Project Lend an Arm (Tunde Oyebamiji) - IE2021 Change Maker Award Nominee
Channel: Engineering for Change
Date: 2021-12-15

Tunde Oyebamiji is a young leader who is looking to change the landscape of blood donation in his community of Ibadan, Nigeria. Project Lend an Arm was launched to build a vibrant community of highly motivated voluntary blood donors and form a sustainable supply chain. Throughout his work, Tunde has regularly looked to incorporate new and exciting ways to provide access to rural communities and has begun leveraging the use of autonomous drones to complete blood delivery as well as critical supplies like vaccines to the last mile. Since its inception in 2019, Tunde's venture has saved over 3,800 lives and reshaped how people think about blood donation and blood requests in Nigeria, creating a new normal and becoming a vital cog in its wheel.