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Ashoura 2019: The “Blood Unity” Campaign
Every year, during Ashura, a religious observance for Muslims all over the word, members of Shiite community gather to reenact the sacrifice of Hussein Ibn Ali (grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). During this ceremony many Shiite Muslims spill their blood onto streets by practicing self-mutilation to commemorate the pain of Hussein (PBUH). This year, […]
10 years later, my amazing journey with DSC comes to an end
Dear DSC, I joined your ranks on a certain day in October 2009, as a passionate innocent kid who had just started med school. 10 years later, I leave it as a graduated doctor and almost a neurosurgeon. Yes, that’s how much it lasted. Summing up a decade of my life with you is […]
Our trip to Al Naqab
Sitting on the outskirts of Beirut, Al Naqab⏤created in 2013⏤strives to provide a safe haven for Palestinian children and adolescents. Lasting for around five hours, the day flourished with the painting of walls, cleansing of rooms, categorization of books⏤all in which the heartwarming children assisted⏤and of course games to bring smiles not only their faces […]
Christmas campaign with BSL Bank
For the second year in a raw, we collaborated with BSL Bank, our yearly partner, to organize a campaign around Christmas. Starting at BSL Bank’s Head Office in Beirut (check pictures) , several “christmassy” blood drives were organized around the country. Customized giveaways and refreshments were given to blood donors, thanking them for sharing life with […]
Our Call Center breaks the records!
While our Call Center receives hundreds of blood and platelets demands every day, our telephone operators contact “matching” blood donors, registered within our database, asking for their help to donate directly where the need is – at blood banks. In November, our operators were working at full capacity, and consequently they were able to direct […]
DSC wins the NVSP grant for involving young volunteers in its mission!
The National Volunteering Service Program (NVSP) is a program that was initiated in 2013 by the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) of Lebanon, focusing on the role of the youth in volunteering to make changes in their communities. The NVSP is funded by the World Bank. For the second time since 2015, Donner Sang Compter […]
احياء ذكرى عاشوراء بطريقة مختلفة
عاشوراء هو اليوم العاشر من شهر محرم حسب التقويم الاسلامي. تعنى هذه الذكرى باستشهاد الامام الحسين بن علي، حفيد النبي محمد، في معركة كربلاء. تحيي هذه الذكرى المجتمعات الاسلامية، خاصة الشيعية منها، في مختلف انحاء العالم عبر طقوس تصل احيانا الى ان تكون دموية على الرغم من منع بعض المرجعيات الدينية للقيام بطقوس دموية، لا […]
BLOM Bank breaks the record!
July 17th is a date to remember on our calendar, as the number of blood units collected at a company (in a single day) saw its highest. One of our regular hosts, BLOM Bank kept on defying themselves every time we visited their head office in Concorde – Beirut. During our latest event on the […]
