A list of our friends from around the world
For single mothers who are considering or have chosen single motherhood by choice.
Visit websiteDCP Hub was created to support donor conceived individuals. The Melbourne-based company runs in-person seminars and webinars to provide up to date information to donor conceived people, recipient parents and their families to support DCPs, alongside books and other resources.
Visit websiteVARTA provides independent information and support for individuals, couples, and health professionals regarding fertility, infertility, assisted reproductive treatment (ART) and the best interests of children born.
Visit websiteDonor Conception Canada (DCC) helps those experiencing donor conception through regular support group meetings across Canada and online.
Email info@dccanada.org
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Visit websiteMaia is a web-based network for women and couples facing infertility and treatment issues, including adoption and surrogacy. It publishes three children’s story books (similar to the Network’s My Story and Our Story books), one for children conceived by sperm donation, one by egg donation and one by surrogacy.
Note: the website is in French
Visit websitePMA is an advocacy organisation representing donor conceived adults. Its policy aims are to bring to an end anonymous donation, and to stop the practice of embryo donation. It has over 85 donor conceived adults as members.
Note: the website is in French
Visit websiteThe Mam’ensolo association was founded in 2018 by four women: Anne-Sophie, Isabelle, Laure and Marie. Four moms who decided it was time to finally make their voices heard.
Visit websiteHungary founded a parent group in 2019. They are currently translating the DCN’s Telling and Talking for parents of children 0-7yrs into Hungarian.
Visit websiteAn advocacy organisation representing more than 50 donor conceived adults. Its policy aims are to bring to an end anonymous donation, to secure the right to information for donor conceived persons and to advocate for more openness.
Visit websiteNISIG in Ireland is voluntary registered organisation offering information and support group to couples facing infertility and donor conception treatment issues.
Phone: 087 797 5058 at any time
Email: nisigireland@gmail.com
Cercounbimbo is a support network for those facing infertility and assisted reproduction issues.
Cercounbimbo have a translation of the Network’s Telling and Talking 0-7 available as a free download on their site.
Visit websiteAn Italian psychotherapist working with donor conception families in Italy.
Visit websiteDonor Conceived Aotearoa is an advocacy group in New Zealand. Their members are donor-conceived New Zealanders, committed to supporting other donor-conceived New Zealanders.
They seek to:
➤ Acknowledge the existence of donor-conceived people in Aotearoa and the important role they should play in policy and legislation relating to donor-conception.
➤ Educate the public and relevant communities about what donor-linking will mean for donors, donor-conceived people, and their whanau (family).
➤ Work with key stakeholders to overcome the current barriers to achieving effective implementation of the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (HART) Act.
➤ Inform the public about the ongoing challenges facing donor-conceived people in Aotearoa.
Visit websitePolish fertility organisation that in 2011 translated the Telling and Talking booklets into Polish. Many congratulations to Nasz Bocian for their initiative and courage in speaking out against secrecy.
Visit websiteA US based network for donor conceived people, donors and parents.
Visit websiteDSR was founded in 2000 to assist individuals conceived as a result of sperm, egg, or embryo donation who are seeking to make mutually desired contact with others with whom they share genetic ties. Without any outside support, the DSR has pioneered an international discussion about the donor conception industry and donor families, through research, media appearances, speaking engagements, and interviews. The DSR advocates for the right to honesty and transparency for donor-conceived people, promotes social acceptance and legal rights, and values the diversity of all families.
Visit websitePVED was created to provide an informational and supportive environment where parents and parents-to-be can learn and share information about all facets of the egg donation process.
Their mission is to educate, support, and empower families and individuals at any stage of the process who choose to use egg donation to build a family.
PVED is a national, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization headquartered in Portland, Oregon
Visit websiteUSDCC was established in late 2021 by Erin Jackson, the creator of We Are Donor Conceived. Erin assembled a team of other donor conceived people (“DCP”) to form the first all-volunteer nonprofit run by DCP and devoted to advocating on behalf of DCP. USDCC was officially incorporated and achieved its 501 (c) (3) nonprofit status in early 2022.
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