Awareness program for the NSS Students of GMSSS, Sector-20, Chandigarh |
On 19th December 2014, MOHAN Foundation Chandigarh conducted an awareness session for the students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-20, Chandigarh. The team was invited to conduct a lecture on Organ Donation, which was the part of a 7 day long NSS camps for the school students. They invited the Foundation as advised by the Liaison Officer. The NSS in charge supports the cause and wished to get associated with it in future.
Around 80 students participated in the program and were given a presentation on the phenomenon of Brain Death and the process of organ donation through a presentation and videos by Program Coordinator Nilakshi. The myths and misconception associated with organ donation were also discussed and got cleared. The donor cards were shown to them.
After the presentation students discussed the whole process of organ retrieval and transplantation. Around 50 cards were taken by the students. It was a stimulating session and students helped a lot in making it an interactive one. They asked good questions and showed interest to engage in the activities of the organization in future. |
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