Feel-good gift guide
‘Tis the season to be jolly. ‘Tis also the season to be stocking your Santa sack! Keep gift-giving simple and pleasurable, and restore the natural order this Christmas with these ideas from our feel-good gift guide. Not only will you experience the joy of giving, the recipient will too, and somewhere in the world a needy stranger, or worthy producer, will be blessed out of his/her tree!
"I wanted to get you something deep and meaningful so I dug you a well." Help build water facilities in Azerbaijan that are robust enough to withstand disaster, and that are accessible to people with disabilities, so that everyone in the community has access to safe, clean water.
$135 from oxfamunwrapped.org.nz
"I was feeling flush so I got you a toilet." Save lives by providing latrines and hygiene training to rural communities in the Pacific.
$50 from oxfamunwrapped.org.nz
Healthy mum and baby Keep mums and babies healthy with this gift of health supplements and nutrition training for mum. Help mums get what they need to give their littlies the best possible start in life.
Help a girl get an education Many girls around the world don’t get the opportunity to go to school. This gift will help struggling families with school fees and uniforms to ensure their girls get the same opportunities as boys. Get a free Maasai bangle with every purchase.
Art For Recovery For many children art and drawing therapy is a vital part of the healing process. Help children in Sri Lanka recover from post traumatic stress disorder following the recent civil war.
Stop trafficking Enable one of tearfund’s partners to rescue victims of trafficking from exploitation in a brothel or through forced labour.
10 seedling trays There are many children out there who need no encouragement to eat their vegetables! Help supply families with drought resistant seeds to grow vegetables like spinach, eggplant, chilli, cabbage and mustard, no matter what the weather holds.
The Companion Satchel by The Loyal Workshop. The Loyal Workshop, in the heart of Kolkata, is a community hub for hoslistic restoration, including literacy and numeracy training, health support and counselling. This hand-stitched satchel, made from eco veg-tanned leather, is compact and lightweight, with plenty of room for the essentials.
TradeAid pull-along crocodile. Handmade by an artisan working with Gospel House Handicrafts which provides employment and training to poor semi-educated Sri Lankan youth. Made of Albesia, a soft and fast growing Sri Lankan wood, painted with non-toxic paint.
BON BABY Black with pink paisley nursing scarf Good for baby, good for mama, good for the world. These nursing scarves are made by Daughters of Hope, a fair trade social enterprise based in South India that provides training and employment to improvished women. Free lunches, saving plans and insurance are also available to the women, as well as an onsite nursery so mothers can feed their babies whenever they need to.
Light grey pinstripe men’s Mateo Chukka boots A low-profile boot built for versatility and freedom. With every pair of shoes you purchase TOMS will give a new pair of shoes to a child in need.
I am Peace Inspirational Moeloco jandals These jandals leave positive messages in the sand. Buy one pair of flip flops and Moeloco give one pair of closed in canvas shoes to a child in poverty. Produced safely, with no child labour, from high strength rubber.
$AUD45 with free postage from moeloco.com
Naked Baby Urban Smalls Homemade bodysuit Mix fun, style, comfort and quality with eco-friendliness. All Urban Smalls Organics garments are made from GOTS-certified organic cotton, grown and harvested responsibly with lower ecological impact. No pesticides or chemical additives were used. Screen print dyes are water-based and certified non-toxic.
Ladle Me Happy Orphans Aid International cookbook This beautiful book of recipes, images and stories is a 100% fundraiser and combines delicious soup recipes, dishes from the Orphans Aid project countries, and the home-cooked favourites of many other Orphans Aid advocates.
$35 Incl. GST and postage within NZ from orphansidonline.com
‘Tis the season to be jolly. ‘Tis also the season to be stocking your Santa sack! Keep gift-giving simple and pleasurable, and restore the natural order this Christmas with these ideas from our feel-good gift guide. Not only will you experience the joy of giving, the recipient will too, and somewhere in the world a needy stranger, or worthy producer, will be blessed out of his/her tree!
