On 14 May Let's Play with Evgeny Kuznetsov, an evening of music at Rossotrudnichestvo, raised over £900 for children with cancer in Gift of Life’s care. Read more
A sea of smiles, happiness and kind words. Eyes shining with joy. And children who instantly make friends and go out to play - three years past the transplantation, Vlad Demidov has met his bone marrow donor, Nastya. Read more
Gift of Life was established in 2011 as a UK sister charity of Russia's leading childhood cancer charity Podari Zhizn, leading kids cancer charity in Russia. Read more
We raise funds through charity events, volunteer initiatives and charitable donations. It is a challenge and a great inspiration at the same time. To help Gift of Life, you can fundraise for us too! 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.
Leukaemia is the most common type of childhood cancer — statistics show it accounts for 33% of all cases.
Gift of Life spends over 70% of all funds raised to purchase foreign medications. It has always been our main expense.
Since we were established in 2011 the charity has helped over 350 children with cancer and severe blood diseases.
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, 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.
On 30 March Gift of Life supporters and Instagram influencers arranged a fundraiser the Beau-tea day and raised over £1100 for children affected by cancer in Russia. Read more
On 20 March Harp of 21st Century, a private performance of internationally recognised Russian-Swiss harpist invited soloist of Bolshoi Theatre, composer and improviser, Alexander Boldachev raised over £1500 for children with cancer. Read more