This couple’s road trip from Mumbai to London, across 14 countries, covering 22000 Kms in 60 days has a very special meaning. Their daughter was detected with end-stage kidney failure a few years back and in 2017, her life was saved after she received a kidney transplant. She lives in U.K.
After his retirement, Mr. Bhal Shekhar Chilana, who continues to work as a financial consultant in Navi Mumbai, is now on a mission to spread awareness and sensitize people and plans to take it to every nook and corner of the world by way of this ‘Road trip for Organ Donation’. He is a Life Member with MOHAN (Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network) Foundation.
MOHAN Foundation’s project ‘Gift Hope, Gift Life’, supported by SBI Foundation aims at bridging the wide gap in the number of patients needing organ transplant and availability of organs. SBI Foundation, in partnership with MOHAN Foundation, has taken it up as a national concern and has taken up the challenge to fill this gap.
MOHAN Foundation organised the Flag-Off ceremony, on 23rd April 2018 at 6 pm , at the State Bank of India Building (Nariman Point), inviting the nation’s largest bank, State Bank of India’s senior management to do the honours. Shri Rajnish Kumar, SBI’s Chairman, who strongly believes in inspiring by example, said “Everyone must support this cause. I have registered myself as an organ donor. Many of my colleagues have also taken the Pledge. On this occasion, I urge all my employees to spread awareness about the cause of Organ Donation”.
Mrs. Jaya Jairam, MOHAN Foundation Mumbai added, “We are so proud of this initiative by Mr. Chilana. We are coordinating with Organ Donation and Transplant teams from the other countries through which Mr. Chilana will be driving through, so that they can welcome his team and share the inspirational story in their country”.
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