Events

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. Read more

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. Read more

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 Read more

Get-together with Ksenia Rappoport at ZIMA

SUNDAY 23rd June 2019, 7:30PM - Get-together with Ksenia Rappoport, famous Russian actress and charity advocate, at ZIMA Russain Restaurant. CLICK FOR TICKETS Read more

Latest

Help Polina beat cancer!

UPD Money raised - Please donate to help raise £10,000 for Oncaspar for 2-year-old Polina Glyzina. The girl is suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Igor Selivanov: If you are able to and want to - help out

Igor Selivanov on how he found himself enjoying charity support and how it all started with 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.

The greatest gift: the Gift of Life charity gala in London raises over £720,000

On January 13, 2020, London’s Savoy Hotel hosted the 9th annual Gift of Life Gala to raise funds to help severely ill children. The evening raised over £720,000 for children with oncological diseases in Russian hospitals.

The Little Prince

Who we are

Gift of Life was established in 2011 as a UK sister charity of Russia's leading childhood cancer charity Podari Zhizn.

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.