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CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SAVING LIVES

1991-2011

National MOTTEP® is the National Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant Education Program. It is the first program of its kind in the country designed to:

 * Educate minority communities on facts about organ and tissue transplantation;
 * Empower minority communities to develop transplant education programs which allow
  them to become involved in addressing the shortage of donors;
 * Increase minority participation in organ/tissue transplant endeavors including signing
  organ donor cards;
 * Encourage and increase family discussions related to organ and tissue donation;
 * Increase the number of minorities who donate organs and tissues.

The mission of the National Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant Education Program, (MOTTEP®) is to decrease the number and rate of ethnic minority Americans needing organ and tissue transplants. MOTTEP® will achieve its mission by implementing a national information and education campaign that emphasizes both prevention and intervention strategies that result in:

 * healthier life styles and behavioral patterns;
 * increased number of minority donors and transplant recipients;
 * increased number of family discussions regarding family medical history and organ/
  tissue transplants;
 * increased number of minority donor pledges.

Why is there a National MOTTEP®?

What are the benefits of National MOTTEP®?

National MOTTEP® will:

 * Implement strategies to increase the percentage of organ/tissue
  donations in minority communities;
 * Create strong volunteer community programs which empower
  minorities to be involved in community driven strategies to improve
  health care;
 * Help save the American public $100's of millions per year in health care costs by
  successfully increasing the number of tissue donors.

Little Miss Samaya received a liver and small bowel transplant at the age of 3.*