Projects

Other needs

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

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.

Thank you for our new life

Irina doesn’t know the name of the person who saved her child’s life. Vlad is growing, maturing, and displaying his own unique personality—as if nothing ever happened. Vlad Demidov and his mother Irina are the new heroes of the Blood Family project.

Time to Break the Ice

MONDAY 14th JANUARY 2019, 6:30PM - Charity Events. Book Presentation & Readings. TIME TO BREAK THE ICE by Chulpan Khamatova & Katerina Gordeeva. The conversation will be moderated by famous Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar. CLICK FOR TICKETS

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.

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.