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Tuesday, 2 December 2008

Cheap Ethical Christmas Gifts and Charity Xmas Presents

We may want to give ethical Christmas presents but we may not have a great deal of money to spend on them. I've found Practical Presents which have a great selection of ethical gifts which won't break the bank. They've got a whole load for £15 or less. So if you do give chocolates, perfume or whisky, then here's some great ethical Charity gifts:

Flower Power

Flower Power - £8

Hibiscus, used mainly in herbal teas, is a vital crop for poor farmers in Western Sudan. But processing the shrub by hand is slow and labour-intensive. This simple tool quickly...

 

Fluffy Ducks

Fluffy Ducks - £10

Poor families in Bangladesh really appreciate the value of their ducks. The eggs are nutritious and tasty, while the ducks can also be bred and sold to generate income. Many...

 

Chicken Tractor

Chicken Tractor - £10

In Zimbabwe, poor families can trade a single chick for food or other essentials. These simple triangular coops, made of scrap metal, fencing or wire mesh, are invaluable in protecting...

 

Fuel-Efficient Stoves

Fuel-Efficient Stoves - £10

Made by local people from clay and donkey dung, these stoves are designed to hold the heat and require less wood than normal stoves. This means that women like Marium...

 

Funky Chicks

Funky Chicks - £12

Due to frequent droughts, poor farmers in semi-aridareas of Zimbabwe cannot rely on their crops aloneto provide for their families. By raising chicks to sellat the market, farmers like Chionesu...

 

Clever Compost Bin

Clever Compost Bin - £12

In Sri Lanka, we’ve developed a training scheme to encourage people to use waste products to make their own compost bins. As well as generating vital income when they are...

 

Gorgeous Goat

Gorgeous Goat - £15

As a plentiful source of milk, a single goat can help keep families in places like Kenya, Zimbabwe or Bangladesh healthy and happy. People in poor communities can also breed...

 

Tiny Trees

Tiny Trees - £15

Tree saplings are invaluable to the poorest communities in the developing world. In Sudan, the fruit of the baobab tree or ‘Tree of Life’ provides three times as much vitamin...

 

Seeds of Life

Seeds of Life - £18

In Zambia, inconsistent rainfall can ruin vital harvests, leaving many families at risk of hardship and starvation. Seeds like beans, pumpkin, tomatoes, onions, okra, maize and other staples can be...

 

Fish Cages

Fish Cages - £20

The annual flooding in Bangladesh ruins thousands of livelihoods by washing away homes and crops alike. These simple yet ingenious cages, made of bamboo and netting, enable poor people like...

 

Donkey Plough and Harness

Donkey Plough and Harness - £25

In the baking heat of Sudan, preparing the dry earth for planting can be slow, painful work. However, local blacksmiths like Osman Saadeo can produce a practical plough that enables...

 

Clean Water Tap

Clean Water Tap - £25

The annual flooding in Bangladesh causes widespread devastation and cuts off the poorest communities from supplies of clean water. Placing a tap stand high above the water level can help...

 

Alpaca Food

Alpaca Food - £27

What do you feed an alpaca when grassland freezes over? This simple, ingenious hydroponics system enables poor families in Peru such as Teodoro Cerquera's to grow feed for their precious...

Hand-Held Microphone

Hand-Held Microphone - £27

Flash floods can strike without warning in mountainous regions of Nepal. A hand-held microphone can help alert people in poor, remote communities, giving them the opportunity to escape to higher...

 








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