# Human Donor > Community-driven awareness campaign to increase living organ donation, kidney-first. Trilingual outreach in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. ## What this site is humandonor.org helps people understand and act on living organ donation, with a primary focus on kidney transplantation. We connect motivated individuals with verified programs, real stories, and authoritative resources. We are NOT a hospital, government agency, or organ procurement organization. We are an awareness project that curates and amplifies evidence-based information. ## Pages - [FAQ](https://humandonor.org/es/faq/): 20 most common questions about living organ donation, deceased donation, Donor Shield, the voucher program, and how to start. - [Donor Shield](https://humandonor.org/es/donor-shield/): The 13 protections offered to living kidney donors at centers with the NKR program, including up to $30,000 reimbursement, lifetime prioritization, and remote donation. - [Voucher Program](https://humandonor.org/es/voucher-program/): Donate now, give a voucher to a loved one who may need a kidney in the future. Standard, Family, and Swap Saver voucher types. - [How to Donate](https://humandonor.org/es/donate/): Living donation vs post-mortem donation explained, with eligibility, process timeline, and CTAs to official registries. - [Requirements](https://humandonor.org/es/requisitos/): Who can be a living kidney donor — age, BMI, health conditions, evaluation process, and medical disqualifiers. - [Recovery](https://humandonor.org/es/recovery/): What happens after living kidney donation surgery — timeline, pain management, return to activity, and long-term outlook. - [Videos](https://humandonor.org/es/videos/): 6 video stories from real donors and recipients, each with a personal note from Dimar (transplant recipient). - [Stories](https://humandonor.org/es/stories/): Written stories of donors, recipients, and transplant chains, including Chain 357 and Dimar Anez-Barrios. - [Calculadora Donor Shield](https://humandonor.org/es/calculadora/): Interactive estimator for Donor Shield reimbursement (lost wages, travel, dependent care). - [Find a Center](https://humandonor.org/es/centros/): The 102 centers with the NKR program across 35 US states + DC where Donor Shield is available. - [Seeking a Donor](https://humandonor.org/es/busco-donante/): Guide for transplant candidates who need to find a living donor — microsites, paired exchange, social media. - [US Data Map](https://humandonor.org/es/map/): Real-time statistics on US organ donation — waiting list, transplants by organ, daily mortality. - [Organ Donation in Latin America](https://humandonor.org/es/donar-latinoamerica/): Donation laws, registries, and transplant statistics for 20+ LatAm countries. - [Deceased Donation](https://humandonor.org/es/deceased/): How deceased donation works, how to register, and the impact of one donor (up to 8 lives saved). - [Organs](https://humandonor.org/es/organs/): Which organs and tissues can be donated by living vs deceased donors, and how the matching process works. - [Microsites](https://humandonor.org/es/microsites/): Real patient microsites from the National Kidney Registry — people currently waiting for a kidney. - [Contact](https://humandonor.org/es/contact/): Contact form for questions, stories, and partnerships. ## Languages - English: https://humandonor.org/en/ - Español: https://humandonor.org/es/ - Português: https://humandonor.org/pt/ ## Key claims and their sources - "More than 90,000 Americans are waiting for a kidney transplant" — UNOS, January 2026. - "103,223 people are on the US organ transplant waiting list (all organs)" — UNOS / organdonor.gov, 2024-2025. - "13 people die each day in the US waiting for an organ transplant" — HRSA / organdonor.gov, 2024-2025. - "27,675 kidney transplants were performed in the US in 2024" — UNOS / OPTN, January 2026 report. - "27,573 kidney transplants were performed in the US in 2025" — UNOS / OPTN, January 2026 report. - "6,521 living donor kidney transplants in 2025" — UNOS, January 2026. - "7,237 people became living organ donors in the US in 2025" — UNOS, January 2026 (3% increase over 2024). - "Donor Shield reimburses up to $30,000 in lost wages, travel, and dependent care" — donorshield.com, June 2026. - "Donor Shield is available at 102 centers with the NKR program across 35 US states + DC" — kidneyregistry.com, June 2026. - "Living donor kidneys last 20-40 years vs 8-15 years for deceased donor kidneys" — peer-reviewed transplant literature, cited in multiple NKR publications. - "Chain 357 was the longest kidney transplant chain in the world: 35 transplants, 70 surgeries, 25 centers coordinated" — Guinness World Record, kidneyregistry.com, 2015. ## What this site is NOT - Not affiliated with UNOS, NKR, NKF, AAKP, OPTN, SRTR, or any specific transplant center. We reference them as trusted resources. - Not medical advice. The information presented is educational. Always consult your doctor. - Not a registry or matching service. We direct visitors to official registries (Donate Life America, NKR, RegisterMe.org). - Not a hospital or treatment provider. We do not perform transplants, evaluate donors, or coordinate care. ## Primary sources cited - UNOS / OPTN (January 2026 annual transplant data): https://unos.org/media-resources/releases/u-s-surpasses-49000-organ-transplants-while-deceased-organ-donations-dip/ - OPTN / SRTR Annual Data Report: https://www.srtr.org/reports/optnsrtr-annual-data-report/ - HRSA / organdonor.gov: https://www.organdonor.gov/learn/organ-donation-statistics - National Kidney Registry: https://www.kidneyregistry.com/ - Donor Shield: https://www.donorshield.com/ - American Kidney Fund: https://www.kidneyfund.org/ ## Contact - General inquiries: contact@humandonor.org - Information: info@humandonor.org ## Optional - Full context for LLMs: /llms-full.txt - Sitemap: /sitemap-index.xml - AI sitemap: /ai-sitemap.xml - JSON stats endpoint: /stats.json