As part of HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited)'s Organ donation drive, MOHAN Foundation (the NGO partner) was invited to conduct a virtual awareness talk on organ donation on July 31, 2023.
Ms Jaya Jairam began, Project Director at MOHAN Foundation by appreciating HPCL for leading such a drive to raise awareness amongst its women staff and spouses. She then covered the concepts of organ donation and spoke about its need, what can be donated, by whom and lastly addressed the various myths surrounding the topic. She ended the session with how once can support the cause and encouraged the members to volunteer for the cause and to raise more awareness. Lastly she shared her own story of how she got a kidney from her mother when she was suffering from chronic kidney failure. Many from the audience felt touched and shared their feedback in the platform's chat box.
Some of the participants also shared their heart-warming stories about how they had ended up donating their parent's eyes and how some of them had already pledged their organs. Around 65 women attended the session. Following questions were asked-
The queries were satisfactorily answered and many expressed their support to organ donation. MOHAN Foundation is thankful to HPCL and Ms Sreedevi Kaul for organising the session.
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