Brayan “El Joker” has once again discussed his promised project to build water wells in Africa, but this time with more details and also with a direct response to those who have questioned him.
In the podcast This Is Not a Podcast, the winner of El Rancho de Destino explained that the idea was neither improvised nor symbolic. According to him, the project is more feasible than many believe. “It’s easy to dig a well in Africa. It doesn’t cost a million dollars,” he asserted. He even revealed that there are websites that have already located needy villages and companies that directly manage the construction once the project is financed.
The influencer assured that he came across the model after seeing similar initiatives from creator MrBeast and that, upon realizing it wasn't as expensive as he had imagined, he decided he wanted to do it. “When I entered the ranch, I saw the opportunity. That's why I said it. And we are going to fulfill it,” he stated.
He also addressed one of the most frequently voiced criticisms on social media: why help in Africa and not in Cuba. His response was clear. “In Cuba, we are seeing what is happening. There is a dictatorship there, it’s not easy; it’s a country that is imprisoned. When it is free, help will come,” he stated. He added: “No one is going to force me to help; it’s something that comes from within me.”
Brayan also took the opportunity to discuss his personal situation amid comments questioning how he is managing the $50,000 prize and the Corvette he won on the reality show. “I live in a one-bedroom apartment. Nobody cares about me, but people want me to care about their issues,” he said.
About the luxurious car, he was honest: “I've touched the Corvette two or three times. I don't need that car. I need money. For my family to be well and for me to be well. I don't see myself in a Corvette speculating and not having a house.” He explained that his priority is to stabilize his mother—who works at a gas station—and his sister, who works at a pizzeria and is raising a seven-month-old baby after the child's father was deported.
"The ranch was not meant to make me a millionaire; it was to give me exposure," he concluded. Meanwhile, the project for the wells continues to generate anticipation and debate. The question now is not just whether it will succeed, but when and how the results will be presented.
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