Allan Ndava, National Digital Relations Officer for Pledge 25 Zimbabwe
BY MUNYARADZI BLESSING DOMA
The youths of Zimbabwe have been called upon to become regular and committed blood donors so as to ensure a sustainable supply of this life saving resource for generations to come.
The call was made by Allan Ndava, the National Digital Relations Officer for Pledge 25 Zimbabwe.
Ndava said this ahead of the World Blood Donor Day commemorations which the National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ), is hosting this Saturday 14 June, at Jameson High School in Kadoma.
“We will continue mobilizing the youth, inspiring them to become regular and committed blood donors to ensure a sustainable supply of this life-saving resource for generations to come.
“As the National Digital Relations Officer of the Pledge 25, I would like to say our commitment remains steadfast.
“To all blood donors—past, present, and future—we celebrate you. Your generosity and selflessness are the lifeline of countless individuals in need.
“To my fellow donors who are still at school, universities and colleges, I want to say your journey as a lifesaver doesn’t end with school—it’s just the beginning.
“By making the pledge to continue donating, you ensure that hope and healing never run dry. Stay committed, keep giving, and let your legacy of generosity grow into adulthood.
“Give blood, give hope: together we save lives. The world needs your kindness now more than ever,” said Ndava.
According to the NBSZ, the Pledge 25 Club is a special club for young and healthy citizens who pledge to regularly donate safe units of blood at least 25 times in their lives.
The primary aim being to allow for smooth transition from school donors in to safe adult donors thereby effortlessly creating a future of pool of informed adult blood donors.
It is added that NBSZ encourages scholars to continue donating blood after leaving school as they account for over 70 percent of all annual blood collections.
Meanwhile NBSZ Chief Executive Officer Lucy Marowa, revealed that they are aiming to collecting 600 units of blood at the World Blood Donor Day commemorations in Kadoma.
“And as we go to Kadoma, we are hoping to collect a whole 600 units on that day and these will be drawn from both school going and adult donors on the day.
“We are hoping that we will get 400 units from the school going and 200 units from the adult donor community, so it is a mixed panel, where we are hoping to inspire both the school going donors and the adults from that community to become regular blood donors.
“So we are quite optimistic that we can achieve these targets having been able to do similar work in previous years.
“For us, donation is a lifestyle, donation is a culture and it ensures that the patients in need do not have to wait for long hours, they get products as and when they required.
“A timely intervention could make a difference between life and death,” she added.
World Blood Donor Day commemorations will be held under the theme, “Give blood, give hope: together we save lives.”