Care that starts with lived experience.

Plasma of Hope stands with people and families affected by Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia through befriending, practical help, blood donor awareness, student placements, and community-led advocacy.

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How Plasma of Hope shows up

Support shaped around everyday life: people to talk to, practical help when it is needed, and a stronger voice for families affected by sickle cell disease and thalassaemia.

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Plasma of Hope

We Advocate For People Living With Sickle Cell
Disease And Thalassaemia

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Plasma Of Hope Is Currently Working In Partnership With NHS Blood
And Transplant (NHSBT) To Increase The Number Of Blood Donors
From The African And Asian Ethnic Minority Groups.

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Plasma of Hope helps register 80 new blood donors during the "What's Your Blood Type" event at Walsall Manor Hospital.

Befriending & Wellbeing Support

We provide compassionate befriending and wellbeing support to reduce isolation within the Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia community. Through check-ins, peer sessions, and wellness activities, we ensure individuals feel heard, connected, and empowered.

Assistance With Everyday Living

Our dedicated volunteers support individuals and families affected by Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassaemia with essential daily tasks—including grocery shopping, medication collection, hospital discharge admin, appointment transport, cleaning, and laundry.

Assistance With Everyday Finances

We guide families affected by Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia to access financial support, benefits, and grants. Partnering with experts, we help reduce hardship, improve wellbeing, and secure essential resources for independent living.

Assistance With Employment And Training

We help individuals with Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia access suitable employment, training, and personal development. Partnering with job coaches, we build skills and confidence for physically manageable, rewarding, and sustainable careers.

Campaigning

We deliver community-led awareness, education and advocacy campaigns to improve understanding of sickle cell disease and thalassaemia, challenge stigma and help services respond more effectively to people’s needs.

Our Purpose

Empowering Individuals Living with Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassaemia

Dedicated to transforming lives, Plasma of Hope provides a vital lifeline for the Sickle Cell community across the UK. Through advocacy, practical support, and compassionate care, we help individuals and families access support, feel heard, and build healthier futures.

Lead Change

Take a leading role in helping individuals and families live with dignity, confidence, and better support.

Fuel Hope

Join our dedicated movement to deliver practical support, community care, and renewed hope for people affected by Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassaemia.

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Blood Donor Registration Campaign

Donate Blood in the UK: Save 3 Lives in 1 Hour

Sickle cell disease stands as the most common inherited genetic condition across the UK, and for many living with it, regular blood transfusions are a lifelong necessity. Because certain rare blood types like the Ro subtype are found almost exclusively in people of Black heritage, there is a constant and urgent need for more donors from African and Caribbean communities. To help bridge this gap, Plasma of Hope is working alongside NHS Blood and Transplant to encourage more people from these backgrounds to give blood. It only takes about an hour to donate, but that single contribution has the power to save up to three lives.

European recognition

A local charity with a European advocacy voice.

Plasma of Hope is a proud member of the European Sickle Cell Federation, connecting its West Midlands community work with a wider movement for patient-centred care, policy change, and better support for people living with Sickle Cell Disease.

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Member organisation European Sickle Cell Federation

Collaboration across patient organisations, clinicians, researchers, and advocates.

Founder recognition

Our founder awarded an Honorary Fellowship

In 2026, Plasma of Hope founder and CEO Marie-Claire Kofi was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the University of Wolverhampton. The recognition celebrates her contribution to community health, patient advocacy and better support for people affected by sickle cell disease. Her leadership brings together lived experience, professional healthcare knowledge and a commitment to patient-centred change.

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Marie-Claire Kofi at the University of Wolverhampton Honorary Fellowship ceremony in 2026 — Marie-Claire Kofi at the ceremony. Photograph: University of Wolverhampton.

New community placement pathway

Physiotherapy students can learn where care meets community.

Plasma of Hope offers a community-based placement for BSc and MSc Physiotherapy students, centred on Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassaemia, health inequalities, advocacy, and whole-person care.

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