Children know friendship the best. A great example of the same was set in Kerala where school students raised Rs 4.5 lakhs to help build a home for their friend.

Arunima R. Nair, who is a volunteer for the National Service Scheme (NSS), was living in a mud house. After she lost her father, her peers decided to raise funds so that she could be moved out of her mud house into a real home.

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Together, 12,000 students of St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Pattom in Trivandrum, Kerala worked out a strategy to raise the money for Arunima. They collected 50 kg of magazines and newspapers each and even went home-to-home to request for donations of old stash. They also partnered with a local resident society for raising funds, reports The Hindu.

The students also made soaps and lotions, and bought flowers to make garlands, all of which they sold to earn money.

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By selling old papers and magazines and with the help of the residents of the area, the kids raised the money that went toward building Arunima's brick-and-mortar house. The kids also volunteered to work on the construction site on their holidays where Arunima's house was being built.

The kids set an exceptional example of camaraderie and support. We all can learn something from these young heroes!