DonateLife Week 2019 is Sunday 28 July to Sunday 4 August.
How do we add 6,000,000 people to the Australian Organ Donor Register? One by one.
This DonateLife Week, we encourage more Australians to register to be an organ and tissue donor, and to have a chat about it with their family and friends. While the majority of Australians believe it’s important to be an organ and tissue donor, only few take the necessary steps to register.
If you’re a registered donor or become a registered donor during DonateLife Week encourage one other person to register with you.
What is DonateLife Week?
We want to inspire all Australians to make a real difference to the lives of others by registering and telling their family they want to be a donor.
So every year we run DonateLife Week! A national awareness week dedicated to promoting organ and tissue donation.
Across Australia, DonateLife agencies and our community stakeholders hold events and activities in their local areas to help promote the life changing gift of organ and tissue donation.
How can I get involved?
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Download the 2019 supporter kit and downloadable materials (including posters and social media tiles) which are available via the resources tab at the top of this page.
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Attend an event. You can find out about upcoming events at DonateLife events.
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Promote DonateLife Week on social media. Don’t forget to tag DonateLife Australia and to use our hashtags to join the conversation #DonateLife #DonateLifeWeek2019 #whoisyourplusone
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Contact your state DonateLife agency and find out what is happening in your local area.
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Register to be an organ and tissue donor – it only takes a minute! You just need your Medicare card handy.
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Once you’ve registered, find someone who isn’t and ask them to be your “plus one”. If every registered person found someone who wasn’t and encouraged them to register, we could double the amount of potential donors.
To kick off DonateLife Week, tune into SBS Viceland at 5.30pm Sunday 28 July to watch the Dying to Live documentary.
Deep beneath the complex world of organ and tissue transplantation are the heart-wrenching stories of real people awaiting life-saving organ and tissue transplantation in Australia. Dying to Live is an Australian-made documentary film which explores these questions around organ donation through the eyes of ordinary Australians waiting, donating and campaigning. The film looks at the hope and life that complete strangers can offer each other. Ultimately, it is a story of compassion and the life-saving impact we can all have if we make the decision to become organ donors. The film is sure to touch your heart and challenge your mind.
