more-in Fuelling the spirit of charity among students, Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) at various schools have taken the lead in sourcing crowdfunding possibilities and mobilising a special aid to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the speedy rehabilitation of students in flood-hit areas. Both government and private schools are active in the campaign in which students coordinate door-to-door collections using neighbourhood networks. In addition to sourcing of crowdfunding, many city and rural schools are on the field with their own individual projects to support the renovation of flood-hit schools and lend a hand to the academic needs of displaced students. PTA office-bearers at various schools have already got in touch with a number of eligible beneficiaries to deliver essential stationery items that are expected to bring relief to the financially backward segments. A PTA office-bearer in the city said efforts to support flood victims actually started off in almost all schools during Onam season by giving up the traditional Onasadya and contributing the expenses to the relief fund. With subsequent efforts to collect relief materials—mostly comprising school stationery and dress—for the flood-hit students, the drive went on well, drawing the support and appreciation of the public, he added. Teachers said even a school in Kuttanad, where floods caused severe damage, had been adopted by a private school in Kozhikode. This is in addition to funds they have already contributed for local relief work. Almost all government schools in the district initiated voluntary fund collection under PTA leadership to support relief efforts. The Government Vocational Higher Secondary School for Girls, Nadakkavu, alone managed to mobilise a sum of ?10 lakh for the relief fund, setting a successful model of charity-driven campaign.

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