City based society for the promotion of eye donation ‘Roshni’ has decided to launch programmes covering across sections of society to create mass awareness campaign on eye donation during the forthcoming Eye Donation for a Fortnight, beginning on August 25 to September 8. Rajnish Kumar, secretary of the society said that the awareness campaign will begin in schools and colleges from 25 August, covering two schools per day. Initially the campaign will be of 3-4 days and later seeing the response, more and more schools will be covered. Jain Community, the highest donor has come forward to have one presentation during their festival at Udani Jain Bhawan, Bistupur onSeptember 9.
like last year a Nukkad Natak contest amongst school students will be held at a Public Place in Sakchi on 1 September. This year panel discussion is being planned amongst school students and also amongst senior citizens, topic of which will be eye donation, victim of social stigma. Eye screening camps are also being planned in Chandil and Galudih, where news about many people being corneally blind has come. This will help get the new list of recipients to Roshni. “Drop in boxes will be placed at public places like banks and hospitals where people can drop in their pledge form which will be kept on display there. The closing function will be held on 8 September where all the winners will be awarded,” noted.