LOVE RUSSIA CHARITY

At Poshipovo, Svetlana (above) plus 30 other orphan teens and 24 young people with learning difficulties have all been sharing just one shower between them all for years! The shower isn't pretty. The glass is broken and sharing it with so many others is unsanitary (see photo on the left for the ONLY shower they have access to) HELP FUND TWO SHOWERS FOR POSHIPOVO! Valery, the director, cares about his young people and has recently begun getting involved in the activities that

Dasha has watched her mum Alina transform out of drug addiction into a leader with a heart for families seeking refuge from violence, addictions and poverty at the Women's Crisis Centre she and her husband founded. Now aged 20, Dasha has seen a new need and her own heart has been stirred to serve the vulnerable. Like her mum she couldn't ignore people in need. The Crisis Centre is in a town that has extremely high levels of poverty. A moderate monthly income here is 12,000 ro

Today’s immediate challenge is getting the Women's Crisis Centre ready for winter. Sub-zero temperatures are on the way so it’s vital the heating is on! The great news is their internal system was completed a while ago and it’s working! The trickier part was to find a solution to make their system cost-effective in the long term and after A LOT of investigation, this is the only feasible option - getting them connected to mains gas. Sounds simple right!? For the Crisis Centre

Over the years, we've experienced a range of reactions to our working charity name ‘Love Russia’. These reactions have ranged from people assuming we're a dating site to most often, and most saddening, some disapproval that we would want to help Russians.​ The first is mildly amusing, the second highlights a serious problem that some find it hard to look beyond Russia’s reputation of difficult international relations and simply see that there are Russian people in need living