Fife pupils raise over £33,000 for local charities

Two Kirkcaldy high schools along with eight other Fife high schools have helped to raise £33,000 for charities across Fife.

Viewforth High School, and St Andrew's RC High School took part in The Wood Foundation’s Youth and Philanthropy Initiative, where young people from throughout the country represent causes they care about in a bid to secure their school’s grant.

The secondary students have raised vital funds and awareness in their communities for charities CHAS and Toby's Magical Journey whilst addressing a range of social issues.

The Wood Foundation’s Youth and Philanthropy Initiative has engaged more than 200,000 young people since it was launched in Scotland by Sir Ian Wood’s charitable foundation in 2008, directing more than £4.5m to Scottish charities across each of the country’s 32 local authorities.

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Pre-lockdown, students took part in a range of classroom-based activities to learn about philanthropy and the needs of their communities. An entire year group at each school was split into teams with one, deemed to have the most convincing and creative presentation, securing their school’s £3000 grant.

When lockdown was announced, The Wood Foundation announced an adaptation to the process to give students who had not completed their programme the opportunity to advocate and raise funds for the local response to Covid-19.

Jonathan Christie, Deputy UK Director at The Wood Foundation, said: “The sums secured by young people for local communities is incredible. This is a unique form of delegated grant-making and puts the power in students’ hands, ensuring there’s representation of the causes which matter to them.

As well as funds, there are vital awareness raising and relationship components, as well as a range of skills development opportunities for the young people themselves.”

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