On December 5, 2016, MOHAN Foundation commenced its fourth batch of "Angels of Change" volunteers training for Organ Donation with students of Bal Bharati Public School, Ganga Ram Hospital Marg, New Delhi. 24 students from standard VIII-XI joined the program and attended the first session for basic introduction to the topic and initial orientation. Ms. Pallavi Kumar, Executive Director and Dr. Muneet Kaur Sahi, Programme Manager, MOHAN Foundation took the session.
MOHAN Foundation has been conducting awareness sessions at Bal Bharti Public school since the last two consecutive years as part of the campaign carried out each year by Times of India. The sessions were organized by TOI itself. Most of the children in this Angels of Change batch had attended the session this year and developed interest to know more about this very important but underplayed out area.
The session began with Pallavi introducing the Foundation and its activities. She also gave a brief outline of the program that they were undertaking and what was expected of each one of them for successful completion of the training. She then requested them to introduce themselves and share their reasons for undergoing the course. While many were motivated to promote the cause, others thought it would add to their knowledge and enable them to spread the same.
Pallavi explained the basic concepts of organ donation and transplantation with the help of a powerpoint presentation. The talk covered topics like who can donate, which organs can be donated, when can you donate, types of donation, brain death, tissue donation after cardiac death, donor card and myths with their corresponding reality check.
While on the subject of brain death, Pallavi showed a short film and then invited Dr. Muneet to explain the concept to the group. Dr. Muneet did that in a simple and easily comprehensible manner. She also elaborated on the difference between coma and brain death.
Pallavi also stressed on the importance of good communication skills and clear understanding of the subject to be an effective "Angel of Change" volunteer. She emphasized on the fact that the training would equip them with all necessary skills but the success of the program would solely depend on the personal motivation of students.
The students were shown a video on flash mob done by Tagore International School students as part of their organ donation initiative, "Outlive Yourself". This allowed the students to think over various ways on how they could promote the cause once trained.
The session concluded with the students being briefed about their next session, which would be interaction with medical experts in the field that would give them opportunity to increase their knowledge and to clarify their doubts.
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