Our Chosen Charity Is 'Give a Kidney'

 Give a Kidney is a registered charity. It was set up in 2011 by a group of people committed to promoting altruistic or non-direct living kidney donation. The founding members include 10 people who each gave a kidney to a stranger under the NHS non-direct living kidney donor scheme.

The UK statistics are stark:

• around 250 people in need of a kidney die each year – that is almost one each day
• more than 4500 people are on the NHS waiting list for a kidney transplant

Meanwhile, humans only need one kidney to lead a full and healthy life.

A kidney transplant is the very best treatment option for many people with kidney disease, but the waiting list is long. Most people wait an average of three years for a transplant but, for some, the wait is much longer. If more people donated a healthy kidney, the waiting list for transplants would shrink. Many more people with kidney disease could come off or avoid dialysis and regain their health and independence.