Children’s corner

‘Donor conception: towards openness’

Children’s corner

Families are created in many ways; being open with children can make them feel more comfortable about the way they were conceived and benefit them in their future. The featured children have known from a young age and are very thankful to their donors for helping shape their special families.

Puzzle Wall

Thank you to those who shared their thoughts and stories on our interactive puzzle

Donor Dad

Donor Dad is taking off his beanie. It is Christmas. It is like a sleeping hat that he forgot to take off. He is standing on a very steady rock. I am walking to the shops. His T-Shirt says I love snakes and I am a snake lover.

Thank you for our family

Thank you to our donor and his family for helping make our family

My drawing is of Mumma, Mummy, my brother Alex, me and our family donor. I drew this as a big thank you to our donor and his family for helping make our family.

Thank you, Spencer.

Our special family

Thank you for our family

I wanted to say a big thank you to our family donor and his family for helping to make our special family. Our special family is Mumma, Mummy, my baby brother spencer and me.

Thank you, Alex.

Every cloud has a silver lining

Mummy got an egg from a kind lady

Mummy got an egg from a kind lady called Aunty Suzy. The fairies helped my mum keep me safe till I was big enough to come out and be born. The rainbow is how I feel.

- Celeste

Me and my family

None of my classmates knew what a donor was

At school I told my class that I don’t have a dad, I have a donor. One of the teachers then said that she had a donor too. None of my classmates knew what a donor was. It was the first time the teacher had told anyone about it…

- Margaret

Exhibitions section

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Seeking Identity

Making connections

The gift of life

Donor families

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‘Donor conception: towards openness’

This ground-breaking exhibition explores the human story of donor conception and is dedicated to the memory of Narelle Grech, a donor-conceived woman, who fought courageously for the right to learn the truth of her genetic heritage. The original exhibition was exhibited in the Melbourne City Library, June 2015.

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