Alex was born in Arkhangelsk, Russia in 1992 and placed in the orphanage until he was adopted when he was two years old to his New Zealand family. He managed to find his birth parents Mihail (Misha) Viktorovich Kovkov and Tatiana Taimurazovna Gusovskaia in 2013 with social media.
He established this I’m Adopted project in July 2015 to help others adopted around the world connect.
Alex shares his own journey through his YouTube Channel which you can view below.
Official Social Links
facebook.com/nzalexgilbert
instagram @alexgilbert
YouTube.com/alexgilbert
Twitter @alexgilbertnz
Official Website
alexgilbert.co.nz
Awards & Nominations
2018 - Young New Zealander of the Year Nomination
2020 - New Zealander of the Year Nomination
2020 - New Zealand Impact Awards Finalist (Global Category)
Alex Gilbert
Audio snippet from the BBC World Service - April 2023 - Link
2022 Photo
Alex Gilbert Speaking in 2019 with Diana Mashkova - Elektrostal, Russia (With the Арифметика Добра Foundation for Orphaned Children)
Alex Gilbert with Ivan for the filming of an Adoption story in Chicago, March 2023
Speaking in 2023 (From Event's Flickr Page. Click photo to visit more)
Photos and audio snippet are released here under the Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License. (CC BY-SA 2.0) Please contact our team at contact@imadopted.org for any questions.