20S05

Our class worked with the Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP) for our JC2 SL Day 2021 project. We were tasked with creating a Mousehunt campaign to help BMDP raise awareness and recruit more marrow donors and pledgers into their register.

We created an instagram page where people were invited to take photos of specific items in their house and then tag 3 other people, so as to increase the awareness about bone marrow donation.

Instagram: Projectbarrow_

This experience was eye-opening, as it allowed me to better understand the plight that the people with genetic diseases, leukaemia etc, undergo. This allowed me to better appreciate the sacrifices that bone marrow donators undergo, through the time and energy they have to sacrifice to save a person life, they are truly inspiring.

Initially, most of the us (the class) felt as if this SL Project was a waste of time and that there is really no point in doing the via project. But doing the instagram challenge have caught most of our attention onto Bone Marrow and it was honestly quite amazing, learning new things about it. The class overall had an enjoyable experience and have learnt values such as empathy and teamwork in doing the project. Empathising those who needs a donor but are unable to do so.