Donate Life South Carolina and its many collaborative health and education partners throughout the State of South Carolina work tirelessly to educate all ages about the importance of organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation. Together, we pursue the ultimate goal of saving and improving lives in South Carolina. Education and resource materials provided on this website are offered through an organ, eye and tissue donation education initiative created by the SC Health Advocates to support teachers and engage with student groups ranging from middle through high school. Materials found here can be used inside and outside the classroom and offer students instructive, fun and interactive ways to learn about donation. Awareness and education do not stop at the high school level – it continues on college campuses throughout South Carolina where students educate and promote organ and tissue donation through campaign challenges like the Donate Life Duel.
Organ Donation and Transplantation: How does it work?
This video, created by Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, covers the process of living donation and explains how someone can donate an organ while alive and how living donation can benefit others. Living organ donation is helping to save the lives of those in need of a new kidney or liver. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are on the National Transplant Waiting List. Some wait years to receive a life-saving transplant, and around 17 die every day.
Our partners in donation & transplantation education
