IND-ENG-81156-2013

Eye Donation Awareness: SRD Vile Parle

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Statistics:

In Mumbai:

• Every year 5000 cornea are required, but only 800 to 1000 are received.

• The reason for the same is lack of awareness. After a person dies, within 6 hours his cornea should be removed and saved properly.

• If delayed, then the cornea is useless.

• We thought we could raise awareness amongst the public for this.

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How do we raise awareness?

• We found out that K.B.H Bachooali Hospital, an eye bank and research centre is a non-profit organisation.

• Every year they provide 500 to 600 cornea to the underprivileged people.

• Expenses incurred for one cornea is around Rs. 6000, but they charge only Rs. 1000.

• We thought with their help we could get some knowledge that could be used to raise awareness, as also we wanted to help the eye bank in the best way we could!

Understanding eye preservation

We started to practice our skits and dances to help create awareness!

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Performing skits and dances!

Do not burn, do not bury, DONATE eyes!

We also contributed our pocket money and raised total funds of Rs. 12,300 and donated it to the Eye Bank and Research Centre at K.B.H BachooaliHospital.

• Currently the Eye Bank has 600 people who are in need of eyes. Knowing that it was a non-profit organisation, we wanted to donate the raised funds to that hospital.

Success Story!Many people were inspired and assured us that

they will donate their eyes.

Thank you DFC!

• Aman Mehta

• Arpit Savla

• Dhwani Jain

• Hetvi Shah

• Divya Kothari

• Jinam Keniya

• Kathan Gandhi

• Niyati Gada

• Prisha Shah

• Shalini Shah

• Vansh Chheda

• Viraj Mehta