Gift of Life volunteer, photographer and videographer Valentina Korabelnikova shares her story and explains why it is so important to help those in need. Read more
Power of 10 with Dr. Mikhail Maschan (MD, DSc). We spoke about the difficulties of and victories in paediatric oncology and how the chances of child’s survival increase by the Power of 10 when we all work together. Read more
Power of 10. Olga Shlichkova, the mother of our former patient Egor thanks all the donors who helped pay for Erwinase for her son in 2013. Combined effort allowed for a tenfold result - Egor has completely recovered! Read more
Power of 10. Natasha Dudina, a cancer survivor, artist and graphic designer shares her story of recovery and how she found out that when people come together to fight for a good cause, nothing’s impossible. Read more
Power of 10. Natalia Savelova started working at Podari Zhizn as coordinator just recently. She has already seen how the joint effort can increase impact tenfold, resulting in millions of roubles in donations. Read more
The Power of 10. In the 10th anniversary year, we are telling how doing good saves lives and your support can increase tenfold when we work together. That’s how it was for Zhenya Vaneeva. Read more
The Power of 10. Nadia Raud has been helping Gift of Life for over ten years. She recalls some unforgettable moments of her journey as a volunteer of the charity. Read more
Margarita Khairullina recovered from leukaemia and managed to earn a degree in journalism, get into photography and become a swimming instructor. Read her story now and support children with cancer. Read more
Olga Zenovich from Bloomberg has recently traded volunteering hours for monetary donations to Gift of Life. Here she explains how. Read more
The Podari Zhizn coordinators at the Rogachev Centre about quarantine, its lows and ups for young cancer patients and the team. Read more
Julia Morozova has been celebrating her birthday in aid of charity for several years, and today we talked about her motivation to do so. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
Viliam Khailo lives and breathes music. Even during his treatment for leukaemia in December 2017, he kept his violin by his side. We talked to Viliam and learned whether the coronavirus quarantine was a barrier between him and his beloved music. Read more
In 2008, Nikita was treated for lymphogranulomatosis. We have recently talked to Nikita about the second most serious quarantine of his life - coronavirus self-isolation. Read more
Ten years ago Maria Dyatlova was a child in the care of Podari Zhizn. We've reached out to Maria to talk about the quarantine, her fears, and her plans for the second half of 2020. Read more
Igor Selivanov on how he found himself enjoying charity support and how it all started with Gift of Life Read more
"You might find yourself lamenting how awful it is for a sick child, or you might find a way to distract them so they smile and feel warm inside. When you see that happy smile, you see for yourself that it was all worth doing." Read our interview with the Podari Zhizn coordinators at the Dmitry Rogachev Centre to see that their work isn’t just about suffering. Read more
Arina Gaba, Trustee of Gift of Life, on how she found herself enjoying charity work and how it all started with Gift of Life back in 2010 Read more
Lyuba Galkina is a Trustee of Gift of Life. She is a co-founder of the ZIMA group, and a marketer who has previously worked for Pepsi, Nike, Apple, and Google. Lyuba tells us that success is ephemeral, and that it’s not a word she’d apply to herself. Read more
“Every pound, or dollar, or ruble, pays for someone’s life, and the value of life isn’t something you can measure in money,” says Galina Novichkova. Read more
Simon Jennings, our Chair of the Board, talks about charity work, motivation to do good and inspiration to discover the world. Read more
Viliam had gone through treatment for leukaemia with the support of Podari Zhizn, and tells us where he gets his inspiration and his “energy boost”. Read more
In 2007, 18-month-old Abu Baysultanov was diagnosed with acute leukaemia. He survived and recovered from cancer thanks to your help! Read more