.
The citizens prefer to flee.
African leaders are the most corrupt politicians on earth...they couldn't care less about the people who elected them.
Videos like this is definitely a proof that we should be appreciative and do more for those less fortunate
I totally agree!
in north America, we too busy complaining that the pizza was 10 mins late, and it's interrupt our time watching useless reality show 🤣
YEAH MAN, YOU CAN BE POOR HERE, BUT STILL VERY PRIVILEGED MINDED @@YoungH2012
after the trillions of dollar in support over the years... what more can we do to help these people
Glad to see someone trying to help. The American dude
The most honest TH-camr who wants the best for his country.
I've been following him all these years.
No wonder they do romance scam on social media😂😂😂😂
@@EMcgame.23lol and you guys keep falling for it, I don’t know who’s more moronic, the scammers or you guys that fall for it.
Which honest TH-camr? He travels the World and show positive contents about foreign cities but come and de-Market Nigeria with this upload. Abeg park well. Nigeria will put all of you haters to shame. Useless sets of people. We all know where you come from…
@@moham.279 demarket by raising awareness about the sorry situation Nigerian and Lagos govt keep endearing their citizens into. You are stupid this guy.
@@moham.279 how's he demarketing 9ja?
He's telling the truth
If a foreigner can come and contribute to their well-being. Why can't we. They say charity begins at home
Lots of people do, Nigerians and foreigners but how much can they do compared to Government?
Aaamen 😊
Nigeria is crude oil producing country that government don't take care of their citizens this slum.
@@richardpyayok "Lots of people do" yet this place is still the same shithole.
🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭, I don't know what to say, I'm poor in America, but this hurts on a whole another level. I'm sorry my brothers and sistas, I'm sorry. I wish I could end poverty for us ❤️💛💚✊🏾🖤 stay strong a change is coming!!!
You are American poor which means the worlds middle class now find a way fam to become the worlds rich
American poor European poor is different than 3rd world poor, people mistake this
@@visigoth3696keep quiet oga, poverty doesn't do ratio
@@visigoth3696don’t forget japan and Singapore, u mean first world countries not western because some westerners are poor to
@JakeStateFarm420 we have food stamps for the poor and many welfare services. A 3rd world country only has aid from first world countries. There is many types of poor and it’s a fact.
Not only can Makoko be cleaned up and preserved, it can literally be a tourist destination. Instead of harnessing the potentials our vision-less government would always try to clear out the POOR to appeal to the RICH. We need visionaries who can work on developing our communities from the bottom up.
Places in India look way worse and more pollution than Nigeria.
Please don't get me wrong. There is similar place in Ghana and it clean so people go there as tourist attraction just to see the town on water
@vaughnreedjr6592 no that's just not true. Sure there's some places in India that look worse than some places in Nigeria but that would also be true for any other country including rich countries. Overall India is doing better than Nigeria which is a bare fact.
What surprises me is that you sit there, spewing hateful racism against a country that never colonized you, never hurt your people and has done nothing bad to Nigerians. Yeah sure there's some racism in India but that's also true for Nigeria where you have tribalism, colorism and as your comment shows, racism. Why do you choose to be like this when you can just be at peace and not hate your fellow man? Instead of dragging down another poor country maybe work to improve your own.
As a Nigerian who was born & raised out of Nigeria and currently in China, i feel realy sad on how other countries governments do their best to provide the most comfortable life to its people, while our governments fail to provide the most basic needs for its people. May God gives me the ability to help myself first, and my people as well. I wouldn't mind to work with any honest Nigerian who's willing to get Products from China. Hope to see Nigeria in way better conditions. Thanks Steven, for this wonderful Video ❤
Good day sir, I'm willing to work with you, you can trust me.
Thank you sir
The people are the government
@@cokerdamilola8398 welcome, how would you want us to be in touch?
U shouldn’t speak
@@MrMakingcakeyou are right
The rich could help
The young man who takes care of them in school is God sent. Good job.
The guy sounds like Emeka Ike.
"Once you love people , you can live anywhere....", that was wisdom talking
And the narrator countered that sentiment by stating it's the opposite, with black folks!! But we are the same ones,who cry,whine and complain the most, about damn near everything.
@@watchforlifeI noticed
It's painful to see this, i love you brothers of Nigeria. Me i'm from Gabon🇬🇦
For a country that is so oil rich, this is sad and embarrassing. They deserve better.
Flavela of Brazil is another location despite the richness of Brazil..
You just need to understand the history of that place, it's not the normal kinda slum that spring up within the city. This is an old settlement long before the Europeans arrived the place known as Nigeria today. Most of the resident of that place are origins of Benin Republic & Togo, there's a similar place in Benin Republic called Ganvie. French & Britain only came to create colonial borders that divided them. The Lagos state Govt have been trying to remove them but they claim it's their ancestral land, hence the loggerhead and stalemate on the community.
@@richardpyayokExcuses excuses🥱
@naijaforce101 you say the government has been trying to remove them, have you ever wondered why they refuse? The government is meant to provide suitable alternative but there is no aid. You can’t just tell dirt poor people to move when they can barely afford anything, talk less of affording to relocate to a new place. The government of Lagos state has failed them. The whole situation is just depressing.
Shacks in Alexander- Johannesburg- South Africa.
Also I love what the American man said, when you ask him if he his okay living there. He said when you love someone you sleep anywhere they are living, even if it in a car. It show he really value humanity more than the things around.
This documentary is well loaded. Kudos to the American for his love and sacrifice for Makoko
What that white man said can actually work, have been to farms where they only use water to plant ☘️, and saw dust. I think we as individuals can collaborate to make something work for people in that community 😢, I'm really heartbroken people are actually going through so much.
Yeah, hydroponics
It is very heart breaking what we see this people go through on daily basis. The government just don't care.
Innovation of even tiny scale can transform their lives. But like the White man said, when the people are busy with how to stay alive daily then there's little time to think creatively.
@@peterwood1059 Exactly 💯💪 Everyone in Nigeria is just fighting for there life on a daily basis
This video. Shocking.
Excellent too.
Do you know of any Nigerian projects as such? I’d definitely donate toward them
It’s truly sad what many kids have to go through! Our governments have failed us, BUT we cannot let the inhabitants keep giving birth! One of the main problems we have in rural Africa is high birth rate! Imagine in such conditions, yet they keep giving birth to kids over and over. Lower birth rate will help the situation. Not completely but at least that’s a start! Thanks for this powerful one brother!✊🏾
I watched this last, but that guy is not making sense, how can u be giving birth on dry wood bed 😢, our women have issues to close thier legs
@@Isabellakings19901not much condoms...
@@Isabellakings19901 or men have problems not cheating on their wife, and having nore than one. Also rape is a big issue and it goes unreported. It takes both a man and a women to have a child, so why do women get all the blame?
@@Isabellakings19901
are you dumb? It's takes two to tangle. 🤡
Yeah. I've been saying this for the longest. Nigeria needs to have some form of population control & start educating the public to use contraceptives. For a country that is underdeveloped & poor, the last thing anyone with common sense should do is have children they can't afford to care for.
I think when you have less kids , you will be able to train them no matter how poor you are . I hope we Nigerians can understand this simple fact . Thanks for this beautiful video Steven
If their kids don’t disturb you, it’s none of your business. Life by itself is a struggle
@@onelove6971exactly. What is she or he saying
There's a reason why areas that are poor have high child birth, and nothing ever improves
@@onelove6971they disturb everyone indirectly because once they are born we are all forced to share the limited resources on earth together but if the parents don’t birth many children then the resources can go round
@zfancytube7365 for your mind now, you don make sense like this😂
Im so shook 😱😱😱...ive seen some of the worst slums in my country South Africa 🇿🇦 but not to this level. The Nigerian government should do better even if the people are refusing to move..
This the only slum in Nigeria and the people living there are mostly foreigners and we Nigerians do not bother them.
@@leeayi243This is not the only slum. There are roughest places in Nigeria that are not on the water it's an African problem
Why dont you help them@@leeayi243
@@leeayi243Wow are you Xenophobic now?
It's gud for you when you do that to others but if it's happen to you you call it Xenophobic? Shame on you bra or whatever
@@leeayi243Why are you lying?
This is really a heart-touching video! The worst thing about the community is the fact that they used the same water they poop in for usual activities. Kudos to the American for making such a huge sacrifice. Thanks for sharing, Steve.
Thanks for sharing the Makoko documentary! It captures the community's dedication and cooperation. If only the government could prioritize basic amenities, the country would be so much better for everyone
Showing love from Ireland brother, I feel for all my Nigerian brothers and sisters 🙏🙏
I just wish that Nigeria Slum could do what,Kibera youth did, they decided to take Matter on their own hand and Made kibera slum clean, and even ppl started building cheap houses that are Making environment clean and attractive, being poor doesn't give you an excuse to be dirty😊
Lol judging from one slum in Nigeria, This is crazy kibera is the largest slum in the world , located literally in your capital city top 2 largest slum in the world are in kenya makoko is only 200k people which majority happen to be from benin republic, during flooding season kibera is worst than this and kibera isn't even the worst slum in kenya makoko is definitely the worst in Nigeria, you out here in the comments lying to yourself, acting all posh when you're from a country with the slum headquarters of the world
Cleaning a slum on water is not the same as cleaning up a slum on dry land. Besides Kibera is not the only slum in Kenya, it's dirty elsewhere, a Kibera only a rainy day is as bad as Makuku if not worse.
@@JackdemnoYou made a good point and fumbled. Majority of the dwellers are Nigerians. Don't deflect or make excuses for the neglect. If the majority is originally from Benin, so what? They have been living there for generations, and are Nigerians with intents and purposes. Nigeria and Kenya have the same percentage of slum dwellers: 49%.
What is happening to the Village of Makoko is not their fault at all. The sewage that and filthy water is a result of Lagos. That bay is flooded daily with waste water from Lagos. The people there just have to deal with it because they have no rights and the government officials want to get rid of them. The village is deemed an eye sore in the lagoon.
The water is dirty, but the people, their clothes, homes and boats look very clean.
I only wanted to watch about 10 minutes of the video, but I ended up watching it till the end. I really enjoyed every part of this video and I hope the government can come in on time to be of help to this community.
Thank you
You don't have any government
Seeing this on my birthday today, I couldn’t be more grateful to God.
At the same time ashamed that a white old guy is here trying to help solve our problem.
Steve keep up the good work.
Why are you ashamed ?!? Because you like to believe all
White are racists !!? Everything is
fault of Whites / Europeans etc ...
First, shame on the Nigerian government (and specifically the African ones) for being so shamelessly selfish in treating those people of Makoko (or the vulnerable) the way it does and it's an American who shows love...shame on us Africans.
Second, thank you for this content and can we start a debate on the whole birth rate in Makoko? How can it make sense to them who are already poor to have so many children who aren't even all able to go to school?
Lastly, can you ask Africhange to come to Angola because western union in Angola is a true hustle the way it is organised through some banks (really no one likes going to those banks to get their money of remittance and Western Union does nothing about it). Maybe having competitors it will help change the way customers are treated.
This is very sad! The Nigerian government should do something to help these people. That President needs to step down; resign and let someone who cares about their country and people take over!!! Someone younger!!!
I am the 13th of 15 children. We were poor and my older siblings did not have much schooling but they worked and helped us younger ones! We got out of poverty; not to vast wealth but to where we could all be contributing to each other’s needs.
Why put the shame on Africans when it's less than 1% who rules all? "Understand that you are president, but the business people run Haiti, as they wish, as we wish" (Amy Wilentz), like in Hati, global superpowers run resource rich countries for their benefit. At the threat of death, they can achieve much. All they need is the control of the throne, and they control all. So why blame a whole racial group for one man's mistake?
Stop making such broad statements whilst being blinded by ignorance.
Sorry but its not just the goverment. In west (europe) people pay tax and there is limitations on wealth. Africa doesn't have that, its clear when you look at the gap between the rich and poor areas in the video. Basically Europe and Asia limit the market to create security but Africa is run by the market. In regards to fighting poverty, its wasn't just goverments that started regulating the markets there where Unions and the labor movements. Countries like Nigeria, lvory Coast and other hard-core neoliberal countries need a more critical approach to gab between rich and poor.
@@zarantikka106 so true, in Africa, it is capitalism without any regulations, free market without any freedom
For the facts that these people remain happy despite their living conditions humbled me. The Nigeria Government needs to improve the living conditions and making sure the residents of Makoko are not deprived of basic amenities. This is truly our Venice and should be improved to a better standards.
Its Very Unfortunate that ALL OVER THE WORLD THE POOR PEOPLE HAVE COMMON SIMILARITIES - which is SEX - ALCOHOL- DRUGS & MANY CHILDREN - This blinds their minds to believe that MANY CHILDREN & ALCOHOL EQUATES TO HAPPINESS AND BLESSING. Politicians are opportunistic - they take advantage of this to KEEP THEM POOR AND CONTINUE WITH THEIR CORRUPTION.
These are the kind of stories we should tell so that we bring change 🙏🏽
We are not rich by money but we need to be rich by children. This kind of mentality is the exact reason why Africa is poor.
Yes and No. The population of Africa is young! This youth will be useful in the future for the continent. The Western world is aging. More and more old people. The Westerners are not having children, at least 1. Look at Italy older people number is increasing every year.
@@Independanceliberty Lol.. like 10% migrants actualy work.. worthless.
I’m happy that someone said it. You can’t have 5 kids while you are also struggling. This will only lead to more poverty.
Whenever I see makoko lifestyle. I see myself as a privileged Nigerian. I'm grateful for what I have been given.
It's a pity and a shame on Nigerian government and the extreme rich living few km apart, but little is done to rescue hard knock lives from abject poverty.😢🇳🇬
The guy said gotta be rich by children? Omg it’s already overpopulated with no proper living conditions for children..
I appreciate the American. God loves him.
Thank you for bringing Makoko to our attention. Imagine, this is Lagos.
I am in uk now. When I return, i am coming to invest in Makoko.
This region, which I have followed since childhood, will appear in the future to be a beautiful and touristic region. I am confident of this
🙏🙏🙏♾♾♾
It might sound far fetched, but this community remind me of Venice.
When I was there, between all the opulent churches and masterpieces were thousands of cramped tiny medieval houses which looked similar to this, but build with different materials.
So if rich there would reinvest atleast some of the money to reinforce local community, it would help a lot and create a gem, even if it may be rough one
This is a practical example of wherever you find yourself just be grateful to God
Facts🙏🏼
This video just breaks my heart, especially the woman that just gave birth, look at where she is sleeping.
This is a masterpiece movie and it touched my heart deeply.
Congratulations on 300k subscribers Steve. Love from Cameroon ❤️
It'd be amazing to see a philanthropist go into this community w/tiny houses and houseboats to help the community succeed. The local government really should make Makoko its own city and allow it to become the Venice of Nigeria
Your right but the problem is the people there according to the guy he said many times the government came and ask them to vaccuat the people insisted to stay back
"once you love people you can live anywhere" that is very true. I visited Georgia and fell in love with the country on first sight. I would move there in an instant if i had the chance, despite comfortably living in Germany right now.
There's a place like this in Ghana but it clean so people pay to go there as tourist attraction just to see the village on water. Nigeria can do same.
Tayo Aina, please interview Benjamin Zulu (lives in Kenya). He's a phenomenal man that needs to be seen for what he's doing for Africa
Amazing place, with a genuine narrator. Makes me wanna visit makoko.
So heart breaking to see. I watched 3 or 4 Documentaries about Makoko already. I'm still Baffled by their story.😢
The fact that there's 3 to 4 documentary videos about the Makoko community simply goes to show it's not an awareness thing, it's a commitment issue........
pp0
This a oil rich nation of some of the most intelligent people in Africa yet this is happening, it breaks my heart to see our governments fail our people across Africa 😢
@03:22 we are not rich by money but we need to be rich by children. Absolutely insane!
I think he is absolutely right, that this could be a tourist attraction if it got some upgrades. Like like sewer system, electricity, wifi, clean water, some plants, it could be really cosy. Like an african Venize like he said. Could be a nice place to show local culture, art, music, etc. I love african culture and people. I`d love to go to this place if it was a bit cleaner and safe.
They have too low iq and are too poor to care. Its all about breeding and maintaining the status quo
I am from Ivory coast, I love your chanel and the awareness it raise.
Awesome! Thank you!
This place is unique and charming, with some investments in the infrastructure, it would be a great place to live.
This is so amazing Steve! A well detailed documentary ❤
Steven Ndukwu this video is so informative ,so sad to see people live in this condition
I feel like weeping watching this. People go through a lot to survive. Stay strong because out of a black pot comes the white pap
your channel is the best one to learn about Africa and it’s diversity of stories. Congratulations for your job!
This was very informative, thank you for showing us another way of life and being brave to do it!
Congrats to the man who helps from us
I felt sad when the man said they use the water to cook, bath, and even defecate in it 22:57
Me I thought he was joking,but he meant it.
It mst be a joke though
should do another video on how nigeria has more asian owned businesses than any other country in africa. things like these are a testament to lack of family in africa; not immediate families, but "AFRICAN family"
My God, water with poop is used for bathing and cooking, this is the height of poverty I 've seen thus far, this is crazy 😢
Nigerians are so strong 😮😢😢
That's foolishness,not strength
This could be a great place for people to vacation at. I'm just imagining a clean version of the place.
Not a good idea. Tourism can destroyed the authenticity of a place.
Those Nigerians need good leaders who will understand the problems and fix it with real solution!
I never knew somewhere existed like this in Nigeria....the government has failed us 😔
Watching from cape town township south Africa make appreciate what i have thanks for sharing Steve
I have never seen this kind of people who is very very poor. I'm from Cameroon 🇨🇲. I have heart ♥ broken 😢 to see this kind of life in Nigeria. The Nigerian government must do one thing for this population 😢😢
Did you not see the part that said government tried to demolish the place?
If Nigeria government want to demolish this place. They must give them a place to live
I don't think government can give the another place,this place is an illegal settlement of people from another Africa county and some poor Nigerians living here.
Many of the people living here are from other countries, it’s rent free so many people just want to be here
@@okerebenjamin1951, exactly, but he didn’t do proper research about the people residing there but has made Nigeria look bad. There places like this elsewhere in Africa but you’ll never see their Nationals uploading videos like this to de-market their country. Some Nigerians are not patriotic at all. We are the architect of our own demise. I’ve unsubscribed his channel just because of this nonsense he uploaded…
The white guy is such an amazing, genuine and creative minded guy
He's underrated
Your videos always inspire me to travel the rest of Africa. Nicely captured 🇿🇦
Best part of this video is showing that even Nigeria has better rights than Canada does, that at least the poor and rich live largely equally despite lack of money.
Beautiful documentary. Very beautiful to see how people with so less can give so much and always be ready to share. This is an amazing lesson for all of us. This is your best doc Dude.
Editing is on point 🥰. Love your videos
It almost made me cry when I saw the woman who gave to baby because she looks so dead on the inside, and the conditions they live in.
If only it was developed it might have been almost as beautiful as venice because of the water navigation from street to street😢
The quality is another level my African brother
Watching the beginning of this video, it's sad how the Nigerian government can not see that there is urgent need for massive education and enlightening of the people living in this community as well as provision of amenities suitable for humans. Rather, they are just interested in building more unaffordable housing. Something needs to be done fast if not, we are simply creating trouble for the future because all these children lacking basic amenities are easy targets for gangs and all manner of evil people. We need to educate our people that having more children than you can look after is a sure way to remain in poverty. If you are struggling to provide for yourself, it is unfair, selfish and wicked to bring a child into the mix and worst still, expect that the children will get you out of poverty. It's high time we started a massive mind changing campaign on how we view children and make people aware of the dangers they expose children to when they are born into severe poverty.
Awareness alone is not enough there needs to be structural change, as long as companies can profit from paying people who live in poverty starvation wages things will stay the same
I may agree with some of the things you said but you are focused on only seeing that as a problem probably because you think underpopulation is not a problem.
Population is not a problem if the government can utilize it and make them productive. The government has no trust in it's people and see the white man as gods. As such they would rather patronize the whiteman than allow their own to build it.
The opportunities in our lands are endless, yet we are not encouraged to build things ourselves but forced to develop a taste for foreign goods that is detrimental to our economy and wellbeing as a nation.
Thank you so much for the awareness you’re doing! You’re doing so well!
I'm really impressed with what the American is doing. If only more Africans or Black people could think like they do. Makoko can be so much more, the American already has a vision of what's possible. There's so much more we can do as a people.
And why did they have to wait for white savior ?
@@pietrojenkins6901there’s somethings that you won’t understand.
But then again 🤔
@@pietrojenkins6901because that white savior is actually trying to help the people instead the government.
@@pietrojenkins6901 because that's their nature, they are always doing missionaries, that's what they're taguht
@@IsChosen33 What is it ??
That was so thoughtful for that gentleman to come help with the planting. I'm so glad that he loves the people and no one shouldn't have to swim in poop😢
Let me sit and watch because it's gonna be 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you Steven, from Vancouver 🇨🇦
Hello Canadian person I like your Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto too. This cities are very beautiful and rich country
Excellent documentary…Keep it up…Africans shouldn’t depend on the leaders, the change should start from the youth…We should start a wave that cannot be be thwarted
Steven nice tour of Makoko the Venice of Nigeria, the neighboring country of Benin has a similar city. The city of Abuja needs to invest in Makoko to make it a clean, beautiful, and healthy neighborhood.
Thanks for this video namesake
It's educative
I cried watching this video, we are carried away by thing that don’t matter,Nigerian Government should stand for a positive change .
So some people live on the Makoko slums in Lagos? I thought it was just fishermen and I didn’t know alot of people live on the water, they eat, drink, bath, wash, and even defecate in side the water and they still use it for all these things 😭 I only wanted to watch about 10 minutes of the video, but I ended up watching it till the end. I really enjoyed every part of this video and I hope the government can come in on time to be of help to this community.
I was shocked myself
@@StevenNdukwuit makes sense no wonder the Nigeria people scamming people on social media
I was in this community last year. Thanks for showing this again.
The way the guy explained the loss of life which happened that year is funny, as if the Govt just came there and started shooting at people. There are hoodlums and bad guys there as well who engaged the law enforcement agents and that led to the fracas. Anyway i hope the Govt and the Makoko people find a middle ground in resolving this issue. The Govt should just accept the fact that Makoko is a city that has come to stay and older than many cities wihin the Lagos metropolis. Its a bone in the neck. Good job Steve
Hats off to the American guy genuinely trying to help people.
We are not rich by money, we are rich by children 😂😂😂. Waow
That’s truly a very flawed ideology! That’s what’s bringing Africa down! 🥲
How do you expect him to think about it properly when he was race in that area which there’s no good education or advice his thinking will not be reasonable
😂😂😂😂education is the key of life
This is the first problem
Excellent content..life is tough for everyone but even more tougher for few...hope the governance one day acts for the benifit of the people
The American has concepts that are simple and can be implemented if materials are availed. Rainharvesting, solar, hydroponics etc. Creating order in the chaos can reduce the diseases(the most dire issue), donating in kind by say transforming a house at a time to starndards like the american's can be a start. Saddest for me is all the potential locked in all the young people because they lack options. Great video. Thanks.
The school children are brilliant... they have a future
I’m sorry to say, it is foolishness to be rich by children in a world where money and power is in control. They should be birth control and proper birth education for those people within the region.
People should be able to have children. People in power should make sure they accommodate, it even benefits the economy. Keep your western mindset to urself
They choosing to give birth. That's there way to make a living. If they want that to change. Then the government should help with poverty.
Peace and love to all the Nigerians from a white guy in Wisconsin
American guy was taught "eat every bit of food on your plate cos there's people hungry in Africa".
There are people hungry in America as well. Infact there are more people hungry in other parts of the world (including developed countries) than in Africa.
Although I get the message we just need to be honest too.
Facts
This is not only a Nigerian problem but an African problem, the gap between the rich and very poor is so large that one person holds all the riches of about 1.5 million people,, this is not fair, its like the rich are rich at the cost of millions of other people and the governments are not even concerned,,,
The world 1% are in their own bubble, but yes the disparity is more obvious in poorer countries
Because they have community they are happy. In US everybody is separated. You could live next door to somebody and nevr see them even in very poor close community's you never have conversation. It's important for happiness
Scarely,,am speechless and sad, The giant Nation of AFRICA watching its citizens as they relinguish in worst, deplorable conditions,,No human being deserve this for sure..living in sub merged sewerage homes..ooh NOO 😢😢
I heard a Nigerian Vlog saying Kibera Slum in Kenya is bad,is biggest in the world,I would like to Know what's her take about this and tell us what the Government is doing about it
. it's Terrible 😭😭
Honestly seeing this humbled me
We are not rich in money but we are rich in children
Words from a poor mindset
How do you expect to feed them and take care of them
We need policies to prevent high birth rates in slums in nigeria
So so english we go dey hear...same poor mindset at the top for stealing and forgery(government policy indeed)
Steven, Thanks for this. Very well documented
Nigeria government should be ashamed 😨😨
Be quiet.
@@jyde50 Why?