This month, we are focusing our attention on showcasing the stories of people with kidney disease and their families, driving awareness of kidney disease, empowering those at risk to prevent it, and educating people with kidney disease on how they can manage it. We hope you'll continue joining us all month long for activities! Here are just a few ways to get involved:

• Share your special milestone that you celebrated while fighting kidney disease.
• Test your knowledge about kidney disease or share with your friends to see how much they know!
• Take action! Ask your members of Congress to cosponsor the Living Donor Protection Act that will protect living organ donors.
• Make more milestones possible by keeping your kidneys healthy. Learn how to prevent kidney disease or slow down its progression.
• Help AKF continue fighting for patients and families by making a donation. Plus, all gifts made through the month of March are doubled!

Do you know a creative kid living with kidney disease? Encourage them to submit their best work to AKF's Calendar Kids Art Contest!

Thirteen winners will receive a prize and have their art published in the 2022 AKF calendar. The art with the most votes online will be published on the cover of the calendar and the artist will be honored at the American Kidney Fund's annual gala, The Hope Affair.

Check your child's eligibility and enter the contest >>

Recipe Contributed by FamilyCook Productions

Here is a traditional and famous Chinese dish that offers a new take on how to enjoy tofu and eggs. These pan fried tofu bites smell good, look good and taste good. Add minced ginger into the egg mixture for more earthy and peppery flavors. It will taste equally delicious with or without ginger.

Get the recipe on Kidney Kitchen® >>

Primary hyperoxaluria (PH) is a rare liver disease that causes oxalate to build up in your body and damage your kidneys. Oxalate is a natural chemical in your body and in some foods. With PH, your liver does not make enough of a certain protein to prevent oxalate from building up.

PH is a genetic disease. This means that it is caused by a mutation (change) in a gene. People who have PH were born with it. Visit our website for more information about PH and to download a guide for tips about talking to your family members about the importance of getting tested.

Talk to your family about primary hyperoxaluria >>

The Living Donor Protection Act of 2021 (H.R.1255/S.377) was newly introduced in the 117th U.S. Congress. This legislation would provide living organ donors important job protections while also safeguarding them from discrimination by life, disability and long-term care insurance carriers.

Twelve states have enacted living donor protections after passing AKF-spearheaded legislation, but we are still fighting for a uniform baseline of protections nationwide. This bill would ensure that living donors across the U.S. are equally protected.

Send your lawmakers an urgent message asking for their support >>