An emergency fund and a blood drive

At the end of August 2023, NK Seeds told the story, in a video, of a difficult situation that was resolved thanks to the generosity of several people. Together, they saved a mother's life.

But other people have no access to care. So the association set up an emergency fund: a fundraiser used only to help people in need in life-threatening, urgent situations. NK Seeds committed to detailing each situation resolved thanks to the fund. Anyone can contribute at any time, from the association's website.

That same summer, another story revealed a glaring shortage. Lar, the mother of Sang, an NK Seeds sponsored child, needed blood for a throat operation. Laura, from the NK Seeds team, gave hers, and Lar was able to have surgery. Lao hospitals are sorely short of blood reserves.

So NK Seeds organised a blood drive on Friday 3 November 2023 at Luang Prabang Provincial Hospital, home to the blood centre. Free shuttles took donors from the town centre to the hospital. BFL (Banque Franco-Laotienne) funded part of the operation.

On the day, 90 donors came. Their donations will help save more than 270 lives. The association's volunteers worked all week, and partners gave a gift to every donor. A success to be repeated the following year.

The appeal launched at the end of October said it clearly: a single blood donation can save up to three lives. Everyone was invited to come, and the message was heard.

In January 2024, the emergency fund was used again. In the Muang Xon area, a family lost their home in an accidental fire, just before Christmas. They lost everything. At the call of Lia, the local manager, NK Seeds immediately drew on the fund: the family received mattresses, blankets, mosquito nets and containers to store water. While waiting for their house to be rebuilt, they live in a small waterproof canvas tent.

From the emergency fund to the blood drive, the idea stays the same: be there when a life is at stake, then report what was done with every donation.