ARMY INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

NAAC ACCREDITED & ISO CERTIFIED INSTITUTE Plot M-1, Pocket P-5, Sec. CHI, Greater NOIDA

organ donation awareness camp

Army Institute of Education, Greater Noida organized an Organ Donation Awareness Camp in

association with NOTTO (National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organization), Directorate General

Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi on 23 Jan 2019.

The camp was attended by the students of both batches as well as the faculty members of AIE and

AIMT students. The purpose was to aware the students about the significance of organ and tissue

donation as well as transplantation and stimulate them for rendering their contribution towards this

noble cause.

The Camp was inaugurated with auspicious lamp lighting ceremony. Welcome speech was given by

Dr. Tania Gupta, Principal AIE. She welcomed and felicitated Dr Vasanthi Ramesh, Director NOTTO,

Cmde (Dr) Vivek Chawla (Retd), Director AIMT and Col Rajendra Pandey (Retd), Registrar AIMT. In

her welcome address she thanked the Management Committee of AIE for encouraging the Institute to

organize such awareness building events. She also emphasized that a single person through organ

donation has the power to save eight lives. Cmde. Vivek Chawla, Director AIMT addressed the

gathering and shared his views on the importance of Organ Donation.

Dr. Vasanthi Ramesh, Director NOTTO during her Inaugural address commenced the session with a

brief introduction about herself and organization. Then, she explained the meaning of organ donation

and tissue donation and the reasons which make them the need of the hour. She also discussed

about the various types of organ donation and preservation time of donated organs. In addition, she

showed a video to give a demonstration of brain stem death. Later, she enlisted the mandates & roles

of NOTTO. The students were acquainted with the coordination of NOTTO with state level and

regional level organizations SOTTO and ROTTO respectively and the guiding principles for organ

donation.

Eventually, she interacted with the students, responded to their queries and clarified their doubts on

the formalities and conditions required to be an organ donor. Students and faculty members exhibited

splendid enthusiasm towards this noble cause. 39 students and one faculty members including

Principal AIE filled the form and took a pledge to become an organ donor.

Invocation and Lamp Lighting Ceremony

Principal AIE & Director AIMT felicitating Dr. Ramesh, Welcome Address by Dr Tania Gupta, Principal AIE

Director, NOTTO

Cmde (Dr) Vivek Chawla (Retd), Director AIMT Dr.Vasanthi Ramesh, Director, NOTTO & Dr. Tania Gupta addressing the gathering Principal AIE judging the various Competitions

Glimpses of Skit Competition on the theme’ Deceased Organ Donation’

The Pledge to Donate Organs. Presentation by Dr. Ramesh, Director, NOTTO.

Prize Distribution Ceremony Team AIE and NOTTO

Vote of Thanks by Dr. Jyoti Tiwari, Event In-charge & Assistant Professor AIE.

It was an enriching and enlightening session, which infused a motivation in the students to actively

participate in this act of selflessness and an endeavour to save humanity.To make this event more

attractive some competitions like Poster, Slogan, Rongoli and Skit were organized on the theme of

Organ Donation. Students of both B.Ed. (AIE) and MBA (AIMT) were invited to enthusiastically

participate in all competitions. AIE received 48 entries from B.Ed. student-teachers for poster

competition, 35 entries in slogan writing competition. 8 teams of two members each participated in

Rangoli competition and 4 teams of ten members each participated in skit competition on the theme

‘Deceased Organ Donation’.

Positions secured in various competitions are as follows:

Sr. No.

Competition Position Name Programme & Batch

1. Poster Making 1st Mamta Kumari B.Ed. Batch 2017-19

2nd Sangeeta Kumari B.Ed. Batch 2017-19

Pravendra Kumar B.Ed. Batch 2017-19

3rd Anjali Naithani B.Ed. Batch 2018-20

Shashi Kumari B.Ed. Batch 2017-19

Consolation Prize

Ruchi Bhatia B.Ed. Batch 2017-19

Sangeeta Kumari B.Ed. Batch 2017-19

2. Slogan Writing 1st Nidhi Singh B.Ed. Batch 2018-20

2nd Jyoti Kumari B.Ed. Batch 2018-20

Anjali Naithani B.Ed. Batch 2018-20

3rd Ruchi Bhatia B.Ed. Batch 2017-19

Neelam B.Ed. Batch 2017-19

Consolation Prize

Mamta Rawat B.Ed. Batch 2017-19

3. Rangoli 1st Ruchi Bhatia and Shashi Kumari

B.Ed. Batch 2017-19

2nd Neha Khendelwal and Kaisar Parveen

B.Ed. Batch 2018-20

3rd Sangeeta Kumari and Shiwani Pal

B.Ed. Batch 2017-19

Consolation Prize

Rohini and Roshani B.Ed. Batch 2018-20

4. Skit 1st Pratigya House B.Ed. Batch 2017-19 & 2018-20

2nd Pragyanam House B.Ed. Batch 2017-19 & 2018-20

3rd Pragya House B.Ed. Batch 2017-19 & 2018-20