In the past month, the state of Kerala has witnessed the century’s most devastating monsoon causing a loss of over 200 lives. While Kerala is on its way back to re-build itself after the floods and landslides, NGOs, students, and other organizations in different states of India have come forward to provide help and assist the Kerala flood victims.
Here is information about different students initiatives operating in Delhi, to help connect people who would want to make a contribution to for their relief.
Jawahar Lal Nehru University
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Students from JNU have come together to coordinate fund collection on the campus. They’ve mentioned that the need of the hour is financial support and they are open to all contributions no matter how small. They are open to contributions by anybody who may or may not belong to the campus.
Delhi University
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Different colleges under Delhi University have set up collection points at different locations on their college campuses. In colleges like St, Stephen’s, the collection drive will remain open until the 23rd of August, while Miranda house will probably finish the collection by Tuesday. The Malayali Students Fraternity Maithry DU too had started a fund collection drive and has assigned volunteers to every college (under DU) for the same. The collection drives are open to the collection of items of basic necessities (unused) along with financial support.
Jamia Millia Islamia
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The students of JMI have started a collection drive at Gate 7, and are accepting donations via cash (no matter how big or small). They are also collecting medicines, daily use items, clothes (not old and worn out) as well as packaged food items.
NIFT
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The students of NIFT Delhi too have started a collection drive and have requested students as well as people for whom south Delhi is a convenient location to drop off their items for donation at NIFT campus by Monday between 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.
Goonj
The team has joined forces with Big Basket to send relief collections to those affected by the floods in Kerala. The process of contributing to the same involves a buying a basic kit (rice, lentil, sugar) worth ₹151. Big Basket will donate 20% of the contribution. Goonj has also set up collection points at various locations in Delhi to collect necessary items of daily use, medicines packed foods, etc. They have set up their collection points at Karkardooma, East Delhi; Narayana Vihar, West Delhi, Palam Vihar, and Vasant Vihar South Delhi.
AIIMS
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences is collecting basic items including medicines, packed food and clothes in good conditions for the victims of Kerala Flood. They also need volunteers from Delhi to sort out and pack the collected items.
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