Charity Gifts

Wondering what to get your grandparents, best friend, cousin, brother-in-law this Christmas? World Vision Alternative Gifts has its best range ever to help you find that perfect gift this Christmas. Favourite gifts such as fruit trees (£10), goats (£17) and child vaccinations(£20) have been combined with unique new gifts like a cowpat stove (£34) and a llama (£45)

World Vision Alternative Gifts has 79 gifts to choose from, which will directly benefit 34 of World Vision’s community projects across 16 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and South America. There are also a range of emergency gifts that allow World Vision to respond quickly in emergency situations caused by natural disasters or conflicts. With all gifts having been specifically requested as part of projects by the communities, you can be sure your gift really will make a real difference to the lives of others this Christmas time.

Click here to go to the World Vision website.

It is a sad fact that humans are likely to cause the extinction of a quarter of all known species in the next 20 years, unless we work together to protect them now.

The Aspinall Foundation works in conjunction with Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks to protect rare and endangered animals, and return them to protected areas in the wild.

By adopting an animal today you will be giving endangered species a chance of survival for the future. From just £3 per month you will be helping to protect, feed, keep healthy and enriched through play the animals in our care in Kent and around the world.

In return we will send you a wallpaper, fact sheet and certificate for your chosen animal, as well as a monthly e-newsletter and a free entry to one of our parks in Kent. You will receive regular updates on your animal.

Click here to go to the Aspinall Foundation website.

You can sponsor a child in a developing country with the following charities.

Action Aid. Sponsor a child for 50p a day.

Plan UK. Sponsor a child for £12 a month.

World Vision. Sponsor a child for 60p a day.

Present Aid is a charity gift shop offering virtual gifts that will change lives for people living in poverty and crisis across the world. Find a more meaningful gift this Christmas or find that special birthday gift. Whatever the occasion Present Aid offer a gift solution for everyone.

Click here to go to the Present Aid website

Save the Children are working to improve the lives of children around the world.

Gifts available on their website include:

Click here to go to the Save The Children website

ActionAid’s interactive Gifts in Action offer you the chance to buy unusual and thoughtful gifts - whilst also helping poor communities gain the skills and knowledge to transform their lives.

They’ve got a huge range of gifts, and with Gifts in Action, everyone on your shopping list will get something special to open. That’s because each gift comes with an interactive card, illustrating the type of work your donation might help to make possible somewhere in the world.

What’s more, you could even choose to give your family or friends an interactive e-card – perfect for those last minute presents.

Available gifts include books for schoolchildren, chickens for breeding and training for a midwife.

Click here to go to the Actionaid website

An animal charity gift is perfect for the animal lover in your life.  Whether you want to sponsor an endangered species or help provide care for sick cats, there’s something on this page to suit all tastes and budgets.

WWF Adopt an Animal

You can adopt from as little as £3 a month and WWF will send you an animal adoption pack which includes:

• A gorgeous soft toy of your animal
• A fact booklet about your adopted species
• A print of your adopted animal
• A greetings card
• WWF’s tips on reducing your own environmental impact
• 3 issues of Insight magazine, with updates on your adopted species.

Click here to adopt an animal with WWF