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

WE SET OUR FEARS AND ANXIETIES ASIDE – AND MANAGED IT ALL!

The Podari Zhizn coordinators at the Rogachev Centre about quarantine, its lows and ups for young cancer patients and the team.

Celebrating for the greater good

Julia Morozova has been celebrating her birthday in aid of charity for several years, and today we talked about her motivation to do so.

Donations instead of presents

Celebrating one’s birthday in a meaningful way and helping children beat cancer is easy. We talked to Nastasya Savina about celebrating for the greater good.

I finally felt myself to be part of someone's life

Vlada Zhunina, a journalist, helped Gift of Life as a volunteer at the Gala 2020 and shared her experience of seeing the results of such help.

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.