Charity

In 2024, our charity initiatives focused on:

• financial support for towns and settlements along the Baikal–Amur Mainline ahead of the railway’s anniversary;
• social projects and activities to support the infrastructure of Tynda;
• assisting residents of new territories, plus Kursk and Belgorod regions – delivering humanitarian aid, providing children’s health camp vouchers, and organising free travel;
• financing expensive surgical treatment, medication, and rehabilitation of Russian Railways employees, including those retired, providing social support for victims of natural disasters or other calamities, promoting family values;
• facilitating vocational education and improving education quality through financial help to industry‑specific universities and vocational schools, providing equipment and samples for laboratory classes;
• providing assistance to children’s organisations, supporting people with physical disabilities and people with incurable and life‑limiting illnesses, including support for the Children’s Hospice autonomous non‑profit organisation, So‑Edinenie Support Fund for the Deaf‑Blind, Obereg autonomous non‑profit organisation, the Life Line charity foundation for saving seriously ill children, the Russian Paralympic Committee, and the National Monitoring Centre for Missing and Injured Children;
• supporting charitable projects for restoration and conservation of Russian historical and architectural landmarks, including churches and monasteries of cultural and historical significance (St Seraphim of Sarov Charitable Foundation, Voskresensky Novodevichy Convent in St Petersburg, Trinity Lavra of St Sergius, Donskoy Monastery);
• supporting environment‑related causes;
• promoting mass sports, fitness and healthy living, including support for hockey, basketball, and volleyball clubs;
• supporting national children’s competitions Lokoball (football), Lokobasket – School League (basketball), Lokovolley (volleyball), Lokojudo (judo), and Lokogimnastika (rhythmic gymnastics);
• promoting cultural events, including music festivals, dance competitions, and theatres.

Kindness Mission

In 2024, Russian Railways joined forces with Rossotrudnichestvo to launch two inaugural Kindness Missions in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. A delegation of doctors and staff from the Company’s healthcare institutions delivered 41 lectures to medical students and professionals, conducted 15 surgeries and master classes, and held over 200 patient consultations.

The Kindness Mission seeks to provide free aid to foreign countries through volunteer efforts in emergency relief, healthcare, psychosocial support for children and adults, and agricultural assistance.