On 4^th August, 2017 MOHAN Foundation Mumbai was invited by Col D P Singh and Dr. Resham Lal of Senior Citizens Association, CBD Belapur, to conduct an organ donation awareness for the students of Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai.

After sharing a brief introduction about MOHAN Foundation and its activities, Ms.Jaya Jairam spoke about what is Organ Donation, why is it needed, who can be donors and the process of how organ donation and transplantation is done. She also discussed the various barriers, myths and facts relating to organ donation.  She went on to share his personal story of how he decided to work towards furthering the cause of organ donation after herself undergoing a kidney transplant.

A lot of queries were asked regarding the process of organ donation as well as the process of registration on the waiting list. Mr.Amit Shenoy and Mrs.Jaya Jairam answered all the queries.

Out of the 80 odd participants, nearly half of the students took the pledge to donate their organs.

We wish to convey our gratitude to Col D P Singh, Dr. Resham Lal and Mr N P Tandon, Principal, Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai for organising the session, thereby supporting the cause.