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Google is putting $1m (£766,000) into funding grants and production resources to help YouTubers tackle social issues and encourage tolerance.

The YouTube Creators for Change programmer will kick off with six YouTubers from different countries, starting with the UK based comedian Humza Arshad and another five from Australia, Belgium, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.

The money will be divided up in grants to each of the “ambassadors” who will also be given access to YouTube studios and other production equipment.

Creativity and a camera can change the world.

Introducing YouTube #CreatorsforChange → https://t.co/s2D1Yy5inM pic.twitter.com/lNOSFLGgHU

— YouTube Creators (@YTCreators) September 22, 2016

YouTube said it would unveil more ambassadors for the programmer soon and those chosen will also be tasked with identifying other YouTubers who could contribute, with more money potentially made available.

In a statement, YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki said, “Through Creators for Change, we are asking YouTube creators around the world to take on social issues like hate, extremism and xenophobia by promoting awareness, tolerance and empathy.”

YouTube continues to be a platform where anyone can come to find connection and community, speak out on the issues they care about and have the freedom to belong.