On 26^thJanuary 2018, MOHAN Foundation Mumbai was invited by Mr. Kallol Ray, our Angel of Change to conduct an organ donation awareness for the members of Navi Mumbai Bengali Association on the occasion of Republic Day Celebrations.

After the flag hoisting programme and cultural programme that followed, Amit Shenoy gave a brief talk on organ donation to the 40 odd members present during the day.

After sharing a brief introduction about MOHAN Foundation and its activities, Mr. Amit Shenoy 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. He also discussed the various barriers, myths and facts relating to organ donation.  He went on to share his father’s story on how he decided to work towards furthering the cause of organ donation after his father underwent a cadaveric liver transplant last year.

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 answered all the queries.

Our Angels of Change namely Shivani, Harshitha and Divya from YMT College, Navi Mumbai were also part of the programme.

We wish to convey our gratitude to Mr. Kallol Ray and other Angels of Changealong with the members of Navi Mumbai Bengali Associationfor organising the session, thereby supporting the cause.