After their Std X exams got cancelled, a group of youngsters from South Bombay started a crowdfunding initiative to help those families who have lost their breadwinners to Covid-19 or have been out of work due to the pandemic. The group of 15 has managed to raise almost Rs 8 lakh, which they are using to supply ration kits, school stationery and other necessary items to the identified families.

Speaking to mid-day, Krishaanu Kapadia, a Std XI student of Hill Spring International School in Tardeo, said, “We had time so we decided to use it productively. While there are already many philanthropic initiatives to help those fighting the disease, we decided to reach out to those for whom survival has become a struggle due to the pandemic.”