Honouring Mothers by Saving Mothers — A Call to Pledge Organ Donation
Mother’s Day Special | May 2026
By Rotarian Lal Goel
Founder & Charter President
Rotary Club of Organ Donation International
Chairman: Organ Donation India Foundation & GYAN
“A mother gives us life and nurtures it with her very being. The greatest tribute we can offer is to pass that gift forward by pledging to donate our organs and saving mothers who are waiting for a second chance at life.”
She Who Gave Life
A mother is the first giver of life, of strength, of unconditional love.
Before we could breathe, she sustained us. Before we could stand, she carried us.
This Mother’s Day, let us not only celebrate her — let us honour her in the most meaningful way possible:
by giving life to someone else.
Because today, across India, thousands of mothers are waiting.
Waiting for a kidney. Waiting for a liver. Waiting… for hope.
Many will not get that chance.
A Tribute Through Action
Flowers fade. Cards are forgotten.
But a life saved becomes a legacy.
This year, let your tribute go beyond words.
Pledge to donate your organs.
Every donor card signed is not just a form —
It is a promise to a mother you may never meet.
A Truth We Must Confront
In many families, when a mother needs an organ, she is placed last.
Others are considered first. She is told to wait.
This must change.
A mother who gave everything should not be the last to receive care.
If you are medically eligible as a child, sibling, or loved one, step forward.
Living donation is not just a medical act.
It is gratitude in its purest form.
The Mothers Waiting in Silence
They do not protest.
They do not demand.
They wait just as they once waited through sleepless nights for us.
But waiting is costing them their lives.
India’s organ donation rate remains critically low.
And behind every statistic is a mother, a family, a story that could have continued.
What You Can Do Today
- Pledge your organs after life
Register at the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (www.notto.mohfw.gov.in) after talking with your family. - Consider living donation
If your mother or a mother in your family needs a transplant, explore your eligibility. - Change the mindset
Do not let the mother be the last option. Let her be the priority. - Start the conversation
Speak about organ donation at home. Make it a tradition, not a taboo. - Spread awareness
One conversation can save multiple lives.
A Tribute Beyond a Day
Mother’s Day is not just a celebration — it is a reflection.
When we choose organ donation, we carry forward her greatest lesson:
that life is meant to be given, not held back.
Come forward.
Pledge. Donate. Save a Mother.
Because she saved you first.