Volunteers known as organ donation ambassadors work to raise public awareness of tissue and organ donation. On November 22, 2025, MOHAN Foundation held a two-hour special training via Zoom for volunteers from Batch No. 38.
About 6 ambassadors joined the zoom interactions. External faculty were: 

Mr Rajnikant - Lung transplant recipient

Mr Vikram Bansal - Liver Transplant Recipient

Dr Rajeeva Lochana - Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant medicine

Mrs Vrinda Pusalkar - Transplant Coordinator, Jehangir Hospital

The training was conducted by staff of MOHAN Foundation: Mrs Arshiya Fathima, Dr Muneet Kaur Sahi and Dr Hemal Kanvinde. 

Following a round of self-introductions, Mrs. Arshiya greeted each volunteer. Dr. Hemal described the Ambassador Training and what is expected of the learners upon completion of the course. She then provided examples of how to spread awareness of this topic among the general public, starting with information booths, speeches, demonstrations, walkathons, and marathons. She also emphasized the value of the arts, crafts, literature, and theater in raising awareness.

This session was followed by interactions with experts. Mr. Rajnikant described his experience as a recipient and his lung failure brought on by COVID. He works as a police inspector for the whole of his life and does not allow his transplant to prevent him from carrying out all of his responsibilities. Mr. Vikram Bansal told the tale of how he had twelve months to live and was lucky to receive a call for a transplant from Mumbai in the ninth month. He talked about his amazing recuperation and post-operative life. He is still employed, has received promotions, and travels both inside and outside of India.

Dr. Rajeeva discussed the rising prevalence of renal failure, its causes, prevention strategies, and early renal problem identification. She described blood creatinine and urine protein assays as markers of renal function. She urged each volunteer to have an active lifestyle and incorporate movement into their professional lives. Strength training is beneficial for dialysis patients, according to her experience. She described the results of transplants and how they are not a solution because organ failure must be addressed at its root.

Mrs. Vrinda described some actual instances of counseling for deceased donors. Her tales demonstrated that generous families are the ones that consent to donations. Well-read persons may not provide to consent to donations. When did families stop providing consent, a volunteer inquired? According to Mrs. Vrinda, families may refuse to donate if they do not accept brain death or are dissatisfied with the hospital's correspondence with them.

Following this conversation, Dr. Muneet conducted a session on drafting gratitude letters. She offered advice on how to send a thank-you letter to the family. Every trainee wrote a letter to a donor family expressing gratitude for the second life made possible by their generosity. The Ambassadors read out their letters and Dr. Muneet offered commentary. She then read aloud a genuine thank-you note from a recipient's family to a donor's family.

As an activity for the trainees, Dr. Hemal showed them posters and they were asked to rate the poster. This was done via a poll. Ambassadors shared their thoughts and future plans to raise awareness at the conclusion of the program.