Drishti 2011, Creative Contest Deadline Getting Closer and Closer

Dear friends,

Greetings from Antardrishti!

There have been some amazing entries, and we are excited about what’s still to come in as the contest comes to a close. Closing date is 5th November, so don’t delay any futher and get your entry in now.

There is no fee to enter the contest. All entries should be delivered to the Antardrishti in Agra (Address:113,Tagore Nagar, Dayalbagh, Agra - 282005, Uttar Pradesh, India - Mobile Number - 09412258575) until 17.00 on 05th November 2011 either by hand or post:

For further information about contest and download posters/ forms please check our website athttp://www.drishti.org.in/

If you have any queries, suggestions, feedback on contest/ eye donation, please mail us at drishti2011@antardrishti.org and we willtry to clarify them at our best!

Join hand with us for the movement of Eye Donation and Spread this information.

Thank you for your time

Warm regards

Drishti2011

Eye Donation fortnight (25 August 8 September 2011)

We request all of you to download the poster,take printout and display it at various prominent places such as your office,school,college,house etc and inspire people to donate their eyes.

For further information and download posters/ forms in hindi or engish please check our website at http://www.antardrishti.org

If you have any queries,suggestions,feedback on Eye Donation,please mail us at eyedonation@antardrishti.org and we will try to clarify them at our best!

Join hand with us for the movement of Eye Donation and Spread this information.

Eye Donation Poster - 2011 (27)

Presentation:Eye Donation (24)

Form: Eye Donation Form (English) (7): Eye Donation Form (Hindi) (7)

independence day

on this independence day let us pledge to make India independent from Blindness.. india's Population -118crore. Deaths-62389/day Births-86853/day Total corneal Blinds-682497 If each day, Dying People donate their Eyes, .........within 11 Days all those blind will b able to See. Make it as Ur status at least for a day. Its worth sharing...!!! more about eye donation at http://drishti.org.in/

Drishti 2011 - Creative contest to promote eye donation

Drishti 2011 an initiative by Antardrishti to exploit creative communication tools will certainly bring considerable awareness for eye donation. Who could be better communicators than film makers and artists. And what would be a better provocation than a contest. So film makers and artists/designers across the India are invited to participate in creative contests promoting eye donation.
Awards

One major (Golden Eye) and one minor (Silver Eye)awards will be given out ineach category at the end of the festival,carrying a cashcomponent as well as atrophy. All entries selectedfor contest will get aCertificate of Participation.
The Jury

Jury will be constituted by key professionals from film,other art forms and members of civil society.  It would be a three member panel for selection of best entries. Jury would be an empowered body with no role of organizers in selection process which will involve meticulous methods in evaluation of entries.

The decision(s) of the Jury panels would be considered final &irrevocable and no further queries / discussions would be entertained in this regard.

for more information check our website at http://www.drishti.org.in

More then 12000 people participated in a fortnight-long eye donation awareness camp

eye donation card
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At least 400 people including students from 5 schools in Agra and more than 12000 people from different parts of India through internet participated in a fortnight-long eye donation awareness camp organized by Antardrishti along with the eye bank, S N Medical College, Agra. Students wrote slogans and made posters, after participation in the eye donation workshop, to spread awareness about the cause. “We wanted to sensitise students and people towards the need for eye donation by conducting this awareness camp,” said Dr. Amar Prakash, one of the volunteer for this fortnight camp.
 
Prof D.J. Pandey, in-charge of the eye bank at SNMC says, “Eye donations in the city have witnessed manifold increase over the years, but it is still less than the required number. It is the changing mindset that has brought in the transition, but the myth associated with eye donation has not been completely wiped out.”
 
Mr. M. L. Gidwani, city based banker and cartoonist says, “There is a urgent need to change people’s mindset. The number of people who pledge their eyes for donation is high. However, not all donations come in as at times the relatives are not comfortable with the idea.”  To promote eye donation and fighting out superstitions and mistaken notions about the eye donation, he developed a cartoon based concept, along with Antardrishti. He is working on the basics and hopeful also that very soon it will be available for everyone to use it and will promote eye donation.