by jhodsteeringgroup | Sep 10, 2023 | Campaigns, Cultural, Uncategorized
This Paryushan, we are urging the Jain community to join hands and complete this pledge. Numbers waiting for a transplant continue to rise, and we can help by giving two minutes to register our decision to donate our organs. Please register your pledge...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Dec 1, 2022 | Cultural, Events
A wonderful Diwali celebration on 5 November in honour of living donors and donor families from the Jain and Hindu communities and shown on Aastha TV on 27 November 2022. Our grateful thanks to the donors, donor families, our Steering Group, Trustees and supporters,...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Nov 1, 2022 | Campaigns, Cultural, Resources
We are incredibly pleased with the outcomes of this pilot project to help raise awareness of organ donation across West London. Our key achievements include: excellent partnership working between JHOD and City Sikhs; establishment of effective relationships with a...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Oct 20, 2022 | Campaigns, Cultural
On Sunday 4 September 2022 – few days after the end of the Paryusan festival, over 1,500 people viewed this stunning art piece at Oshwal Centre. The art piece took 13 hours to create and depicts an organ donation story through Rangoli. Over 500 positive...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Dec 9, 2021 | Cultural, Events
Jains believe in Sewa of mankind and all beings and helping others to live. Organ donation is a form of Sewa in this context and many Jain religious leaders followed by the Jain community in the UK support organ donation after death as well as living organ donation. ...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Oct 5, 2020 | Cultural
We are looking for budding artists to enter our competition. Open to everyone aged five and over, and entries should consist of a visual image or a short video of 2 mins depicting organ donation. More organ donors are needed in the UK and this ‘festival of...