A team of trainees from Cognizant Technology Solutions, ASV Suntech Park, Thoraipakkam, Chennai decided to do something different from their routine. The initiative was taken by one of the trainees, Mr. Balaji, who had met Mr. Deepak Patel and Ms. Bhavna Chhabaria of Shatayu. Shatayu is an NGO based in Ahmedabad that works for organ donation awareness. Balaji was moved by the life-changing impact of deceased organ donation. With Bhavna’s help, he got in touch with the MOHAN Foundation team in Chennai and requested them to do an organ donation awareness programme for his fellow trainees on 29th August 2011. Dr. Sumana Navin and Ms. Sindhuja Ram of MOHAN Foundation were pleasantly surprised to find out that the highly enthused team had set up a skit depicting the whole organ donation process. This marked the beginning of the awareness programme that turned into a grand event called REGALA - Join Hands for a Better World. A short and informative presentation on organ donation was also put together by Ms. Soumya and Mr. Daniel. The whole team inspired us not only with their thought-provoking skit on organ donation, but also with their specially designed badges that read “Give Life - Become an Organ Donor."

The event was attended by about 200 trainees. Dr. Sumana Navin who addressed the gathering spoke about organ donation and the role played by MOHAN Foundation for this cause.