Teenager from Hyderabad leads Thalassaemia awareness with project Hb CARE
Samarth raised Rs.7.50 lakh - Rs. 2.50 lakh through crowd funding and Rs.5 lakh through CSR funding for the project which reached over 7,000 people through social media campaigns and public engagements
Hyderabad: Moved by the plight of challenges faced by children with Thalassaemia, a 15 year-old high school student, Samarth Lamba took up their cause with a passion and drive that resulted in him launching a project Hb CARE, aimed at awareness, blood donation, and community testing.
In the last year, Samarth raised Rs.7.50 lakh – Rs. 2.50 lakh through crowd funding and Rs.5 lakh through CSR funding for the project which reached over 7,000 people through social media campaigns and public engagements.
He also organised five blood donation and awareness camps in collaboration with The Blood Warriors Foundation, with more than 3,000 participants.
Samarth’s initiative encourages blood donation as a habit, raises awareness on early detection and treatment, and provides a support network for Thalassaemia patients.
Each camp includes flyer distribution, on-the-spot blood bridge registrations, and kits for participants. Samarth was invited to present his initiative at the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC Berkeley, USA.
Samarth appeals to students, schools, institutions, and civic leaders to volunteer, donate, and educate. He adds, “Thalassaemia is preventable with awareness and testing. If we can empower people early, we can save lives.”
