Category: news
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Quiet Life: A Night of Film and Hope
On 10 October 2025, Gift of Life held a special charity screening of Quiet Life, a powerful drama about a refugee family in crisis by acclaimed Greek director Alexandros Avranas, at Curzon Bloomsbury, London. The event gathered our esteemed patrons, trustees, friends and supporters to raise funds for life-saving medicines for children battling cancer and…
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Investing in Knowledge: Gift of Life’s Educational Programme
One of the key parts of Gift of Life’s work is the Educational Programme for doctors and cancer specialists treating children and young adults with cancer and blood disorders across the CIS region. The programme provides access to international conferences, training opportunities, and academic resources that ensure local oncologists and paediatric specialists can stay at…
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Volunteers Make Gift of Life Possible
At Gift of Life, we are incredibly lucky to be supported by compassionate, talented, and generous volunteers who help us deliver events and fundraising campaigns throughout the year. Whether it’s greeting guests at charity auctions, helping with event logistics, creating digital content, or offering professional skills behind the scenes, our volunteers are at the heart…
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Together, We Keep Hope Alive
Thanks to your compassion and continued support, the first five months of 2025 have brought life-saving care to children from the CIS region who have to overcome treatments for cancer and severe blood disorders. From January to June, Gift of Life supported 10 children with urgently needed treatments. We approved 34 applications for the medical…
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Running for Hope: How Sports Challenges Are Saving Lives
Ivan Gordienko Taking on a physical challenge – whether a marathon, a 5K, or a triathlon is more than just a test of endurance. For the supporters of Gift of Life, it’s a powerful way to raise awareness and vital funds for children battling cancer. In recent years, more and more of our supporters and…
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The London premiere of Healing raised over £600,000 for the charity
This January, Gift of Life hosted a truly special event—the London premiere of Healing, at the historic Theatre Royal Haymarket. More than just a cultural occasion, the evening became a powerful act of philanthropy, raising over £600,000 to provide life-saving medications and cancer treatments for children battling cancer. Over 800 guests gathered in support of…
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You have helped us save young lives!
Thanks to your generosity, Gift of Life has supported 16 children with cancer and serious blood disorders in the first five months of 2024. Since January, we have invested over £286,000 in our medical programmes, approving 28 applications for advanced chemotherapy drugs and other essential medications unavailable in Russian clinics. This funding also supported our…
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“Kids for Kids” helps to save young lives
For the fourth year in a row, the charity fundraiser “Kids for Kids” has successfully raised crucial funds for children with cancer in Russian hospitals. More than £820 was collected during the “Music Masters for Gift of Life” piano concert, organised by our supporter, pianist Aleksei Demchenko, who has been imparting musical wisdom to young…
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Thanks for standing with us to save lives!
Since January, you have helped Gift of Life to provide 11 children with vital cancer treatment. Over £223,000 have been invested in our medical programmes.
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Young pianists performed to help fight child cancer
The 3’rd edition of Kids for Kids, a charity concert in support of children with cancer in Russia has taken place in the heart of London Soho.