How did Matthew and Edith use school networks for the Calais drive?

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Matthew and Edith used their international school connections by mobilising the school community to collect food and money for Calais

Matthew and Edith, two Franco-Americans who had attended the same schools since early childhood, used their international school network to organise a food fund drive for the Jungle in Calais. Because their school was “open and generous”, they were able to give many classmates and others an opportunity to donate. Through the school community, they collected rice, lentils and financial donations, raising almost double their initial target of €500 (RM2,288).
They leveraged long-standing ties from attending the same schools
Matthew, 16, and Edith, 17, grew up together in the western suburbs of Paris and attended the same schools since early childhood. That shared school background helped them rely on school connections when setting up their Calais support effort. They were both in their final year at the time they organised the drive.
They used school openness to reach a wide circle of donors
Edith said their school was open and generous, which made it seem “stupid not to give everyone an opportunity to help”. The drive was organised through their international school, turning the school community into the main channel for collecting contributions. Their approach focused on making it easy for people at school to donate.
They collected rice, lentils and cash via the school community
The donations gathered through the school community included rice and lentils, as well as financial donations. Edith and Matthew reported that the total almost doubled their initial target of €500 (RM2,288). The rice and lentils collected were specifically intended to support the Jungle’s cafes and restaurants.
They connected school planning to an aid organisation network
Matthew said the project was set up in September after advice from the association L’Auberge des Migrants that the Jungle was low on food. Edith first got in touch with L’Auberge des Migrants through Jasmin O’Hara’s website, “The Worldwide Tribe”, and then Matthew and Edith used that network to link their school-based effort to an aid organisation.

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