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Thanks for attending our event today, we hope you enjoyed it.

We would be very grateful if you would consider donating just a small amount perhaps: the cost of a drink you might have bought if this had been a face-to-face event OR the cost of your petrol, bus, or train ticket to get to a face-to-face event You can donate here https://bit.ly/JGOneOff Even a small […]



Get involved in our 500th donation campaign

IMPORTANT – NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN BEFORE 21 SEPTEMBER On 21 September, in partnership with NHS Blood and Transplant, we’ll be officially announcing the 500th non-directed living kidney donation in the UK. We’d love you to get involved in helping us to tell the world! This document outlines the ways in which you can […]



Events

  Webinar: Living donation – back to basicsSaturday 18 March, 10.00am A FREE online Zoom event, please register here. Guest speakers Dr Adnan Sharif Consultant Nephrologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham (and Give a Kidney Trustee) Mr Paul Gibbs, Vascular and Renal Transplant Surgeon, Wessex Kidney Centre, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Caroline Basarab-Horwath, Living Donor Coordinator, […]



Support Us

We are a small charity, trying to make a big difference to the lives of those living with kidney disease in need of a transplant. The charity is run by volunteers, with just two part-time staff.  We don’t have expensive offices or lots of equipment, so the money we raise goes directly to help raise awareness […]



Support Us

There are many ways that you can get involved with or show support to Give a Kidney. Share your story If you are a non-directed donor in the UK, or have received a kidney, would you be willing to share your story through the media, our and our partners’ websites and through social media? Stories […]



Latest News

Latest Newsletter Out Now Our Autumn/Winter Newsletter is out now. Click here to read it AGM and Conference – 17 January, London Give a Kidney’s AGM & Conference will take place on Saturday 17 January, 2015 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, West End, London. As well as reviewing the last year, we’ll be discussing plans […]



How to Give a Kidney

How do I go about donating a kidney? If you are considering donating a kidney to someone you don’t know, thank you – you may be giving someone the greatest gift they could wish for. However, it’s a big decision and you need to be fully informed about the procedure and the risks of donating […]



Richard Pitman

Professional jockey, racing commentator and altruistic kidney donor.



Joanna Kozubska

Joanna donated a kidney in 2012. “If I had three kidneys, I’d do it again,” she says.



Mary Dixon

Mary Dixon first started thinking about donating a kidney 21 years ago, when she was training to be a nurse.



Julie Saunders

Julie received a card from her recipient, which she looks at nearly every day.



Natalia Aggiano

Natalia carries a picture of the kidney that she donated on her phone, and it’s also on her Facebook page.



Polly Woodhams

Polly is a retired nurse who worked on a kidney unit.