Gift of Life

Ahmed Ozov: My donor is a hero of our time

In Hannover two men face each other. The shorter one, unable to hide his tears, tries to wipe them away as he repeats the same Russian words: “thank you”. The other smiles, hugs him and says reassuringly, “everything is all right”—in German. Please meet the latest heroes of the Blood Family project: Ahmed Ozov and his bone marrow donor, Timo Sandau from Germany. Read more
A surprise for Masha Dyatlova

Masha Dyatlova was one of the two hundred guests invited to the Gift of Life annual charity Gala. In accordance with tradition, the Gala is being held on the eve of the Old Russia New Year, the 13th of January - the night when miracles happen. And Masha's dream to meet Florence, her bone marrow donor, came true. Read more
Over £9000 raised for patients of Gift of Life at presentation of Time to Break the Ice in London

On 14 January, at Phillips in London the presentation and readings of Time to Break the Ice, a book by Chulpan Khamatova and Katerina Gordeeva, raised £9000 for treatment of Russian children with oncological diseases. Read more
Miracles of the Russian Old New Year: almost £500,000 raised for Gift of Life.

On 13 January 2019, Ralph Fiennes, Maxim Vengerov, Nika Belotserkovskaya, Andrey Andreev, Igor Vernik, Alexander Revva, Chulpan Khamatova and all the guests of the Gala helped us to raise £500,000 for the children with cancer in Russia. Read more

In Europe and the United States 90% of children with cancer survive. In Russia fewer than 70% do. Since the only difference is money, you can help more children beat cancer.

33	Leukaemia is the most common type of childhood cancer — statistics show it accounts for 33% of all cases.
70	Gift of Life spends over 70% of all funds raised to purchase foreign medications. It has always been our main expense.
350	Since we were established in 2011 the charity has helped over 350 children with cancer and severe blood diseases.

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With your support, Gift of Life can give more children a better chance to recover from cancer and to live life to the fullest. Donate now with a bank card or see Other ways to donate for our PayPal and bank details.

Mad tea party 2018

Mad Tea Party, or Bezumnoe Chaepitie, is an annual charity initiative held on the 26th of November to mark the birthday of Podari Zhizn, our sister charity foundation. The idea behind Mad Tea Party is to raise a cup of tea, or coffee, to Podari Zhizn’s achievements and support children with cancer.

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Over £9000 raised for patients of Gift of Life at presentation of Time to Break the Ice in London

On 14 January, at Phillips in London the presentation and readings of Time to Break the Ice, a book by Chulpan Khamatova and Katerina Gordeeva, raised £9000 for treatment of Russian children with oncological diseases. Read more
Miracles of the Russian Old New Year: almost £500,000 raised for Gift of Life.

On 13 January 2019, Ralph Fiennes, Maxim Vengerov, Nika Belotserkovskaya, Andrey Andreev, Igor Vernik, Alexander Revva, Chulpan Khamatova and all the guests of the Gala helped us to raise £500,000 for the children with cancer in Russia. Read more
2018 Annual Review is here

Looking back at the events of the past year we say a great big thank you to everyone who helped the children in Gift of Life’s care in 2018. For more details on where your money went and who benefited from your gifts read the 2018 Annual Review. Read more

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