On 4^th February, MOHAN Foundation was invited to conduct an awareness session at ICICI Academy for Skills, Durg Chhattisgarh by ICICI foundation. The awareness session was in collaboration with Transplant Help the Poor Foundation. Two awareness sessions were conducted. Ms. Jaya Jairam conducted the first session with 218 students and 23 staff members of ICICI Academy for Skills. The second session was conducted by Ms. Shamika Singh with 152 students and 8 staff members. Following information provided during the awareness session-

• What is Organ Donation and who can donate organs?
• What is living donation & which organs can be donated?
• What is deceased donation and which organ and tissues can be donated?
• Types of death and in case natural death which tissues can be donated?
• In case of brain death which organs and tissues can be donated?
• What are the causes of brain death?
• Difference between coma and brain death.
• Time factors of organ retrieve as well as transplant.
• Whom to contact for organ donation?
• Age limit for organ donation?
• Role of NOTTO, ROTTO, SOTTO, ZTCC in organ donation.
• Information about organ transplant priority list.
• Myths and facts related organ donation.
• Importance of donor card.
• Request to use MOHAN Foundation website and help line number to pledge for organ donation.

It was an interactive session where students were keen to know more about organ donation and to register themselves for donor card. They understood the importance of discussing regarding organ donation with their family members hence, they were eager to have a discussion with their parents.