Projects

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Gift of Life regularly pays for MRI reference reviews done by a leading German specialist and facilitates with occasional but very high costs of bone marrow transplant (BMT) procedures.Read more

Cancer surgery

Gift of Life brings leading European specialists to perform complex surgeries on children in Moscow clinics and teach Russian colleagues about the most effective technics.Read more

Medication

Gift of Life spends over 70% of all funds raised to purchase medications unavailable in Russia. It has always been our main expense.Read more

Latest

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Little Prince

WEDNESDAY 24th October 2018, 7PM London premiere - a charity performance of THE LITTLE PRINCE with CHULPAN KHAMATOVA. Tickets are limited. Book yours today. All proceeds will benefit children in the care of Gift of Life.

Who we are

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.

Pavel Morozov: from Dover to Calais without a ticket

This is WOW so cool! In less than a month Gift of Life Patron Pavel Morozov is swimming the English Channel to raise funds for the kids with cancer in Russia. You are very welcome to support this challenge.

Pavel's Channel challenge

In few weeks Gift of Life Patron Pavel Morozov is swimming the English Channel to fundraise for the kids with cancer in Russian hospitals. Let's support this uber-tough challenge.

Bone marrow transplant for Sergei

Over £16,500 from £20,000 needed for a vital surgery for Sergei Gerasimov has been raised. Thank you for helping Sergei beat cancer!

Other ways to donate

Your donation to Gift of Life will help children in Russian hospitals beat cancer. For our bank details, PayPal and other ways to donate as well as Gift Aid check Read More.

Who we help

Gift of Life helps to pay medical expenses for children and young adults (aged up to 25) diagnosed with cancer and hematologic diseases and receiving their treatment in Russian hospitals.

Nastya Zerova: My illness was like a dream. And then the dream faded away

The story of Nastya Zerova, a girl from the little town of Gubakh in Perm Krai, can be called nothing but amazing. All manner of remarkable things happened to Nastya and her mother Vera thanks to the acute myeloblastic leukaemia Nastya was diagnosed with in 2008.

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.