About Kenyan By Blood Foundation | Blood Donation Advocacy in Kenya
KenyanByBloodFoundation
Official partner to the Ministry of Health in Kenya
Kenya Blood Transfusion Services
The Kenya Blood Transfusion and Transplant Services acknowledges the importance of access to safe blood in the Kenyan health sector.
Kenyan By Blood Foundation
As an official partner to the Ministry of Health, we work in sensitization, capacity building, resource mobilization, and transportation of blood.
Our Blood Donation Partnership
Together, we bridge the gap in access to safe blood across the country, ensuring that all Kenyans have access to life-saving blood when needed.
"Every drop of blood donated has the power to save a life in Kenya."
Our Purpose
Our Mission
To educate and inform the Youth on the importance of blood donation.
Our Vision
To educate, mobilize and develop a culture of blood donation for safe access of blood to all Kenyans.
Together, we're building a culture of regular blood donation across Kenya to ensure no life is lost due to blood shortage.
Why Our Work Matters
What is the situation of Blood in Kenya
In Kenya, seven people require a blood transfusion every minutes yet the country suffers a shortage of supply, with only 16% of the blood needed in the country collected.
Did you know?
Because of low donation in the country, replacement donation is on the rise.
8,000+
Requests were made online in Kenya the last year. Showing an increase in demand.
Source: Source: Google trends 2023-2024
30%
Of road Traffic Accidents (6,938) mortality were a result of bleeding complications in 2022.
2,700
Of 6,500 maternal deaths in 2022 were from bleeding complications.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Kenya has an annual demand of approximately 500,000 units of blood. However, in the FY 2022/2023 ending June the country collected 412,531 units annually, leaving a substantial gap in the supply of safe and adequate blood. The shortage of blood in Kenya is a result of several factors, including inadequate infrastructure, limited funding, and poor blood donor recruitment and retention.
WORLD BANK, MAY 2022
Blood Donor
Our Journey So Far
From humble beginnings to nationwide impact, our journey reflects our commitment to ensuring blood availability across Kenya.
KTTA FORMATION
Introduction of new systems of regulation and development of new satellite locations
42 SATELLITE BLOOD BANKS
Launch of Kenyan By Blood Campaign, nationwide
AWARENESS INCREASED
Partnerships with County Governments and Community Based Organizations
BLOOD AWARENESS
with County Government partnerships to build capacity of County Satellite banks
Our Goal: 500,000 Units Annually
We're making significant progress toward meeting Kenya's annual blood demand of 500,000 units, with 412,531 units collected in 2023.
Our Four Pillars of Approach
A key objective of this assignment is to ensure the sustainability of regular blood donors; Key strategic partners represent significant population segments that have large pools of potential donors.
Our mobilization approach is anchored on four main pillars:
1. Targeted Education
The goal of using targeted education is to emphasize the role of every person in voluntarily non-remunerated blood donation, and the necessity of donating blood on a regular basis. Apart from acquiring long term partnerships from the leading institutions, all members of the institutions must be encouraged to donate blood through appealing to their altruism while countering negative stereotypes or misconceptions associated with blood donation. Targeted education is providing us an avenue to address the psychosocial correlates of blood donation motivation depending on the potential donor group in question, e.g. patriotism, empathy, altruism or reciprocity.
2. Advocacy
We liaise with the KBTTS communication team to align marketing communication to potential blood donors. Targeted advocacy ensures that the right messaging is aligned to audience to complement the conversations we hold with key stakeholder groups while leveraging the power of repetition in expressing the need for blood donation, where to donate blood and the instilling positive reinforcement.
3. Mobilizing donors on the day of blood donation
We have been coordinating with a network of healthcare providers countrywide to mobilize blood donors on ground on the day of donation. Our aim is to foster the spirit of blood donation while promoting health seeking behavior amongst blood donors.
4. Long-term Partnership Model
We target the community based on their passion points and leverage behavioral change communication to educate, spark interest and drive action towards blood donation. We meet them at their point of comfort and passion and rally them to be part of the solution.
Strategic Partnerships
Building partnerships between KBTTS and key strategic partners
Meet Our Team
The talented people behind our success
Derrick Ngokonyo
Team Lead
Dennis Muigai
Team Lead
Benedict Kirira
Media and Communications Lead
Andrew Maingi
Growth and Partnerships Lead
David Masese
Growth and Partnerships Lead
Prince Muraguri
Research Monitoring and Evaluation Lead
Nancy Muthoni Nyaga
Digital Lead
Dr. Valentine Mwende
Spokesperson
Lamech Koibarak
Monitoring and Evaluation Lead
Rashid Salim
Programs Coordinator
Lekakeny Collins
IT and Development Lead
Anthony Odhek
Legal Counsel
Your Donation Saves Lives in Kenya
Every three seconds, someone in Kenya needs blood. Join thousands of young donors making a difference by ensuring safe blood access for all Kenyans.
Donate Blood
A single donation can save up to three lives
Volunteer
Help organize blood drives in your community
Support Us
Contribute financially to our life-saving mission
Kenya Blood Transfusion and Transplant Services partners with Kenyan by Blood Foundation to ensure blood supply nationwide.