Introduction
"Look at the bow in the cloud, in the very rain itself. That is a sign that the sun, though you cannot see it, is shining still; that up above beyond the cloud is still sunlight and warmth and cloudless blue sky."
The world of Sundas Foundation has all the colors of hope and promise of health for parents whose children suffer from threatening blood related diseases. These diseases, sadly, are not a matter of one day or month but portray life long suffering for children and their parents.
Established in 1998, Sundas Foundation is a registered charity committed to helping children suffering from a range of chronic and life threatening illnesses including Thalassaemia, Hemophilia, and Blood Cancer etc. With centers in Lahore, Gujranwala and Sialkot, the charity currently has 3,000 children registered with it for blood transfusion support. Since most of these children come from poor backgrounds, the transfusion and treatment is given to them free of cost.
Agenda
Sundas Foundation has a simple three point agenda guiding its efforts:
To provide comprehensive treatment and healthy blood and blood products to children from deserving families;
To motivate people to help in donation and collection of healthy blood; and
Create awareness about blood disorders and illegal trafficking of unhealthy blood and blood products.
The work of the foundation is based on the funds that it can raise. During 2005-2006, more than 36,000 blood bags were collected, preserved and transfused to patients.
Part of Rainbow
You can be a part of this Rainbow of Promise and put the colors back in some poor lives by:
Contributing zakat and donations; and
Donating blood for some desperate cases as many children have to wait for transfusion until healthy blood becomes available.
