The EYE Bank Society of Rajasthan (EBSR) is celebrating the EYE DONATION fortnight from 25th Aug to 8th Sep.
Shivalik Silica, Bharatpur, under the aegis of EBSR, has volunteered to set up the 9th Cornea Collection Center in Rajasthan.
Under this CSR venture, many programs are being organized. A number of schools in Agawali, Jaswant Nagar, and Jheel Ka Bada were incorporated into this venture. The school children are being educated on the importance of cornea donation so that they can carry this valuable message back home and educate their family members. Rallies were organized by the students and staff of Shivalik Silica. They carried placards and shouted slogans like “Netradaan Mahadaan” and pamphlets bearing messages on eye donation were distributed in the villages.
A painting competition is being organized for the students. The topic of the competition is “Netradaan” Winners will be awarded prizes (sponsored by Shivalik Silica) on the 8th of September, the day the eye donation awareness fortnight culminates.
To increase public awareness, rickshaws with loudspeakers broadcasting messages on eye donation went around the bylanes of Agawali and Bharatpur. A number of banners were put up at strategic locations in and around Bharatpur. Kiosks were set up in various places where the footfall of people is high, like Bharatpur Railway Station, Bharatpur Bus Stand, parks, etc. Here pamphlets were distributed and people were educated on this noble cause.
Mr. Nitin Singhal, Mr. B.N. Choudhary and Mr. G.S. Hada, on behalf of Shivalik Silica are working tirelessly to make this mission a success.
Dr. Digamber Singh has been appointed Eye Donation Coordinator, on behalf of Shivalik Silica. His job is to counsel the family members and assist them in donating the cornea of the deceased person. Dr. Virender Aggarwal, Trustee of Swasthaya Mandir, Bharatpur, will be extending his valuable support by working as a counsellor for this program.
Shivalik Silica indeed feels honored and privileged to be a part of this noble venture.
