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A NEW ADVENTURE

If you're reading this, chances are you or someone you love have recently become parents to a beautiful baby with a disability. We know first-hand how the beginning of this adventure can be filled with conflicting emotions of love, wonder, fear and unanswered questions. That’s why, in collaboration with caring healthcare professionals, we’re right there at point of diagnosis to help focus on the joy and opportunities ahead.

A kindness project across 120+ hospitals

21 Gifts is about rewriting the opening act

We believe in the power of words and the ripple effect of positive emotions. With joy as our change agent, we partner with over 120 hospitals to rewrite the opening act of a child’s disability diagnosis into a strengths-based conversation, focusing on Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and cerebral palsy (CP). Through seminars, speaking engagements, and a simple yet powerful gesture of hope—a suitcase for a new adventure—we help health professionals balance the medical discourse with the celebration of a baby.

Our “suitcase for a new adventure” is delivered to new families, by health professionals in our hospital network, at point of diagnosis. These suitcases are filled with gifts for the whole family, bursting with hope, inspiration and all the things you didn’t know about the joys of life with a little extra.

How to support 21 Gifts

GET INVOLVED

We can’t do this alone. If you want to spread hope and joy like confetti, we welcome you to join our kindness project.

Donate

Help us bring hope to families by supporting our kindness project.

Buy a print

An exclusive collab with award-winning illustrator.

Partner with us

It takes a village. Thank you for joining ours.

Looking for a speaker or workshop host? Let’s talk!

Inger Lise Svaleng delivers engaging talks and workshops that inspire a shift toward strength-based thinking. Grounded in positive psychology, communication, and lived experience, her sessions empower professionals, families, and organisations to reframe challenges and embrace possibilities. Whether you’re planning an event, training, or podcast, get in touch to explore how she can contribute.

Follow our adventure @twentyonegifts

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Request a suitcase for a new adventure

If you are a health professional and want to spread kindness like confetti to parents receiving a child diagnosis, let us know! We will send 21 Gifts suitcases packed with all things joy, celebration and of course, gifts!