Sankalp India Foundation

Sankalp India Foundation(R)

Lets Give Life a Better Chance
Motto Lets Give Life a Better Chance
Founded 23 May 2003
Founder Students
Type Non-Government Voluntary Organisation
Location
Area served
India
Website http://www.sankalpindia.net/

Sankalp India Foundation is a Bangalore-based non-government organisation.[1] It a youth organisation working for blood donation, thalassemia and disaster relief.

Activities

Blood Donation

Since 2003,[2] it has been working for voluntary blood donation in Karnataka. A blood helpline is run by the organisation.[3] It also organizes several blood donation camps. It is one of the pioneer organisations which helps patients worldwide with a rare blood group "Bombay Blood Group" (also known as hh blood group).[4]

Thalassemia

It runs two day care centers in Bangalore for children suffering from Thalassemia.[5][6]

Disaster relief

Sankalp also participates in disaster relief activities. A few of the disasters in which it participated for relief are the Tsunami on the Indian sub continent,[7] Karnataka floods, Sikkim earthquake, J&K earthquake, and the Assam floods.[8]

Bone Marrow Trasplant

In collaboration with People Tree Hospitals and Cure2Children Foundation, Italy, Sankalp is also running Bone marrow transplant centre in Bangalore for Thalassemia Patients.[9]

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ NGO connect: ‘Bombay Blood’ flown to Istanbul
  2. ↑ An appeal to donate blood
  3. ↑ State-wide helpline for blood launched
  4. ↑ Istanbul man finds blood donor in Bangalore
  5. ↑ Thalassemia: The growing challenge
  6. ↑ Thalassemia day care centre opened
  7. ↑ People remember Tsunami victims
  8. ↑ Sourav Roy. "Water, Water, Everywhere". the-nri.com.
  9. ↑ Hope for Bengaluru kids with thalassemia
  10. ↑ AmeriCares Spirit of Humanity Awards 2011 Winners
  11. ↑ AmeriCares Spirit of Humanity Awards 2011 Winners
  12. ↑ Manthan Awards Asia Pacific 2013 Winner
  13. ↑ eNgo Challenge 2014 South Asia Winners 2014
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