15-year-old has helped 3,750 Mumbaikars through his blood donation camps
15-year-old has helped 3,750 Mumbaikars through his blood donation campsu00a0
Yashvardhan S Rajan (15) is no average teenager. While most his age are hooked on to PlayStation or are playing cricket during their free time, Yashvardhan chooses to save lives. This Std X student from the Ecole Mondiale World School, Juhu, has organised five successful blood donation camps in the city and has come to the rescue of around 3,750 people.
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Community service: Yashvardhan has organised five blood donation camps in the city |
Despite being in Std X, Yashvardhan takes time out to make placards and signboards urging people to donate blood. The support he has received from his school and his classmates has been overwhelming. "Our school has a subject called Community Service, which encourages us to serve the society. I have received immense support from my teachers as well as fellow students. I conducted two camps in school and the staff and parents turned up in large numbers to help my cause," he said.u00a0u00a0u00a0
For Yashvardhan, these camps mean a lot more than just a project that needs to be completed as part of the curriculum. He has been diligently organising camps for the past three years with the help of his 18-year-old brother Yuvraj. He has even made a documentary at the KEM Hospital to spread awareness about blood donation and his knowledge on the subject is immense.u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
"People in the city are large-hearted and would like to donate blood if they are made aware that blood donation is a selfless cause and that the human body makes the blood donated within 48 hours," he said.u00a0
Yashvardhan will soon be taking this initiative to Pune. A two-day camp, starting tomorrow, will be held at Magarpatta city, Pune, with assistance from Nobel Hospital.
Saving graceYashvardhan has managed to collect 1,250 units of blood.u00a0 Each unit has the capability of saving up to three lives. India requires approx 60 lakh units of blood every year, which determines the health and lives of 18 lakh people.
