On August 13, 2025, MOHAN Foundation conducted an online awareness session titled “Gift of Life” for the employees of Worley, Mumbai. The session was organised by Ms. Juhi Sinha, India Lead – Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Worley, and facilitated by Ms. Pallavi Kumar, Executive Director, MOHAN Foundation (NCR), who served as the resource person.

Worley, a global professional services company headquartered in Australia, brings together expertise in energy, chemicals, and resources, with a vision to accelerate the shift to sustainable energy while meeting society’s present needs. The company has also been supporting MOHAN Foundation’s public education and counselling initiatives in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai.

The session began with a welcome address by Ms. Juhi, after which Ms. Pallavi provided an overview of the organ donation landscape in India.

Key aspects covered in the session included:

• The significance of organ donation

• Who can be a donor

• Organ donation during life and after death

• The difference between brain death and coma

• The process of eye donation and corneal preservation after death

• Legal aspects under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act (THOTA), 1994

• Common myths and facts surrounding organ donation

• Body donation

• Donor case stories

Ms. Pallavi highlighted that India ranks third globally in living organ donations. She also shared her personal experiences, including consenting to donate her late father’s corneas, donating her mother-in-law’s skin to the Safdarjung Skin Bank, and her body to ESIC Hospital and Medical College, Faridabad.

One of the participants also shared her experience of donating her father’s body to Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College (GSMC) and King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, Mumbai.

Ms. Pallavi explained that India follows an opt-in system of organ donation, where individuals are not considered donors by default but can voluntarily pledge to donate. She also shared a recent donation case coordinated by Ms. Jaya Jairam, Project Director, MOHAN Foundation.

The case was of Late Ms. Vishakha Parekh (68 years), whose kidneys and liver were donated, saving three lives. Additionally, her corneas and bones were also donated, benefitting many more.

The session witnessed active participation, with employees raising several pertinent questions, such as:

• Is pledging or registering as an organ donor a legal document?

• Is the donor’s family entitled to any incentives from the government?

• How is organ allocation ensured in an authorised and transparent manner?

• What inspired you to work in the field of organ donation?

The session concluded with the powerful message:

“Every brain-dead patient’s family should be given a chance to think about organ donation.”

The programme was attended by nearly 150 participants.