Orgamites: An educational program promoting healthy living and organ donation

Participation in the monthly online presentations of the program is free of charge provided that the relevant coordinating teacher has registered.

To participate in the 2024-2025 planning, please fill in the application form.

Guided by a vision to breathe new life into the organ transplantation sector but also to increase awareness and create an organ donation culture in Greece, the Onassis Foundation decided to undertake a National Initiative in collaboration with the Hellenic Transplant Organization and the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center.

Adopting a holistic approach in its set of actions, the Onassis Foundation is supporting the work of the Greek State and of the Hellenic Transplant Organization and is helping breathe new life into the transplantation sector by creating new infrastructure, investing in innovation and reinforcing the structures of the National Health System. At the same time, the Foundation bolsters and promotes scientific research, and organizes a series of actions aimed at raising awareness and informing the public. The construction of the Onassis National Transplant Center lies at the heart of this National Initiative, which is expected to be delivered to the Greek State in 2024.

The educational program Orgamites is part of this National Initiative. The program was discovered by the National Transplant Organization (NTO), while the Onassis Foundation secured the exclusive rights and undertook its promotion and dissemination in Greece, under the scientific auspices of the NTO. The program will soon be able to travel to Cyprus as well.

Orgamites became part of the healthcare programs of the Ministry of Health in the school year 2021-2022, with a view to informing and raising awareness among pupils. More specifically, it was included under Thematic Area 19 entitled: “Promoting Organ Donation and Transplantation to children and teenagers”. In this context, teachers and health visitors can download the materials and introduce the Orgamites to pupils; or the relevant coordinating primary school teachers can fill in the relevant form and register with their pupils for the monthly webinars (October 2024-May 2025). At the same time, parents can also download the material and share it with their children at home.

Through the use of the Orgamites main presentation and the information contained in the booklet for Parents, Teachers and Health Visitors, as well as the other games included in the material, the discussion for healthcare and organ donation enters the public arena for the very first time.

If you require any further information, please contact education@onassis.org.

The program is addressed to all primary schools around Greece.

The available places on the program are limited. Participating schools will be selected on a first come, first served basis.