Eye Donation Awareness Campaign

From awareness programs to walkathons to Blindfolded Marathons since 31 years

In 1991, as a fresh graduate, Dr Kashyap launched the first ever eye donation campen in the then unified Bihar Jharkhand to dispel hesitation regarding eye donation. Small efforts bore fruits , when in 1995 she received the first post humous eye donation in the state. Over the past 31 years continued eye donation awareness programs and yearly run for vision, blind folded marathons for past 20 years turned the campaign into a movement During covid times she initiated innovative digital eye donation awareness and involved more than 10000 students and found out digital platform is as effective as print and electronic media She also found out that a high percentage of people are aware of eye donation but they are not willing to do this. She organizes awareness programs involving priests of different religions and also regular essay and painting competitions on eye donation theme among school children to dispel hesitation regarding eye donation She tried to inspire the students, youth power of Jharkhand through multiple webinars during COVID time also


Highlights :

The first Eye Bank in unified Bihar and Jharkhand, Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank, Ranchi, has so far received over 10,000 eye donation pledges from men and women from all walks of life. Eye donation pledges continue to soar each year. Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank, Ranchi, has the credit of receiving the first posthumous eye donation and conducting the first free cornea transplant in the then unified Bihar and Jharkhand in 1995.
The only eye bank in Jharkhand to have successfully concluded 710 free cornea transplants, so far, gifting vision to as many needy men and women. Inspired by the Eye Donation Awareness Campaigns by Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank, Ranchi, Sri Babulal Marandi, Chief Minister, Jharkhand, pledged his eyes in 2002. Sri Arjun Munda, Chief Minister, Jharkhand and Sri Ved Marwah, Honourable Governor of Jharkhand, pledged their eyes in 2004.
In 2005, Sri Shibu Soren, Chief Minister, Jharkhand, after participating in the Run for Vision, organised by Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank, Ranch, pledged his eyes. In 2011, Sri Shibu Soren’s son, Sri Hemant Soren, then Deputy Chief Minister, Jharkhand and currently Chief Minister, Jharkhand, was pleased to pledge his eyes. In 2013, Sri Jairam Ramesh, the then Union Minister, pledged his eyes .During her tenure as the Honourable Governor of Jharkhand from May 2015 to July 2021, Her Excellency, Smt.Droupadi Murmu , currently President of India, had been pleased to lead Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank’s annual Eye Donation Awareness campaigns and Run For Vision, every year at Ranchi, from 2015 to 2019.
Inspired by the work of Dr.Bharti Kashyap, medical director and her founded Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank, Ranchi, Her Excellency, Smt.Droupadi Murmu , has been pleased to pledge her eyes with the Eye Bank. During the Corona pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank, Ranchi, achieved a historic milestone of successfully conducting 124 free cornea transplants.

Sewa Pakhwara Free Eye Checkup and Cataract Surgery Camp at Pandra, Ranchi On 18-Sep-22

Run for Vision – 2022

Run for Vision – 2021

Run for Vision – 2020

36th National Eye Donation Fortnight Programme – 2021

36th National Eye Donation Fortnight Programme with Hon’ble Governor of Jharkhand and Health Minister on 31st August 2021

Eye Donation Awareness Programme with Health Department of Jharkhand 2021 & 2020

Glimpses Of Eye Donation Awareness Programme with Health Department of Jharkhand on 10TH May, 2021 and 16th Oct 2020

Run for Vision – 2019

Glimpses Of Run For Vision 2019

Eye Donation Awarness Programme with Doordarshan & Sanmarg Live – 2019

Glimpses Of Eye Donation Awarness Programme with Doordarshan & Sanmarg Live – 2019

Half Yearly Meeting of Eye Donation Awareness Club on 04th September 2019

Glimpses Of Half Yearly Meeting of Eye Donation Awareness Club on 04th September 2019

Painting Competition Organized for Eye donation Awareness 2019 / 2018

Painting Competition organized for eye donation awareness at Ursuline School on 20 August 2019 and Eye Donation Awareness Club in National Eye Donation Fortnight on theme of Eye Donation – 2018

Run For Vision 2018

Glimpses Of Run For Vision Campaign 2018

Eye Donation Awareness programme with Marwari Mahila Manch – 2018

Glimpses Of Eye Donation Awareness programme with Marwari Mahila Manch – 2018

Selection of New office bearers of Eye Donation Awareness Club 2018 – 2020 & online webinar on August 2020

Selection of New office bearers of Eye Donation Awareness Club 2018 – 2020 & Eye Donation Awareness Programme through online webinar on August 2020

Run for Vision – 2017

Glimpses Of Run for Vision – 2017

Run for Vision – 2016

Glimpses Of Run for Vision – 2016

Run for Vision – 2015 & 2014

Glimpses Of Run for Vision – 2015 & 2014

Run for Vision – 2013

Glimpses Of Run for Vision – 2013

Run for Vision – 2012

Glimpses Of Run for Vision – 2012

Run for Vision – 2011

Glimpses Of Run for Vision – 2011

Run for Vision – 2010

Glimpses Of Run for Vision – 2010

Run for Vision – 2009

Glimpses Of Run for Vision – 2009

Run for Vision – 2008

Glimpses Of Run for Vision – 2008

Run for Vision – 2007

Glimpses Of Run for Vision – 2007

Run for Vision – 2005

Glimpses Of Run for Vision – 2005

Eye Donation Fortnight – 2005 / 2004

~ Eye donation Awareness Programme in Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce in Eye Donation Fortnight, 2005
~ Chief Justice Altamas Kabir & Advocate General Mr. Anil Sinha with his group of High Court Justices during 2005 Eye donation fortnight
~ Prabhat Khabar Editor Harivansh jee pledging his Eyes to Kashyap Memorial Eye Baank donation fortnight, 2004
~ Hindustan Editor Harinarayan Singh Pledging his Eyes to Kashyap Memorial Eye Baank in Eye Donation fortnight, 2004

Eye Donation By Governor Ved Marwah & CM Shri Arjun Munda 2003 / Shri Babulal Marandi 2002

~ Governor Ved Marwah Donating his Eyes to Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank 2003
~ CM Shri Arjun Munda giving filled eye danation form to kashyaps, 2003
~ CM of Jharkhand Shri Babulal Marandi Pledging his eyes in Kashyap Memorial Eye Bank 2002

Formation of Eye DAC & Election of president and secretary

~ Formation of Eye DAC & Election of President and Secretary
~ Unveilling of folder by Prabhat Khabar Editor Mr. B.N. Mishra