The Sound of Sickle
The Sound of Sickle is a start up organisation that brings awareness to the disease Sickle Cell. Through research and personal experiences I have found that many sickle cell sufferers often do so in silence. With TSS, our aim is to bring together those with sickle cell and create a community where no one suffers alone.
Role: Founder, Designer & Photographer
Solution
Community is everything, having someone you can relate to is reassuring.
We created the Know Your Type event that happens quarterly in a year, allowing us to educate and inform the public about Sickle Cell and the importance of blood donation. Partnering with the NHS, we were able to let people learn their blood type and register to become a blood donor.
Results
‘TSS have created a safe space for me to share my story with other likeminded people and they are educating the general public along the way’
We had a great turnout at our first event with over 100 people coming and the majority of the audience becoming blood donors.
This has led us to share our stories on global platforms such as Google, KPMG and BBC Radio 1 XTRA.