Make a difference this Christmas
How many times have you been shopping for gifts and not known what to get someone?
Why not buy them something that will make a real difference to someone in a developing country, to a child in poverty, or to an endangered species?
In the West we take our lifestyle for granted. A gift that’s given today may be forgotten about by tomorrow. But the gift of a toy for a child in Africa can make a real difference. The gift of clean water can keep families alive. The gift of sponsorship could help an endangered species thrive.
Many of the charities listed on this site will allow you to buy your gifts at the last minute, by sending an e-card to the recipient and there are prices to suit all budgets.
A wormery
Worms help to turn wasteland into fertile, productive agricultural land.
£7 from Present Aid
Charity Gifts: A wormery
50 Fruit trees
Health-giving fruit makes all the difference to families in Ethiopia.
£5 from Present Aid
Charity Gifts: 50 Fruit trees
A goat
Three gifts in one: a goat provides milk, fertiliser for crops and kids that can be sold.
£15 from Present Aid
Charity Gifts: A goat
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