Hyderabad: Students raise 38 lakh to help 200 needy children

Hyderabad: The students of Indus International School Hyderabad (IISH) came together to help children suffering from malnourishment and through their initiative raised Rs 38 lakh to help 200 children from their local community. The aid was raised under IISH's project christened I–CAN (Indus Cares & Nourishes) at the School's annual philanthropic carnival, 'Insignia', which focuses on community service.

The seed for this year's drive was sown early this year when students of IISH, initiated a project of building a community kitchen that will provide one nutritious meal a day, to all children combating malnutrition in the local community. To achieve their goal, the students from all grades set-up 50 thrilling games and food stalls, having a variety of engaging and stimulating activities.

While the Korean students and their parents put up an amazing Korean food stall, the Thai students, set up a delicious Thai food stall to stir the mini-food festival, for the cause. The residential students made some amazing Momos and also set up a mouth-watering dessert counter; all cooked by them in the school's in-house kitchen, the night before the event.

"IISH's objective is to set-up a full-fledged, self-sustaining Community Kitchen on campus that aims at providing one nutritious meal daily for at least 200 children combating malnutrition in the neighboring villages - Kondakal, Thanda and Mokila.", said Nuwaira Pasha, Principal, IISH, applauding the meticulous planning and sincerity of students in fulfilling the school's vision, and hoping that the community kitchen initiative will help in instilling the school's core values of love empathy discipline and respect in students.

The students who brought together their skills for the cause said: "We're very proud to be a part of this fundraising effort. We took up this cause to help malnourished children in the neighbouring villages, who face hardship and difficulties, said a Grade 11 student at IISH.

Under the I-CAN project, the students have started developing a two-acre organic farm, establishing a basic kitchen, creating a vermicompost pit and most importantly a supply for adequate water. The project ensures 100 percent student participation, with very clear tasks and timelines assigned to each student group.