Traveling Donors: Start the most rewarding journey of a lifetime

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BUSINESS NEWS AND VIDEOS - Bringing hope to aspiring parents across the globe, Traveling Donors offers young women a unique opportunity to help others start the family they have always dreamed of while experiencing an unforgettable journey of a lifetime.

Created almost 15 years ago with the hope of helping couples create the families they have longed for, in many cases, years, Traveling Donors is an established international egg donor programme unmatched in its care, commitment and dedication to its donors and its recipients.

Founded by Genevieve Uys, an experienced international egg donor herself with a deep understanding of the needs of both the donor and the aspiring parents, this programme is unparalleled in its the way the agency supports its donors, works side by side with vetted medical facilities and specialists, and connects with aspiring parents.

This programme connects South African donors with aspiring parents from around the world, with the possibility of traveling to one of their approved IVF clinics in Malaysia, Georgia, Armenia, Argentina, Colombia, North and South Cyprus, Mexico, Poland, the USA and Thailand.

Joining this programme allows the donor to give one of the most precious and life-changing gifts one can. While egg donors are not paid for their eggs, they will receive compensation from $4 000 (about R70 000), for their time, effort and commitment to the programme.

How to apply

Women between the ages of 20 and 32 may visit the Traveling Donors website and fill out the donor form. This form is extensive and requires comprehensive details about your personality, medical history, immediate family’s medical history, education and family background. The application is reviewed by the agency and once accepted, your profile will be placed on the Traveling Donors’ database, which is password-protected and only accessible to vetted and accepted aspiring parents.

Cultivating connections
If your profile is chosen by prospective parents, the agency will alert you. You will be able to decide if you would like to be semi-known as a donor or if you would like to connect with the couple you will be donating to. Traveling Donors says it believes in the importance of honouring one’s genetic heritage, and therefore, the opportunity for children born through egg donation to know their origins.

Whatever you decide, Traveling Donors will be at your side, guiding you and supporting you throughout the process.

The process
Aspiring parents on the Traveling Donors database live across the globe, meaning once a donor is selected by the parents, she will travel to the country where the IVF clinic has been selected, sometimes with a few other donors and a former donor of the agency to help with support during the process. The agency can even organise a friend or family member of the donor to join them. The flights, medical expenses, transport, accommodation and food during this process is all paid for and will require the donor to be out of the country for between 10 and 14 days. The agency will always work to fit the donor’s schedule and whatever times are most convenient for them.

Your future
It is important to know that becoming an egg donor does not affect your ability to have your own children in the future. The process is safe and done with state-of-the-art IVF clinics and international doctors who have been working with Traveling Donors for years. There is a stringent medical screening process of the donor before the donation process starts. This ensures the donor is in good health, has a very high follicle count and that the process will not have any impact on your health or fertility.

A rewarding and beautiful gift
Becoming an egg donor is a personal choice only you can make. Being a donor is rewarding, impactful and life-changing. If you would like to know more about the process and the agency, visit www.travelingdonors.com.

Become an egg donor with Traveling Donors today! Change a life. Explore the world. Be richly rewarded with a life-changing experience and memories to cherish.