Sehar means dawn.

The first light after a long night. We are a not-for-profit giving children with thalassemia safe, free, lifelong care, starting with a proper blood bank and laboratory where families have neither.

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01 Our mission

Free, lifelong care. And fewer new cases.

We picture a Pakistan where no child is born with preventable thalassemia, and every patient lives a full life.

Our mission is to give every child with thalassemia or a blood disorder safe, free, lifelong care, and to stop new cases before they begin.

Zakat eligibleAmanahTraced to the child

02 From the sketchbook

Four ideas, one breath.

Studies for our logo. Each part of the mark carries one idea; together they make the crest at the top of every page.

Pencil study of two cupped hands — *Study I* · HandsThe circle of care around every child: donors, doctors, medicines, testing and bone marrow support.

Pencil study of a blood drop — *Study II* · Blood dropBlood keeps every patient alive. It is the heart of everything we do.

Pencil study of a child raising both arms — *Study III* · ChildA child well enough to raise both arms and play. That is the new breath.

Pencil study of a rising sun — *Study IV* · SunriseA new day. The only yellow in our logo, used sparingly, like hope should be.

The finished crest. Bone hands, a red drop, the child cut out of it and a small sun: drawn to sit on a deep wine ground, like a stamp on every letter we send.

03 How we work

Hope over pity. Facts over adjectives.

Free means free.No family pays for blood, bags, medicine or tests. Not a subsidy, not a discount: free.
Safety before speed.Every unit screened for hepatitis B, C and HIV and cross-matched. Our target is zero transfusion-transmitted infections.
Prevention is the cure we have.Every carrier test before marriage is a child who may never need a transfusion.
Dignity in every story.We share a child's name or photo only with written consent from their family.

04 Our first initiative

It starts with a blood bank.

In too many districts of Pakistan, families have no proper blood bank and no adequately equipped laboratory within reach. Our first and primary goal is to build both: the foundation for every service we will offer.

Blood bankSafe, screened and cross-matched blood, available close to home.
Medical laboratoryProperly equipped for diagnosis, carrier testing, ferritin and viral screening.
Then the communityTransfusion care, donor drives and screening camps for the families around it.

Fund the blood bank

05 Trust

Run with discipline from day one.

Medical decisions sit with a haematologist. Money decisions sit with an independent board and an audited account.

Registered.Section 42 not-for-profit company, registered with SECP.
An independent board.Founder, haematologist (medical director), chartered accountant, lawyer and a patient parent.
Zakat kept apart.Recorded separately, vetted by a scholar.
Audited.Annual audit by an ICAP-listed firm; PCP certification after year one.
Tax credit.FBR section 2(36) approval applied for, so donors get tax credit.
Lean.Admin kept under 15 percent of funds.

Run with discipline from day one.

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