Founding appealپہلا بلڈ بینک
Help build our first blood bank.
Safe, screened blood close to home, so no parent has to call strangers before their child's next transfusion.
01 Urgent appeals
Needs that can't wait.
Children with thalassemia need fresh blood every few weeks, for life. Pick one and see exactly what it pays for.
Sponsor a child for a month
One child's transfusions, chelation medicine and tests for a whole month.
PKR 45,000ZakatDonate
Equip the blood bank
Beds, a blood bank fridge, a centrifuge and an analyser for our first unit.
Goal PKR 6MJariyahDonate
Chelation medicines
Daily medicine that clears the iron each transfusion leaves behind, with ferritin tests every three months.
From PKR 1,000ZakatDonate
One day of care
One child's blood, medicine and tests for a day. Give it once, or every month.
PKR 1,500ZakatDonate
Patient support
Travel to transfusions, food and family costs, so no child misses care because of money.
From PKR 1,000ZakatDonate
Bone marrow transplant
HLA matching for brothers and sisters, and a fund towards the transplant that can cure thalassemia.
From PKR 1,000ZakatDonate
Photos are illustrative. We share real patients' stories only with written family consent.
02 Islamic giving
Give the way your faith asks.
Every fund is kept apart and spent only where it's allowed. Not sure which is right? Ask us, or ask your scholar.
زکوٰۃ
Zakat
Goes directly to eligible patients: their medicine, tests and family support. Recorded separately, vetted by a scholar.
Give Zakatصدقہ
Sadaqah
Goes wherever the need is greatest today: a child's care, a blood drive or a testing camp.
Give Sadaqahصدقہ جاریہ
Sadaqah Jariyah
Helps build the blood bank and lab that will keep serving children for years after you give.
Build the blood bank03 Zakat calculator
Work out your Zakat.
Add up what you own, take away what you owe. Zakat is 2.5 percent of the rest, if it's above the nisab.
- Nisab is the value of 612.36 g of silver (or 87.48 g of gold). Check today's rate with your jeweller or scholar.
- Count wealth you've held for a full lunar year.
- Not sure? Ask a scholar. We're happy to put you in touch.
04 Our promise
Four things we won't bend on.
- Free for every family.Blood, medicine and tests cost families nothing, for life.
- Zakat kept apart.Recorded separately, vetted by a scholar, spent only on eligible patients.
- Audited every year.Admin costs kept under 15 percent of every rupee.
- Dignity first.Patient stories are shared only with written family consent.
05 Why it matters
Why thalassemia can't wait
Somewhere in Pakistan tonight, a parent is calling strangers for blood. We're building the circle that makes that call unnecessary.
- 5,000+children born with thalassemia major in Pakistan every year
- 1 in 4chance of thalassemia major when both parents carry the trait
- 2–4weeks between the transfusions a child needs, for life
- 1free test before marriage tells a couple if they're both carriers
06 Get involved
Money is one way. Here are four more.
- Give bloodJoin a donor circle and give every 90 days. We'll remind you when it's your turn.Join a circle
- Get a free testFind out if you carry the trait, ideally before marriage. It takes one blood sample.Book a test
- VolunteerHelp at testing camps and blood drives, or sit with families on transfusion day.Give time
- Partner with usHospitals, companies and universities: host a drive or back the blood bank.Talk to us
07 From the blog
Plain answers about thalassemia.
Understanding thalassemia · 4 minTrait or major: what's the difference?Why carriers feel fine, and how two carriers can have a child who needs blood for life.
Prevention · 3 minGetting tested before marriageWhat the test is, how long it takes, and what happens if you're both carriers.
Living with thalassemia · 5 minIron overload and chelation, for parentsWhy every transfusion leaves iron behind, and how daily medicine clears it.
Can I give my Zakat to Sehar Foundation?
Yes. Zakat is recorded separately, vetted by a scholar, and is spent only on eligible patients' medicine, tests and family support. The blood bank building is funded by Sadaqah and general gifts.
What is the smallest amount I can give?
PKR 1,000, monthly or once. About PKR 1,500 covers one child's care for a day, and PKR 45,000 covers a whole month.
Is care really free for families?
Yes. Transfusions, blood processing, chelation medicine, lab tests and follow-up are free for every registered patient. Donors and sponsors cover the cost.
Can I choose what my donation pays for?
Yes. Pick the blood bank, medicines, patient support or bone marrow transplants, or let us put it where a child needs it most today.
Who should get a carrier test?
Anyone planning to marry, especially within the family, relatives of a child with thalassemia, and students. Our test is free.