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

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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.

Musical performance starring Kseniya Rappoport and Polina Osetinskaya raised more than £16,000

On the 9th of May 2018 London hosted a premiere of the musical performance based on Ivan Bunin's short story “An Unknown Friend”. More than £16,000 have been raised from special ticket sales and charity auction for the patients of “Podari zhizn”, Russian sister charity of Gift of life.

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.

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.

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.

Oksana Sobolevskaya: My life is a dream that’s already started to come true

“I’m alive, in good health and ever so grateful.” Oksana Sobolevskaya and her brother Anton are recalling their experience of bone marrow transplant treatment in our Family Blood project.

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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.

Corporate partnership

Fundraising ideas

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!

Reports

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.