Kidney Activation Network · I KAN Media

Most kidney patients have a willing donor. They’ve just never been activated.
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KAIA, your Virtual Living Donor Navigator

KAIA

Hello, I’m KAIA. I’m your guide on the journey to finding a living kidney donor. Wherever you are — just thinking about it, not sure, or ready to start — we’ll take it one step at a time.

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90,000+

people in the U.S. waiting for a kidney transplant right now

3–5+ yrs

average wait for a deceased-donor kidney

One story

a living donor changes the math — and it starts with yours

How it works

Activation is a process — and a teachable one.

1. Learn

2. Prepare

3. Activate

What we do

Our four pillars

Educate

Guides, scripts, the Living Kidney Donor Playbook, and practical education for patients, families, and healthcare professionals.

Amplify

Our podcast brings you real recipients and living donors — and our story studio turns patient journeys into shareable media.

Reach

We go where kidney disease lives — community centers, faith communities, health fairs, and dialysis clinics.

Support

No one activates alone. KAIA is always in your corner, and our peer community connects you with people who’ve done it.

Who we serve

You don’t have to figure this out alone.

Patients & families

From “I could never ask” to a story you’re proud to share — with coaching, scripts, and a community that’s done it before.

Patient resources →

Care teams & transplant professionals

Education you can hand to a patient today — built by a clinician who has sat on your side of the table.

For health care professionals →

Thinking about donating?

If someone you love needs a kidney — or their story found you — learn what donation really involves and what your next step could be.

Learn about living donation →

Turn “I can’t” into I KAN — it ends the moment you decide it does.

Educate · Amplify · Reach · Support