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Dela Idowu wins prestigious award for her work

raising awareness of the need for more people from

the BAME (Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority) community

to sign up to the National Organ Donor Register

O rgan donation within the African and and encourage other
Caribbean community received a boost in the school students across
London borough of Brent, when Dela Idowu,
the country to go out
founder of Gift of Living Donation, teamed up into their community and
with Brent Council to enlist the help of young
organ donation. In fact
people to raise public awareness of organ donation spread the word about
and engage with the local community to encourage they can’t understand why
then to join the National Organ Donor register. everyone wouldn’t want
to sign up to the register
Young people in Brent spoke to African and Caribbean
anyway!!
employees working at Brent Civic centre about the
need for more organ donors from the black community. Dela Idowu’s proudest
Their comments inspired some people who never personal moment came
Dela Idowu receives her
considered joining the register to sign up. on the 18th July 2016
LIFTEFFECTS star award
when she received
Over a busy weekend students from Capital City
the LIFTEFFECTS Star Award in celebration and
Academy and Gift of Living Donation were invited
recognition of her selfless act of service to promoting
by Tesco Superstore, Brent Park, to display their art
organ donation in the black community. Dela was
work on organ donation and engage with shoppers
asked about her driving passion.
- many of whom are from the BAME community.
They encouraged them to consider joining the organ She said she is committed to seeing more patients
donation register. Their proudest moment was signing from the black community with advanced kidney failure
many up to the register knowing they were helping get freedom from dialysis and an improved quality of
to making a real difference. They hope to set a trend life through receiving a life-changing transplant.

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