National Minority Donor Awareness Week

An Important Message
about donation among minorities. George Rivera
This heart recipient combines his love of cars with his love of a new life. Clive O. Callender, MD
Founder of National Minority Donor Awareness Day. May Chen
Replacement knee tissue makes it possible to be a world champ once again.

George Rivera
Tucson, AZ

George Rivera promotes organ donation in his customized ’67 Chevy Impala named Second Life.

Clive O. Callender, MD
Washington, DC

“When we started this effort, we were told that minorities don’t donate organs—we’ve proven that wrong.”

May Chen
Harlingen, TX

World champion martial arts competitor May Chen continues her winning ways with an allograft transplant.

August 1st Starts National Minority Donor Awareness Week.

Observed annually, National Minority Donor Awareness Week was created to increase awareness of the need for more organ, eye, and tissue donors, especially among minorities. Now in its 16th year, this special observance honors minorities who have been donors, and encourages others to register as donors and take better care of their health in order to reduce the number needing a transplant.

Who receives organs? Will I receive the same hospital care if I'm a registered donor? Does my religion allow donation?
Find answers to these and more questions

The National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP) was founded to educate and empower minority communities. The Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation (AMAT) supports partners in the transplant field as they save and heal lives in diverse communities.

• 40%of all those receiving transplants were minorities
• 70%of minority transplant recipients received kidneys
• 34%of all deceased donors were minorities

• Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation (AMAT)
• National Events
• National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP)
• Why Minority Donors Are Needed
• Organ Donation and:
  • African Americans
  • Asians, and Native Hawaiians
  • and Other Pacific Islanders
  • Hispanics/Latinos
  • People Over Age 50
• Multicultural Toolkit: Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation
  • Multicultural_Toolkit.pdf (PDF - 2.97 MB)
  • Sample Press Release National Minority Donor Awareness Week.docx (DOCX - 37 KB)
  • Facts on Organ Eye Tissue Donation.docx (DOCX - 33 KB)
  • Sample Article Organ Donation and the African American Community.docx (DOCX - 64 KB)
  • Sample Article Organ Donation and the ANHOPI Communities.docx (DOCX - 614 KB)
  • Sample Article Organ Donation and the Hispanic Community.docx (DOCX - 72.5 KB)
  • Multicultural Life Stories.docx (DOCX - 108 KB)
  • National Minority Donor Awareness Week Live-Read Radio Scripts (DOCX - 30.5 KB)