by jhodsteeringgroup | Oct 7, 2024 | Living Donors, Organ Recipients
Vacancies We are seeking three part-time coordinators to help us continue our work to raise awareness of organ donation across England and Wales. These new roles are funded by NHS Blood and Transplant through our two-year partnership with the Community Grants...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Jul 11, 2024 | Campaigns, Legislative, Resources, Uncategorized
JHOD’s 4-year strategy is an ambitious step to address the profound effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and three years on from the organ donation law change in England and its limited impact. Much still needs to be done to encourage more people from South Asian...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Jun 30, 2024 | Campaigns, Cultural, Donor Families, Living Donors, Organ Recipients, Resources
Jain and Hindu Organ Donation Alliance partnered on an innovative project with the Royal Free Hospital to help Jain and Hindu patients awaiting kidney transplants. The completed project involved one-to-one engagement with 19 patients and their families and a...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Nov 30, 2023 | Cultural, Events
Hundreds of people visited us at Diwali in Trafalgar Square to find out more about organ donation and their choices. We were joined by special organ donation nurses from NHS Blood and Transplant to answer questions and encourage conversations. Thank you to all who...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Nov 30, 2023 | Campaigns, Cultural, Legislative
An Organ Donation Summit held at City Hall in London marked an important milestone in the efforts to increase organ donation rates and save more lives. The Summit was organised by Jain and Hindu Organ Donation Alliance (JHOD), The National Black, Asian, Mixed Race,...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Sep 10, 2023 | 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 | Sep 8, 2023 | Events, Legislative
Three years on from the law change in England, JHOD calls on the community to make a ‘definite organ donation decision’ and tell their families about their wishes. This follows findings of research commissioned by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical...
by jhodsteeringgroup | Dec 2, 2022 | Legislative
Jain and Hindu Organ Donation Alliance has recently become a charity and announced three eminent patrons during the evening: Lord Jitesh Gadhia; Professor Sir Nilesh Samani and singer, songwriter, and musician Navin Kundra. Lord Jitesh Gadhia, Patron of JHOD, said:...
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 | Aug 16, 2022 | Events
We are honouring living organ donors from Jain and Hindu communities at this event with Royal Free Hospital and BAPS Swaminarayan Neasden Temple on Saturday, 10 September 2022. The Conference will be chaired by Lord Jitesh Gadhia. If you are a living donor, get in...
