In the first test that RK Colleges was put through after Sankalp expanded to Karnataka state wide organization. With Shimoga, Davangere, Mysore, Bellary, Kolar, Dharwad being the target districts, variation (in terms of even climate and Voluntary Blood Donation concepts) and lessons learnt were different.
The State wide helpline 94800 44444 is now functioning and stabilized to a great extent. After attaining a satisfactory level of stability with the helpline and all the blood banks across the state which are connected to it, the helpline will now be inaugurated on 15th August. This is our gift to the people of Karnataka from all the volunteers of Sankalp India Foundation. :)
4th August, 2008… Saw another team come alive in Sankalp … Our dream, to see 100% voluntary blood donation, started involving the young minds, our country’s future potential, “going to be change makers”, the high school students…
After lot of understanding, preparation, and support the Rakta Kranti School team set out for the first time with enthusiasm, determination and a little fear, to educate the children about blood donation.
Sankalp India Foundation places highest importance to the safety and well being of all our donors. In order to raise the bar on the quality standards and the procedures adopted to keep our donors safe Sankalp has initiated a “Blood Donation Reaction Study”. This study will comprise of recording of all donation reactions which occur in our drives. This is an effort to understand and work towards making our blood drives safer and better for the donors.
Bangalore needs more than two lakh units of blood every year. However, only about 70 per cent of this requirement is fulfilled. There now is a fair amount of awareness about blood donation in society. Despite advancement in science and technology, there is still no means to “manufacture” blood.
