Day:306, Words:306

Today is OD day. No it's not obsessive decorating day, nor is it opposite dictionary day. It is in fact 'Operation Dagverk' and each year, student committees around the country raise money for different courses. This year the focus is on the supressed youth in Nepal and the funds raised this year will go towards an education program. On this particular day, 120,000 students throughout Norway will dedicate a day of work for the cause.

The students themselves find work and ask to be sponsored an amount between 300 and 400 kroner to deliver to the regional committees. Alternatively, students can be creative in how they go about raising the money.

In Øksfjord there are several young people washing bathrooms, painting sheds, baby sitting and pet walking. One lad with some initiative baked some buns, using his own money for the ingredients and his own time for the baking, before selling them around the village, donating the profits to the cause.

Some found themselves working with teachers at the school, suprised at how things appeared from the other side of the desk.

While many were working for their money today, there were others who were raking in the dough, without lifting a finger. The rag from Alta has reported that Daniel from Moldova has earned as much as 20,000 kroner in just 10 days. Daniel is not a merchant banker, nor a hot shot tax lawyer. Daniel lives on the streets and begs for cash. His honesty is refreshing as he admits that people give him too much. He is on his way home, although he plans to return next year, when the warmer weather returns. Daniel applauds the genorosity of the residents of Alta, although he has some advice for those annoyed by his presence. "Give us money and we'll stay, don't and we'll leave"

 

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