WE Gave Away!..Eye Donation Camp

Donate eyes, Donate sight.. They say, by donating one set of eyes, you give two other people, the hope of sight. The eyes are one set of organs that can be transplanted easily. Even people with myopia and hypermetropia can donate eyes. This is one property that sets it apart from donation of other organs or blood donation. In case of blood donation, people with sugar or other conditions cannot donate. This organ donation can be done by anyone. To serve as a portal for this donation, LIBA Radius, the social initiative in LIBA, conducted an eye pledge drive as an event during the Joy of Giving week. This was conducted in association with Sankara Nethralaya on 28th Sept 2009 on LIBA campus. The drive was extended till 1st Oct 2009, to clear doubts and give, many part time and executive students, the chance to experience the joy of giving by donating their eyes. About 50 people, comprising of students and faculty members, came forward to donate their eyes, happy at the chance to give something back to the society. This initiative also helped clear many doubts prevailing in the minds of the students at LIBA, regarding the process of eye donation. On the whole, this drive was successful in its purpose: to give each the option to experience the Joy of Giving.