Founded by sickle cell warriors, we mobilize communities to donate blood voluntarily and ensure equitable accessibility and availability of blood, to all sickle cell patients
A single blood donation can save up to 3 lives.
Sickle cell patients often need monthly transfusions to survive.
Tanzania’s Blood Shortage Crisis
The Bone and Blood Foundation (BBF) is a registered non-governmental organization based in Tanzania, dedicated to providing education and raising awareness about the importance of voluntary blood donation in order to save lives; the foundation’s founders are people living with sickle cell disease.
The organization helps National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS) to collect blood and reach the total annual requirement target by providing sites, providing education, and raising awareness in the community about importance of voluntary blood donation.
Every year, thousands of Tanzanians—especially sickle cell patients, mothers, and accident victims—need blood to survive. But we can’t do it alone. By partnering with the Bone and Blood Foundation, your organization will directly contribute to a sustainable blood supply chain and healthier communities.
Our core areas of work include:
We organize regular blood drives in schools, communities, and workplaces to ensure safe and sufficient blood supply, particularly for SCD patients, mothers with birth complications, and emergency cases.
We educate the public about SCD through campaigns, workshops, and media, and provide free or low-cost screening services to promote early diagnosis and better disease management.
To be an internationally recognized organization of excellence in advancing blood donation in Tanzania.
Our mission is to encourage more people to consider becoming a voluntary blood donor and to collect enough blood, to ensure the availability and accessibility of blood to sickle cell disease patients.
