K-pop band BTS’ Fan club ARMY is Raising Rs 3 Lakh for a local school

South Korean band Bangtan Sonyeondan or BTS has a huge fan club, called ARMY. A collective group of ARMY, which deals with donating to charities, is working on a separate initiative for BTS’s leader, Kim Namjoon, aka Rapmon, for his birthday.

‘One in an ARMY Charity Project, the group is soon to donate to a night school in India, ‘Barefoot College’ to provide education to rural, remote, and underprivileged children as well as to decrease the number of dropouts.

According to details, the ambition behind the activity is to set up an entire Digital Night School as an alternative to physical classes, keeping in mind the rising Covid-19 cases in India.

The fan club shared the news on Twitter.

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In honor of Namjoon’s Birthday🐨 we present:#BarefootWithNamjoon Fundraiser💜@BarefootCollege‘s Night Schools make education accessible for rural, remote and underprivileged children with daytime obligations & reduce the number of drop outs.

Donate➡️ https://t.co/m9XPS09CH4 pic.twitter.com/RZu7EyiQ30

— One in an ARMY⁷ Charity Project 👣🏫 (@OneInAnARMY) September 7, 2020