Thousands of South Africans are waiting for a life-saving transplant. Registering as an organ donor costs nothing, takes less than a minute, and could be the most important thing you do today.
Every week, South Africans die waiting for a transplant while usable organs are buried. Registering your intent to donate means your organs can save up to seven lives — and your corneas, skin, and bone can help many more.
Registration alone isn't enough: your family makes the final call. Telling them now, with one WhatsApp message, is what turns your decision into someone's future.
Step 1
Sign up as an organ donor in under a minute. It isn't legally binding, but it's a powerful declaration of intent that guides your family when it matters most.
Step 2
In South Africa, your family gives the final consent. One WhatsApp message today makes sure they know your wishes — and makes their decision easy.
Step 3
Share Save7.org with friends and family, encourage them to register too, or support our projects with a donation. Every conversation saves lives.
Save7 works on every link in the organ donation chain: hospital infrastructure that preserves viable organs, education that equips healthcare workers and students, and campaigns that move the public to register. Explore our projects and join us.
Tygerberg Hospital was losing up to 100 viable organs every year — not for lack of donors, but for lack of somewhere to care for them between a donor's passing and the transplant.
So we built one. The Lifepod is a dedicated donor ICU, converted from an unused room right next to the theatre complex and fitted with state-of-the-art equipment. It exists thanks to our donors and supporters.
The first Lifepod is fully funded — and we're not slowing down. Your donation funds the next one.
We run awareness and fundraising events across medical and non-medical university campuses, meeting students where the conversation about organ donation actually starts.
We also host organ donation debates for high school learners — sharpening critical thinking while opening meaningful conversations around a topic most families never discuss.
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Our social media campaigns use engaging content and AI chatbots to answer the questions that hold people back from registering — making the process clear, accessible, and interactive.
We partner with leading outlets — eNCA, Expresso, HeartFM, Carte Blanche, News24, and more — to bring credible, wide-scale awareness to organ donation across South Africa.
Are you a journalist or public figure who wants to help spread the word? We'd love to hear from you.
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Education & Training
Organs are only saved when healthcare workers know how to identify donors and care for families. That's why we sponsor healthcare workers to attend UCT's two-day course, Excellence in Deceased Donation and End-of-Life Care.
Lectures, case studies, and high-fidelity simulations at Groote Schuur Hospital — world-class training, fully sponsored.
Have you received an organ, or donated one? Nothing moves people to register like a real story. Share as much or as little as you're comfortable with — your journey may be featured on our website or through our media partners, and it could be the reason someone else says yes.
