Voices of the Community
The Black Living Donor Choir is part of Gift of Living Donation (GOLD)
A visual and powerful expression of lived experience, they bring living donation into the spotlight through music, making it visible, human, and relatable to people from diverse communities.
Serving as GOLD’s community engagement outreach initiative, the choir raise awareness of living donation, promote health equity, and aiming to help reduce the need for dialysis.
In the UK, over 700 Black patients are waiting for a kidney transplant, with many spending years on dialysis. Through powerful performances and lived
experiences, the choir gives a human voice to donation, helping communities understand its life-changing impact.
Meet the Choir
Our journey of compassion and hope
Through uplifting performances, they share the message of living donation and its life-changing impact — bringing people together and encouraging others to give the gift of life.
1 in 4
BAME on Transplant Lists
3x
Longer Wait Times for Black Patients
2022
Year BLDC Was Founded
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Together in love and more
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Mother's give a second birth
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Whether you choose to donate, become a sponsor, or support our events, you are helping us amplify voices that can save lives.
What people say about us
I never knew anything about living donation before. I didn’t realise it was something Black people could do in the same way. Seeing the choir perform made it feel real, and I went home and talked to my family about it.
Mary
London
I honestly didn’t know much about living donation at all. Watching the choir sing and seeing people who look like me made me think differently, it opened up a conversation in my home that we’d never had before.
Alex
London
We saw the choir performing at Brixton station and were drawn in immediately. It was uplifting, but also made us stop and think especially as Black people about how we can talk about donation within our own families.
Sharon
London
The Black Living Donor Choir is a fantastic initiative. It brings a important health message into the heart of the community in a way that feels real, accessible, and deeply moving.
The Voice Newspaper
A brilliant initiative combining culture, music, and an important health message. It engages people in a way traditional campaigns simply don’t.
Nigerian UK Golf Association
A powerful and meaningful project. Music, community, and an important message about living donation, it’s inspiring to be part of something that encourages real conversation.
Juliet Cahn
This is exactly the kind of initiative that changes conversations in communities. It brings awareness of living donation in a way that is honest, human, and needed.
Bell Ribeiro- Addy MP
Member of Parliament
Sponsorship
Partner with us to save lives
The Black Living Donor Choir is a non-profit initiative. Your sponsorship directly funds our performances, travel, recording, and community outreach.
We are open to bespoke partnerships. Reach out and discuss how your organisation can help us save more lives.
