Hi! THE MATERNAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IS HAPPENING BECAUSE OF YOUR ATTENTION AND GENEROSITY THANK YOU. Three things! 1. Join the thousands of monthly donors to this project at pih.org/hankandjohn (you can also make a one-time donation). 2. The recorded livestream of me discussing fundraising and budget details (and also answering other questions) can be found here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p6ydo6Z1tODMXac.html 3. If you can afford to make a gift of over $2,000, join the matching fund! www.pih.org/maternal-center-excellence?form=match-for-sierra-leone THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT AND I AM SO EXCITED FOR WHAT IS NEXT. -John

"We got here the only way people get anywhere good: together" made me tear up a little, not gonna lie.

John honestly just looks like a proud papa when he says 'never underestimate Nerdfighteria.' The warmth and joy in his eyes. It was like it went straight to my heart. I'm proud of us, too. The world may be broken, but hope is not crazy.

*Robert Frost:* "The only way out is through." *John Green:* "The only way through is together." ❤ this community 🖖

While my wife and I were at the hospital waiting for my son to be born, the only socks I wore were from the Awesome socks club. After a couple of our nurses commented on them, I told them about the awesome socks club and they were so excited. I had random nurses stopping me in the halls to see what socks I was wearing that day. I love being part of this community and the amazing generosity of people trying to decrease world suck.

"...there hasn't been a maternal death at Wellbody in over a year. " And that's where I started crying. So proud of what this community has accomplished.

The pregnancy hormones running through my body stood no chance against this entire video. Happy/hopeful tears cannot stop flowing from my face. I love this place.

I love the fact that the first video you upload in your 15th anniversary on KZfaq isn't about you, it's about what your comunnity has accomplished. Thank you Hank, thank you John, for being such amazing, caring people.

Somewhat selfishly, being a part of the matching fund make working as a 20-something with few concrete goals a lot easier. It gives my life and work a lot of meaning, and I’m really grateful for that. Thank you for the update ❤️

I've been a monthly donor for a couple years but this video is what made me realize that I hadn't thought about how much my donation was--I just made it three times as much as before, because I have that in my budget now! Thank you so much for sharing this work

​I am a Syrian Refugee ... I can't afford to donate yet; but I will share with people who can ... You guys inspire me ... and please let's also help Refugees living in tents after the Genocidal Assad Regime bombed our houses in Syria caused more than %50 of the population to become refugees. We can support local teams on the ground that gained trust like Molham Team

My name is Katie, and I have a sister named Emma. People often think we're twins. Emma's story really touched me--she could be my sister, I could be sitting with her in the hospital for 5 months, hoping she recovers. I love this little corner of the Internet: Nerdfighters are truly good people, and there's nothing we can't accomplish together. Few other people would raise $25 million for a health center and then say "We can do more. What else can we do?" What an amazing milestone we have reached, and I can't wait to see what we do in the future.

i don’t normally comment, but i’ve been a part of nerdfightaria for over 10 years now and god, i am so proud of this community

I've never been more proud to be a Nerdfighter than today. This project is so dear to my heart. I'm lucky to have my partner and daughter with me today after they survived a life-threatening emergency birth 8 weeks early. We were incredibly lucky to be in our circumstances, living as white Americans in a part of the country with excellent NICU services even though we were living around the poverty line ourselves. Thank you to everyone who has supported or is supporting this project to help pregnant people in the Kono District know that they will be able to receive care and services, and to have as safe and healthy a pregnancy and birth as possible. We should all be proud of the world suck we are decreasing, which feels like more than we ever have. DFTBA!

I LOVE that this project also focuses on the education of the next generation of healthcare workers - as we've learned these past three years, healthcare workers are invaluable and mean so much to their community. I hope to one day read that Emma and her sister are nurses making a difference in their community!

Once at a party, someone asked who I would trust to give all my money, to spend how they want and I laughed and said HANK and JOHN!!! People trust you to build people up and get it done, and I'm one of those people! Thank you for making it possible to help how I can! :D

This has to be one of the most incredible and heart-warming videos this channel has ever produced, but it is missing the answer to one burning question on everyone's minds: *Were there pants?*

You and nerdfighteria are truly extraordinary. 💗

Just image what the next 15 year will bring us. Together, we can achieve so much!

You can tell this video is something serious because you've got your serious blazer on John 🙂 congratulations on 15 years of KZfaq too

I'm currently at work, in a north american world class hospital. I am saddened for those out there that don't have access to adequate healthcare solutions. Thank you John, Hank, fund matchers, sock buyers, and all of nerdfighteria for supporting this cause.

As a medical intern in Nigeria I can attest to the hardship of working without the basic resources needed in a hospital. But as someone who has learnt a lot from the green's I couldn't be prouder to be a part of your community. So thank you everyone who gave a little so that they can have a lot. Thank you so so much.

I cried when you said that Emma and Katie want to now become nurses. I've been part of this community for quite a while (just look at my user name) and am so proud of what it has become. It reminds me of a quote from The West Wing "Every time we think we have measured our capacity to meet a challenge, we look up and we're reminded that that capacity may well be limitless." DFTBA.

I hope this video gets to trending page on KZfaq so people can see that they can make the world a better place by being part of awesome communities like this

This really hit me, I won’t lie I’m crying a fair bit now, thank you all (John, Hank, but also and definitely not insignificantly all of you Nerdfighters out there) for remaining a bright little corner of the internet that never fails to show me how amazing humans can be! It doesn’t matter what bad things are happening either in the world at large or in my own little life I can always rely on nerdfighteria to keep chugging along doing amazing things and supporting eachother, I’ve been somewhat a part of this community, sadly more watching than really getting to know any of you amazing people, for over half my life now and I truly am so grateful to you all. You’ve kept me going, kept me sane and honestly at times kept me around, and all the while you’ve been finding ways to do the same for so many people all around the world! The maternal centre of excellence is the strongest and most amazing example I’ve seen of what a bunch of normal people can do when they get together and decide to care in a world that often makes caring exhausting! Sorry if I’m not making great sense, but just wow, you all amaze and inspire me.

I took a class in global health equity taught by PIH founder Paul Farmer this semester, and it's crazy to see John discussing the same themes and structural needs from that class (which I really enjoyed!). I'm so proud to be a part of this community and support its endless generosity

John wore a suit for the occasion! This is big!

I'm a senior in undergrad studying public health, and ngl in a time where public health workers and officials are being attacked, threatened, or simply not believed when it comes to the severity of the pandemic or other health issues. Seeing the work y'all have done with PIH is inspiring and continues to give me hope that slowly we can make the world a better place, and it's initiatives like this that actually have encouraged and inspired me to try and pursue a career with PIH. Truely being a part of this community and seeing what y'all have been able to do is heart warming, especially for Sierra Leone.

As someone from a family who has lost many women and children because of lack of maternal healthcare institutions I am so grateful and I know many people are too ❤

This video brought happy tears to my eyes. As a parent who has gone through the trauma of a stillbirth at term, and then through complicated pregnancies with all 3 of my living children, creating safe birthing hospitals and clinics is very close to my heart. I was so happy to be able to donate to this project this year and to help women experience safer maternity and birth in Sierra Leone. I really don’t have words to say just how much happiness this video brought me in the midst of craziness and COVID worries and everything else happening right now in the world. 💗💗💗💗💗

This project has felt so abstract for so long. Two years of hearing you explain the goal, but the dollar amount seemed so high it felt like we’d be working for it forever without reaching it. Aaaand now the tears won’t stop flowing. I’m incredibly grateful to be here, to be a minuscule part of this project, and I’m so proud of and grateful to you both and everyone who worked on this and who believed it was possible. You didn’t underestimate nerdfighteria, and nerdfighteria rose to the occasion. you mean to tell me humans can do good things??? I needed that reminder this year.

"we got here the only way people get anywhere good; together." just made me tear up. We need more of this spirit in the world!

I am disabled and don't work. I've always felt bad that I can't donate to stuff like this. But to hear that I'm part of a community that makes this possible? Warms my heart. Thanks to everyone who donated this is an incredible accomplishment!

It is hard to see injustice and inequality and not know what to do. You have given us the gift of being able to directly help people, and even see the results of our combined efforts. As far as I'm concerned we should stay partnered to PIH indefinitely.

I am on a plane and bought wifi so I could join a zoom meeting for work and then found out the plane blocks zoom bc it’s too high bandwidth 😂😂 so now I am here!! (it’s much better, glad to hear about PIH!)

15 years, that’s like most of my life. Thanks to everyone who’s made this corner of the internet such an amazing place over the years. Seeing the work you’ve done to improve our world makes me think about the future with something other than anxiety for once. I hope to grow up to be as awesome and kind as you all are.

One of these days, I'll get through one of these videos without crying. I'll never stop being grateful to this community and PIH. Taking action to make the world a better place is the best antidote I know to the despair that comes from living in these dark times.

this is not the topic, i know, but the fact that i'm on my fourteenth year of watching this channel (at 28) is wild to me. happy 15th anniversary to my favorite community

As a 23 year old who started working less than 2 years ago, I keep having these little moments where I realize I'm not a kid anymore, and have some agency over what I can do. I have seen many of you guys' videos about this project. But now I realize I can probably contribute somewhat to the cause So I guess it's time to pledge

It brings me to tears how proud I am of this community, and how lacking the healthcare systems still are. There is so much still to do, but I hope we all keep up this work. I graduated college this semester and the first thing I plan to do with a salaried job is to set up a recurring donation, and that's because I've grown up a nerdfighter. Thank you guys

I've been a monthly donor since this time last year, I'm now in a position to go from $15 to $30 a month. This project makes my heart happy.

Nerdfighteria is brimming with HEROES. Thank you to everyone who has helped. You are amazing.

Fully crying on the subway at this whole thing. I love nerdfighteria and I love PIH and their values 😭❤️

Thank you for emphasizing that every cent or even bringing attention to the cause helps. Last fall I thought about canceling my awesome socks subscription and donating the $1200 straight to PiH, but the socks bring so much joy to my family that it was a really tough decision for me. So thanks for making even small time donors feel like we can change the world!

Just like Emma, my exgirlfriend became a nurse because of a serious accident when she was 9 years old (she spent almost a year in a hospital). She had a completely different value ranking compared to mine when we met, it really made me think and adjust what I value in life. I'm very proud of what you achieved here and will certainly become a donor!

I both hate and love how often John makes me cry with happiness in his videos. This community is so amazing! DFTBA!

This reminds me - I'm in a much better financial position now than I was when I started making monthly donations to PIH. Time to update!!! So proud to see this project growing

What breaks my heart in the best way is that you guys did this with grit and determination and also with just the complete willingness to be your authentic and genuine emotional selves to an audience for 15 years. Thank you for the commitments you have made to this planet and to humanity. I'm crying because of just all of it, but also because this year my income finally increased to a level where I can contribute to these projects like I always wanted to in 2007, I just subscribed to the awesome socks protect last month and will be making my P4A donation this month. You did it. You actually decreased world suck. By like, a lot. Great job, truly.

With the end in sight, I just went and increased my monthly donation. Thanks for leading this great cause!

I’ve always supported Partners in Health through buying merch but after watching this video, I’ve actually looked into PiH and have signed up to make monthly donations. Thank you John & Hank, for all of the good you do and for inspiring others to do the same. The world truly is better off because of you.

On a day where everything happening just seemed to hit harder and faster, this made me cry. Big crying, sobbing crying. This is incredible, and it happened because people care -- not just a few people, A LOT of people.

Gosh, being a part of this community has been incredible. You all have never forgotten to be awesome.

I'm self-employed and this year I was able to donate $1000 to Partners in Health after wanting to donate my own money (and not my parents' money, LOL) for years. I'm so excited to continue donating to this incredible organization as my own funds grow! Thank you for bringing PIH to the Nerdfighter community!

Dangit John, you made me stop procrastinating on updating my budget so I'd know how much money I had spare to donate. Love the work you're doing with Partners in Health.

Okay, I didn't expect this many tears (of joy and hope). Thanks, John, for the message I needed this morning, and a big thanks to everyone who's contributing. It's not just a hospital we're building. It's an invisible sanctuary of hope--one with many doors--where anybody can stop by for a clear drink of water.

So proud! So moved! So humbled to be a part of this amazing community. Thank you vlogbrothers for using your platform for real change! I hope a larger swath of the internet and the real world takes notice!

Never underestimate the power of a community whose members are proud to be good. I am so thankful that people like you and Hank find the strength and ambition to lead us towards a better world. I wish you and all other good people a wonderful year. “We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories...And those that carry us forward, are dreams.” - H.G.Wells

Congrats to all of us for making the world suck a little less 😭♥️

watching this happen over the years has been amazing

so proud to be a part of this beautiful community

Congratulations on 15 years, and on the progress in Sierra Leone! Your attitude, leadership, and charity has influenced more people than you will ever know.

I’m still unemployed but hopefully by next year I’ll be one of those thousands of Nerdfighters that donated to PIH and help people around the world!!!

I am sobbing. WE DID IT GUYS! I knew we could (cmon, this is Nerdfighteria). This community has been such a ray of light in a very hard time. I am extremely grateful that we were able to make this happen, it's gonna improve and save so many lives. I am hopeful right now, which I haven't felt in awhile.

I am so proud to be part of this! Seeing the progress over the past few years has truly given me hope and belief in humanity. ❤️

It's an odd thought, but it would be funny if a room (broom closet or something) in the center had a plaque that said "the room that socks built". But congrats on such a fantastic milestone!

I'm crying happy tears. I am so proud of everyone for getting us here! I can't wait to see the Maternal Center of Excellence up and running! I love you all DFTBA!!!

I was just thinking of Partners in Health earlier today while driving. I've supported the fundraisers here at the times I was able, but your efforts have been sustained long term. So proud of you, John!

As a person studying to be a nurse... I am so grateful for people like all the nerdfighters. It hurts my heart to see suffering... but so glad to see when patients get good care. Healthcare is a fundamental human right! Thank you 🤘🏻❤️

Wow, look at what a group of compassionate nerds can accomplish. I am so happy to see, that all of these small and large donations, and somehow a bunch of nerdy socks, can make a real difference in the world. I'm not crying, that's just my feels-allergy

"We got here the only way people get anywhere good: together." Amazing John, Hank and all Nerdfighteria. Inspiring

Thank you John for you and your team making the world a better place!

I'm so happy!!! I wish I could go there and help, I'm a retired nurse who worked emergency services and obstetrics. Keep up the good work!

This isn't really related to the video, and I'm sorry to make a video about such an important topic all about me, I'm just moved and wanted to share. Listening to this, I was thinking about how incredibly proud John's parents must be of him, and then I realised that one day, I'll be that proud of my son for something he does. He's three now, and I am bursting with pride at every new phrase he learns and every new skill he picks up, but this made me realise that one day I'll be proud not of what he's learning for himself, but for what he's doing for other people, and now I'm crying.

Thank you for helping prove that listening to people in need is the best way to support them. Ive never forgotten the anecdote about a hospital that was sent generators too powerful for their power grid. This progress is incredible.

so, so well done everyone. what a milestone. let's all keep decreasing world suck together -- DFTBA p.s. I reflexively made _the gesture_ at the camera at those last three words xD

I’m currently pregnant with my second child, and it’s difficult to imagine myself in the shoes of these mothers. Thank you, Hank and John, for advocating for them!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! SO good to hear good news at the beginning of this year!

I'm glad I got to help make this happen.

After a long week of getting a lot of bad news, this absolutely brightened my day. I'm so happy to have been able to donate (even a little bit) over the past two years and I look forward to continued to support pih for years to come!!!

This is amazing. I cried. I am so proud of this community. Nerdfighteria is so good at mobilizing for good (and just for fun tasks sometimes too) and it gives me hope for the world at large. DFTBA everyone!

I am so proud of us. Good job, nerdfighteria! I think I take extra pride in knowing this isn't even the only bit of aid and good nerdfighteria has done in those 15 years--there's so much there, and so much of it is what has earned us the recognition of, well, don't underestimate us. I'm so glad we get to do awesome things together, and I hope we're still doing those things for many years to come. Best wishes and DFTBA, y'all.

"We got here the only way people get anywhere good -- together" - John Green. brb, crying. Would love some merch with that quote on it, especially if proceeds went to PIH. As someone working in public policy & community organizing, projects like this keep me going. DFTBA.

I’m watching this video again because it gives me hope. This time, I was contemplating your photo from your second video and wondered if that John could have possibly imagined how that was the beginning of something so incredible.

I spent the last week working with sick, injured, and dying children. I am so proud to be a part of this community. This gives me hope and the strength to go back to my hospital another day

Thank you for directing my attention to this massively important issue and project

Firstly, I find it amusing that John had to look up if you could drink alcohol on KZfaq... when I have a channel where I mostly drink whiskey on camera!. I'm very happy I was able to participate in the recent Pizzamas to help raise some money for this project. I look forward to participating in some small way with as many future events as I can handle! DFTBA!

I saw Jhon in a suit and I knew this is serious - but amazing stuff 👏 you two are the greatest brothers I've ever seen. Literally make my days better 😌🥳

I have spent the last 6 years in and out of the hospital in America, and been a nerd fighter since 2008/9. I have just finished university and started a full time job and am now finally able to donate monthly to help with this project. I’m so happy to have been a part of this community, and continue to be a part of this project!

I can't believe we only started this project 2 years ago. I feel like the Nerdfighter community has been working towards this for much longer, and in many ways, we have. I'm so proud and amazed (but not surprised) that it's happening so soon. DFTBA ❤

This is such great news John! Nerdfighteria is such an amazing community - thank you to everyone who has donated 🙏

You’re absolutely correct, this IS the most amazing thing. I am so honestly touched that this is all coming together. Thank you for facilitating it all! ❤️

I can't wait to show this video to my daughter who is a NICU alumna. We fundraised money "to help the babies" when she turned five because I wanted her to understand that every child deserves the healthcare that she received that saved her life and helped her to be the amazing little person that she is today

This was GENUINELY making me tear up, when this project started, it's one of those things that seems so far to get to the goal. But now having them start building, and hearing the successes of renovated clinics I'm just so moved to get to be a part of this process.

Love you guys! Thankful for all that you do, and thank you for bringing us along in this journey ❤️

6 years ago I became too disabled to work consistently enough to hold a job. But boredom was a real problem. I turned to KZfaq for entertainment. It wasn't until COVID that the algorithm finally tossed me SciShow and then vlogbrothers. This is the first I've heard of your families efforts to assist Sierra Leone. Bravo. Now if you could go all activist and make that happen in poverty stricken urban and rural America, your ideas would be most welcome. In the meantime, you are brilliant and kind people, and thank you for helping those in the most need.

This made my heart swell with pride and love for this community. It's amazing that something can bring so much light to my own life and to the world!.

Thank you for starting this project. John, your works have been such a massive light in my life, have given me hope when I wanted to give up on hope altogether. This is no different. I'm so grateful for you and this community for helping me see the light, even when it's much easier to see the darkness.

What an amazing feeling. I joined Nerdfighteria back in 2008. It's amazing to see what can be accomplished in 15 years. This community means so much to so many people. What an amazing thing!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!😃😃😃🥳🥳👏. So thrilled for this news and overwhelmingly excited about the next phases of the PIH projects in Sierra Leone. Thank you for everything you do, Green family.❤️❤️

This is truly beautiful. I love all the work done to help the world in this community.