Good News: 17-year-old distributes PPE kits, grains with pocket money amid COVID-19

Individual donations from people across groups have been a major contributing factor to coronavirus response at  community level amid an uncertain future. Ar such encouraging story is of a 17-year-old spent his Rs 15,000 pocket money he h saved on distributing grains and hand sanitisers among needy.

Husain Zakir, a Mumbai resident, decided to help people with whatever he could after hearing about deaths of medical staff and police personnel due to virus. He bought PPE kits and or necessary items using his pocket money and distributed it among needy, motivating his friends to join him for ble cause.

Youngest president

Rotaract Club houred Zakir and me him president of club after reports of his contribution emerged. Zakir’s far told ANI that his son got every upset after hearing about devastation caused by a virus and asked him to help. He said he felt very proud that at such a young my son considered helping people.

"17-year-old Husain Zakir is thought to be youngest President of a community-based Rotaract Club," re a press release.

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Last month, 70-year-old Kamalamma, a resident of Chennagiri Koppal in Mysuru who receives Rs. 600 pension per month, donated a huge chunk of remuneration to an NGO in city. Though organisation's members asked her to keep money, she insisted to take it for helping needy. 

photo of Kamalamma donating money surfaced on social media and appreciations have been pouring in. Kamalamma donated Rs. 500 from her pension which amounts to 90 per cent of sum she receives. While making donation, she h said, "It is a small amount but please accept." She donated Rs 500 from her old- pension to Chief Minister's COVID-19 Relief Fund.

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(With ANI inputs)