Well this year, I have decided to do something different. I don’t know about you but I feel all my loved ones have all they could ever need or want. Yes, they may want a Ferrari but I refuse to buy someone that. Did I forget to mention I’m a student?
Anyway, I have decided to buy cows! Yes! Well no. Not just cows. Cows, chickens, seeds, water, mosquito nets, fishing rods, medicine, you name it! My nearest and dearest shall be getting a charitable gift from yours truly this year. Why? We are spoilt rotten. I can bet everyone’s had at least one gift they didn’t really like or even had use for. Yes, I mean that crazy jumper you were given from your aunt that was just too small on the arms. So why not help developing countries a little now and then? Besides, 'tis the charitable season*.
Now that it’s time for Christmas shopping, how about giving a charitable gift which will give someone else much, much more. You’ll feel great about yourself and you’ll be helping people in developing counties make a life for themselves. How is that not a great idea?
So how about it? One size fits all. An added benefit for those of you struggling with gift wrapping is that you won’t be asked to wrap a chicken. You can just hand your gift receiver the special little card telling them you’ve bought a chicken for someone who needs it on their behalf. Aww.
Here are a few great places to purchase gifts:
Oxfam: (You could feed a family for £7)
Unicef: (How about an emergency water kit for a family for £9.50?)
NSPCC: (You could get a child a letter from santa for just £5)
World Vision: (This one has an array of goodies. TB screenings for £5, school textbooks for £9 and much more).
World Gifts CAFOD: (A school starter pack is just £7, or how about teaching someone to read for £10?)
*Note: We should really be charitable all year round but it seems people are more generous around Christmas. Better than never I guess.
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This is a great idea and exactly what I was thinking of doing! Can I recommend one more site though, www.kiva.com
Thank you Zoya! Let me know how it turns out for you and what you end up buying :) Thanks for the website too! That's another great idea.
Great post, Gaia! I think perhaps people feel extra love and altruism this season...which is a guud thing!
I like to think we all give year-round & just get turbo-charged in December ;) But I just might put a gift-wrapped chicken on my wish list.
Thank you for this post and list of great gift ideas. xoxo G
Thanks for the post G! I bow in respect to the person who can manage to wrap a chicken beautifully. That is a skill indeed! :D