One decision can save seven lives
Thousands of South Africans are waiting for a transplant. Registering as an organ donor is free, takes a minute, and could be the most important thing you do today.
- South Africans waiting for a transplant
- 4,000+
- lives one donor can save
- 7
- is all it takes to register
- 1 min
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Your decision. Their future.
Every week, South Africans die waiting for a transplant while usable organs are buried. One donor's organs can save up to seven lives, and their corneas, skin and bone can help many more.
But registering isn't enough on its own. Your family makes the final call, so they need to know what you want.
Register as a donorThree steps to save seven lives
It takes a few minutes and costs nothing.
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Register your decision
Sign up as an organ donor in under a minute. It isn't legally binding, but it tells your family what you want when it matters most.
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Tell your family
In South Africa, your family gives the final consent. One WhatsApp message today makes sure they know, and makes their decision easier.
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Spread the word
Ask friends to register too, or support our projects with a donation. Every conversation saves lives.
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What we're building
Save7 works on every link in the organ donation chain: the hospital rooms that keep organs viable, the people trained to recognise donors, and the campaigns that get South Africans to register.
The LifePod
Tygerberg Hospital was losing up to 100 viable organs a year, not for lack of donors, but for lack of a place to care for them.
So we built one: a donor ICU next to the theatres. The first is funded. Your donation builds the next.
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KEPSA
South Africa's national kidney paired-exchange platform, turning incompatible living-donor pairs into matches.
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Training healthcare workers
We sponsor healthcare workers to attend UCT's two-day course in deceased donation and end-of-life care.
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On the ground
Awareness events on university campuses, and organ donation debates for high school learners.
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In the media
Campaigns and interviews with Carte Blanche, News24, HeartFM and more, to reach South Africans at scale.
Get in touch
Share your story
Have you received an organ, or donated one? Nothing moves people to register like a real story, and yours could be the reason someone says yes. Share as much or as little as you like.
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Seven players. Seven lives. A match made in heaven.
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