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Nepal Schoolchildren Sacrifice Pocket Money for Flood Victims
Floods in Nepal destroyed homes, separated families and damaged schools.
Many children in places far from the floods wanted to help.
Some gave up their snack money, while others donated savings or pocket money.
Students at several schools collected money from their classmates.
One school in Achham raised NPR 14,255.
Another school in Kapilvastu raised NPR 10,050.
Children in Rautahat and another school in Mangalsen also donated money.
The donations were placed in government relief funds.
The children showed that even small gifts can help people who are suffering.
Students across Nepal donated snack money and savings to children affected by the Bhotekoshi floods.
Shodasha Secondary School students in Achham collected NPR 14,255 and deposited it into the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.
Students at Rastriya Janahit Secondary School in Kapilvastu raised NPR 10,050, with more than 200 of 350 students contributing.
Students at schools in Mangalsen and Rautahat donated NPR 585 and NPR 470 respectively.
The donations came after floods triggered by an ice-rock avalanche on August 26 damaged homes, schools and communities.
- Who
- Schoolchildren from schools in Achham, Kapilvastu, Rautahat and Kathmandu, including students led by Yunik KC.
- What
- They donated snack money, savings and pocket money to flood victims.
- Where
- Schools in Mangalsen Municipality, Kapilvastu, Rautahat and Kathmandu, Nepal, donated to victims in Rasuwa and downstream districts.
- When
- Collections were made over several days, including Monday and Wednesday; the floods were triggered on August 26.
- Why
- The students wanted to support children who had lost homes, relatives or access to education.
Key facts
- Main disaster
- The Bhotekoshi floods devastated towns and villages in northern and central Nepal.
- Cause
- The flash floods were triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26.
- Shodasha Secondary School
- Students collected NPR 14,255 and deposited it through Rastriya Banijya Bank.
- Rastriya Janahit Secondary School
- Students raised NPR 10,050; more than 200 of the school's 350 students contributed.
- Manmaiju Secondary School
- Students from Grades 6 to 12 collected NPR 37,110 for the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.
- Other school donations
- Pragatisheel Basic School collected NPR 585, while Prempur Gonahi Secondary School students deposited NPR 470.
- Reported disaster toll
- The death toll had risen to over 1,250, with more than 4,800 people still missing, according to the report.
Quotes
Mukesh Yadav
Head teacher at Prempur Gonahi Secondary School in Rautahat
“For some of us, it meant using the money we would normally spend on snacks so that it could help students affected by the flood.”
deccanchronicle.com
“Seven friends who have lost their parents also contributed. We wanted to help students like us”
m.rediff.com
Sources
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