One Percent Project aims to build a movement of Nigerians committed to donation, safe testing and adeuate distribution of blood in Nigeria.Tumblr (3.0; @onepercentproject)http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/57d28f7ec105b2e5dbc6e674f4ada182/tumblr_mlm1sh9Usv1ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6d8366ab707d13ec5dc44e649faf4b09/tumblr_mlm1sh9Usv1ruqsllo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/93a67de0a5cce7b3f9b3069b37abb465/tumblr_mlm1sh9Usv1ruqsllo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fd9718ee516340da58bf6910b04a003a/tumblr_mlm1sh9Usv1ruqsllo5_250.png"/><br/> <br/><p>THE PARTNERS: One percent project, Coca Cola, KB Club, Anyworks Services, Blood Donor Clinic of LUTH. </p> <div class="post-content"> <div class="caption"> <div class="post-content"> <div class="caption"> <p>#LUTHLove Blood Drive - March 8th. Blood saves lives! </p> </div> </div> </div> </div>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48527461518http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48527461518Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:02:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/915571483d2816514da1e2835c6dd403/tumblr_mlm0wrJDrg1ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c056e4ce2e03679313764e5b508169db/tumblr_mlm0wrJDrg1ruqsllo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5cc7bde7721040076d45139f95f1cad6/tumblr_mlm0wrJDrg1ruqsllo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/23b86fd909a163e202b199b3894b3e5b/tumblr_mlm0wrJDrg1ruqsllo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d4c22fa1f49e40f721d3e684e335c58d/tumblr_mlm0wrJDrg1ruqsllo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><div class="post-content"> <div class="caption"> <p>#LUTHLove Blood Drive - March 8th. Blood saves lives! </p> </div> </div>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48526152980http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48526152980Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:43:39 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9da01989e5d460c2c1de2e73d2e033d5/tumblr_mlm0kzgElP1ruqsllo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad47a052ea6a9896a480784f8c3fdef4/tumblr_mlm0kzgElP1ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/39e08dd605d84d839313484ce7e5ccb7/tumblr_mlm0kzgElP1ruqsllo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5c4ed77a56d705481436631d2407bd43/tumblr_mlm0kzgElP1ruqsllo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/21c34a0d330a0fa4713e47096ff4169b/tumblr_mlm0kzgElP1ruqsllo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span>#LUTHLove Blood Drive - March 8th. Blood saves lives! </span></p> <p><span><span>Blood drives are not just about blood, they are about fostering a sense of community and having fun </span><span>while</span><span> saving lives. </span></span></p> <div class="post-meta"></div>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48525684947http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48525684947Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:36:35 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/37bd476398e6fbb7ae4f5aae29f331c9/tumblr_mlm04kZLa31ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cd0ae1caddf79cabedd4267188dec658/tumblr_mlm04kZLa31ruqsllo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/84a6a64d20a737351dec598dcf1c3ea5/tumblr_mlm04kZLa31ruqsllo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/023afeb2770662f32b1066159f77e0e4/tumblr_mlm04kZLa31ruqsllo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6ef6d051a3a1c28819a6fb1db2e8e61b/tumblr_mlm04kZLa31ruqsllo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><div class="post-content"> <div class="caption"> <p>#LUTHLove Blood Drive - March 8th. Blood saves lives! </p> </div> </div>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48525039938http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48525039938Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:26:44 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/447053a34a0331a9ca1f5915881e7c5c/tumblr_mllzekQzuk1ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6d8366ab707d13ec5dc44e649faf4b09/tumblr_mllzekQzuk1ruqsllo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1e197857f57a3dd61d04f96bc63f5140/tumblr_mllzekQzuk1ruqsllo3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5c4ed77a56d705481436631d2407bd43/tumblr_mllzekQzuk1ruqsllo4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4e524e69371b86c9f303135ded05faf7/tumblr_mllzekQzuk1ruqsllo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><div class="post-content"> <div class="caption"> <p>#LUTHLove Blood Drive - March 8th. Blood saves lives! </p> </div> </div>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48524054437http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48524054437Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:11:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/02f49837ededc1212b404f77e4616faa/tumblr_mllz7k8Cb81ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/720b16d9d755487b84a56c36f7152aa7/tumblr_mllz7k8Cb81ruqsllo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0ac229a2281025b78e98a999f1474bb1/tumblr_mllz7k8Cb81ruqsllo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/77183306830fda82e059144c381b77a0/tumblr_mllz7k8Cb81ruqsllo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/86d456190571d217832032cd539db00f/tumblr_mllz7k8Cb81ruqsllo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c0bd57a4114f0f6ec55032cdca0ef100/tumblr_mllz7k8Cb81ruqsllo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>#LUTHLove Blood Drive - March 8th. Blood saves lives! </p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48523809016http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48523809016Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:06:56 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e602c3c68a595bda52b89c4cf8e26071/tumblr_mllyp4bx2n1ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/237c079beff12479b654d7c43961564e/tumblr_mllyp4bx2n1ruqsllo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dfe9a27831ead54c69911f875947fb38/tumblr_mllyp4bx2n1ruqsllo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>#LUTHLove Blood Drive - March 8th. Blood saves lives! </p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48523144667http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48523144667Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:55:52 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a800bd3d81b6dfa3140a8b133cd35f53/tumblr_mlly8aeHnm1ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a9376476e196613c59b0abb7bc5336d/tumblr_mlly8aeHnm1ruqsllo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/00efea05a8a6162a692b7b4004b1145c/tumblr_mlly8aeHnm1ruqsllo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>#LUTHLove Blood Drive - March 8th. Blood saves lives! <span>Keebites giving blood! </span></p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48522567123http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48522567123Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:45:46 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ca8cd8268d56819fe7ba71e2975c62b9/tumblr_mlly0vq7Pn1ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#LUTHLove Blood Drive - March 8th. Blood saves lives! </p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48522312658http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48522312658Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:41:19 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/48f3ca5989fe6f5357789c6a981830a5/tumblr_mllx6vwOPd1ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4196bd6347be32992d05cf83a77e13b9/tumblr_mllx6vwOPd1ruqsllo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4f8b60546ecc4f411f12a48d495663cc/tumblr_mllx6vwOPd1ruqsllo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><div class="post_content clearfix" id="post_content_48520965707"> <div class="caption"> <p>#LUTHLove Blood Drive - March 8th. Blood saves lives! </p> </div> </div>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48521338845http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48521338845Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:23:19 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d3227089f293b028fe5e80e52e3fc10e/tumblr_mllwuwgfU31ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#LUTHLove Blood Drive - March 8th. Blood saves! </p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48520965707http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48520965707Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:16:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0775adcc39ad8827559e685e838fbf7c/tumblr_mlkbl02fWK1ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6d8366ab707d13ec5dc44e649faf4b09/tumblr_mlkbl02fWK1ruqsllo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/57d28f7ec105b2e5dbc6e674f4ada182/tumblr_mlkbl02fWK1ruqsllo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>#LUTHLove Blood Drive - March 8th. </p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48447504074http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/48447504074Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:39:00 -0400<p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/5d90a26bee809bf16240da6043d7b575/tumblr_inline_mhbuchxYVY1qz4rgp.jpg"/></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I am supposed to talk about my experience donating blood in Nigeria. I think the Nigerian people need to be educated so that they will be more willing to become blood donors. I am actually not sure whether to extol the health implications or decry the state of things and apathy people have towards such a vital miracle. I was really pleasantly surprised when I was added to the Nigerian hero list on Twitter. Wow, I initially thought that was pushing it a bit, but come to think of it, aren’t heroes ordinary people who save the lives of other people from impending danger? Forget about the movies and super powers; think about people who have come through in your life at one point of your journey or the other. Those who were there to offer a word, a prayer, a smile, a scold, a whooping, a nudge, a listening ear, an embrace…</span><span>  </span><span>a pint of blood! Nothing saves a dying man more than blood, his own or someone else’s. “</span><strong>When there is life, there is hope</strong><span>” and the life of a man is in his blood!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>With my mum being a nurse, I have seen and heard of hospital patients requiring blood transfusion, often in an emergency, which suggests that the situation of such patient is critical or requires a lifeline that only that blood could provide. After my second year in the university I was supposed to undergo the mandatory industrial training, so I chose to work closely in the medical field. I got a placement at a laboratory where all range of tests were carried out including blood-banking services. That was when I interacted with a plethora of blood donors and suppliers. The cabal-like distribution structure was heightened and characterized by donor hoarding, bleeding materials and market prices. In fact, most times, our blood donors come to donate even when they look pale and weak. Giving blood is their source of income and demand is high. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>One day, I encountered what it means for a life to hang in the balance. How the will and determination of any man even trumps any means of currency exchange. On this fateful day, a tall shabbily dressed man walked into the office and pleaded that he did not have the full money (N1, 500 back then) for a pint of blood at that moment, but will be willing to pay back anytime soon. I knew his wife was in the hospital some meters away and was in danger. I knew he had also spent most of what he had as his wife’s condition got worse steadily. Well, we did not care unless “money for hand, back for ground”. We all ignored him since he could not pay. He then became hysterical and slumped, crying and threatening that his wife will die without this one blood! Quickly, to avoid the unnecessary scene, my boss gave him a pint of blood for his wife. He snatched the blood and ran barefooted towards the hospital still wailing. His story got me so upset and angry, and amidst my own sadness, I decided then to do anything I could to donate blood.  </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Anyway, since that day I learnt about the importance of saving lives just by providing what we all have. I made the decision to give my own blood. I was very glad I did it. I was happy to know my blood will benefit a soul. Dear friend, all you need to know is that you have enough packed cell volume (PCV) to donate blood.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I am very glad that the One Percent Project is determined to get even more Nigerian involved in donating blood. Kudos to them. </span></p></p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/41689312891http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/41689312891Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:32:27 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ments2godv1ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><br/><!--[endif] --><!--EndFragment --></p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/37398897976http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/37398897976Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:09:38 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45jjezovq1ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45jjezovq1ruqsllo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span>Young Nigerians from </span><strong>Obafemi Awolowo University</strong><span> showing their commitment to the health of their country by donating blood. #</span><em>SaveBloodSavesLife!</em><span> Yes They Can! </span></p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/23215949437http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/23215949437Thu, 17 May 2012 01:35:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45j95cfJn1ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45j95cfJn1ruqsllo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45j95cfJn1ruqsllo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45j95cfJn1ruqsllo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45j95cfJn1ruqsllo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45j95cfJn1ruqsllo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span>Young Nigerians from </span><strong>Obafemi Awolowo University</strong><span> showing their commitment to the health of their country by donating blood. #</span><em>SaveBloodSavesLife!</em><span> Yes They Can! </span></p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/23215752421http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/23215752421Thu, 17 May 2012 01:29:29 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45izyXTPR1ruqsllo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45izyXTPR1ruqsllo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45izyXTPR1ruqsllo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m45izyXTPR1ruqsllo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span>Young Nigerians from <strong>Obafemi Awolowo University</strong> showing their commitment to the health of their country by donating blood. #<em>SaveBloodSavesLife!</em> Yes They Can! </span></p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/23215557975http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/23215557975Thu, 17 May 2012 01:23:57 -0400<p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>If you had a chance to help out at a time of critical emergency like after a bomb blast or gunshot wound, what would you do? Lend a hand? Donate money, time and effort? What if you could not do any of those but you still want to help? How about donating a pint of blood? Would you do it?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>The One Percent Project</span></em><span> is a citizen’s effort to bridge the gap between blood donors and blood recipients in Nigeria within that crucial moment when life and death depends on the availability of clean blood and willing donors. We believe that if one percent of Nigerians sign up to give blood whenever called upon, more than half of lives lost today in car accidents and bomb blasts would be saved. Today’s 25% of maternal mortality due to unavailability of blood will become a thing of the past. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>We need you. How can you help? Join us as a volunteer, trustee, and participant, or just as a friend of the project, please check out our website at </span><a href="http://www.foronepercent.org"><span><a href="http://www.foronepercent.org">www.foronepercent.org</a></span></a><span> and read about the full details. Share your personal stories about blood donation or reception, or any new ideas about how to make this work even better. We are on twitter as @foronepercent. Please follow us. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>We would also like you to take our current blood donor survey at </span><a href="http://www.foronepercent.org/survey.php"><a href="http://www.foronepercent.org/survey.php">http://www.foronepercent.org/survey.php</a></a> <span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>We look forward to the success of this drive, and your participation. We are saving our own lives. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Thank you.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>Monday, December 26, 2011</span></em><span> </span></p></p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/21450094433http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/21450094433Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:39:12 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2sotiTyNG1ruqsllo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>This blood map directs you to the exact location of most blood donation centers in Nigeria. Be a hero, give blood. </p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/21449480647http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/21449480647Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:27:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2soms5rmY1ruqsllo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Give Blood, Save a Life! foronepercent.org</p>http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/21449274023http://onepercentproject.tumblr.com/post/21449274023Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:23:16 -0400