About Dhanam Movement
Dhanam, the initiative of Fr.Jerry Rosario, SJ (MDU) is dedicated to the promotion of human donation - donation of blood, eyes and other tissue; of organs for transplant and the whole body for medical/scientific research.
A Public Charitable Trust - the Dhanam Trust - was registered only on 9 Feb 2009 with Fr Provincial (of the Madurai Jesuit Province) as the chairperson and Fr Jerry Rosario as the Executive Director. It was officially launched as a Jesuit Ministry on Independence Day 15 Aug - that year with Fr.M. Devadoss, SJ, the then Provincial, symbolically piercing a heart - shaped balloon to inaugurate this ministry to promote human donations.
Early 1993, Fr Peter Hans Kolvenbach SJ, the then Jesuit Superior General, wrote a letter to all Major Superiors on extradinary Healthcare in which he informed that Jesuits "may draw up and carry with them a legally valid document which donates their vital organs, in case of death, to someone in need.They may be if they wish donate their body for scientific purposes after death.
Thereupon Fr Jerry carried the idea with him wherever he went. Superstitions and skepticism painstakingly overcome-person by person, camp after camp-the dint was beginning to be felt. Each day the victory belonged to the hero or heroine of the day- some one who gave blood, some one who pledged organs , some other who designed a Living Will to donate the entire body for medical research. Fr Jerry signed his own Living Will in 1995.
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History
Dhanam, the initiative of Fr.Jerry Rosario, SJ (MDU) ([email protected]), is dedicated to the promotion of human donation - donation of blood, eyes and other tissue; of organs for transplant and the whole body for medical/scientific research.
A Public Charitable Trust - the Dhanam Trust - was registered only on 9 Feb 2009 with Fr Provincial (of the Madurai Jesuit Province) as the chairperson and Fr Jerry Rosario as the Executive Director. It was officially launched as a Jesuit Ministry on Independence Day 15 Aug - that year with Fr.M. Devadoss, SJ, the then Provincial, symbolically piercing a heart - shaped balloon to inaugurate this ministry to promote human donations.
Early 1993, Fr peter Hans Kolvenbach SJ, the then Jesuit Superior General, wrote a letter to all Major Superiors on extradinary Healthcare in which he informed that Jesuits "may draw up and carry with them a legally valid document which donates their vital organs, in case of death, to someone in need.They may be if they wish donate their body for scientific purposes after death.
Thereupon Fr Jerry carried the idea with him wherever he went. Superstitions and skepticism painstakingly overcome-person by person, camp after camp-the dint was beginning to be felt. Each day the victory belonged to the hero or heroine of the day- some one who gave blood, some one who pledged organs , some other who designed a Living Will to donate the entire body for medical research. Fr Jerry signed his own Living Will in 1995.
Vision
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Admin
The Provincial of Madurai Jesuit Province shall be the Permanent trustee and Chairman of the Trust. He shall be the permanent trustee ex-officio and continue to be the Trustee as long as he continues to be the Provincial of Madurai Jesuit Province. As and when there is a change in the office of Madurai Jesuit Province, the Provincial in office shall become the Chairman of the Trust.
Fr. Jerry Rosario,SJ shall be the trustee and also the Executive Director and Treasurer of the Trust.
Chairman of the Trust is empowered to appoint, reappoint, remove any Trustee or office bearers at any point, reappoint, and remove any Trustee or office bearers at any appoint of time for proper administration of the trust.