The Transplant Foundation for Renewed Lives was established in 1991 and operates as a public, not-for-profit organization since 1998.
Decisions are made by an Advisory Board of 5 members. The actual tasks are carried out by the President of the Advisory Board aided by temporary and permanent volunteers.

The mission of the Foundation can be summarized as follows:
• In Hungary, no one should die due to a lack of organs.
• People who have received an organ transplant should get appropriately rehabilitation so they can lead a satisfying life after going through a successful surgery.
To meet our goals, we communicate educational information both to the general public to make the concept of organ transplants and its life-saving importance better known, as well as to the professional community to draw attention to the importance of reporting donors.
Rehabilitation is the other significant task of our Foundation; since 2004, we have concentrated on the physical and mental rehabilitation as well as social reintegration of the children who received organ (heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas) transplants, or waiting for an organ transplant. This task is impossible without the rehabilitation of the whole family, including the parents and healthy siblings.

The target groups of the Foundation are the following:
• People waiting for organ transplants
• People who have received an organ transplant
• General public
Activities of the Foundation:
• Focus on prevention and healthy living
• Rehabilitation, reintegration
• Promoting equal opportunities for disadvantaged groups
• Education, information services

Programs of the Foundation:
Rehabilitation
• Organizing and financing child camps and other child programs
We consider rehabilitation as an especially important activity; and we place a special emphasis on programs for children who received an organ transplant or waiting for an organ.
Besides the importance of children’s and parent’s rehabilitation, we can easily demonstrate through the lives of these children that gravely ill, terminal patients can become a healthy people living full lives if they receive an organ transplant.
LOVE! FUN! KEEP GOING! – We organize our programs under these slogans. Our kids’ journey to recovery is a difficult one including dialysis, a series of surgeries, etc.; this is why they require lots of loving care and patience. It’s a lot easier if they have fun on the way – it is very true that smiles and laughter promote healing. However, they must be aware that not giving up is an essential ingredient in their recovery.

Information Services
• One-on-one information of patients at the dialysis centers
• One-on-one conversations with healthcare workers involved in organ transplants
• Organizing the photo exhibition “Shadow and Light” which presents patients participating in dialysis, phases of organ donation, the organ transplant surgery, and the everyday life and sports activities of people who recovered.
• Book publishing – our publication “Chance to a New Life” informs through the stories of 31 people who received organ transplants. The book is distributed free of charge.
• Presentations and forums including screenings about organ transplants at vocational schools and colleges for future healthcare workers, clubs and continuous education sessions for professionals.
• We set up www.szervatultetes.hu, an informational website on organ transplant.
• Informational short films, documentaries and advertisements raising awareness.
• Active participation at professional conferences.
• At our programs, accomplished local public figures serve as our “ambassadors”; popularize and support the social acceptance of the concept of organ transplants.
• Organizing the yearly event European Day for Organ Donations and Transplants where issues can be discussed such as life-saving procedures across the borders. In addition, people who received organ transplants have a chance to meet their surgeons and other professionals.
• Promoting the idea of the Pro-Vita Award that is given to live donors who donated an organ to enable the recovery of a family member or a friend.
• Every year, the Foundation gives the St. Kozma and Damjan Award to a person with outstanding achievement in the field of advocating organ transplants in Hungary.