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As we get older, it can often seem like there’s less and less to put on our holiday wish lists. As kids with no means of attaining these items for ourselves, it’s easy to ask Mom or Dad for toys and presents galore. But as adults, if we want a new iPod or KitchenAid mixer, odds are that we aren’t going to wait around for Hanukkah or Christmas to ask someone else to buy it for us. So when your friends and relatives ask you what you want this year, or when thinking of gifts for them too, how about purchasing something that truly makes a difference to people in need, like buying a goat for a family in Africa. Now, you may be wondering how is that a gift for you or your loved one? Well, at Oxfam America Unwrapped, whatever gift you choose will be donated in the receiver’s name and will include a personalized picture of that gift for you to put in a card or stuff in a stocking, so they’ll be able to enjoy the warm feeling of having helped a community in need.
At Oxfam America Unwrapped, you can buy charitable gifts for disadvantaged families a half-a-world away. There are dozens of options at all price-levels, so you can tailor your gift-giving experience to anyone’s individual interests and concerns. For example, for $25 you can buy a portable, fuel-efficient cooking stove for a displaced woman or mosquito nets to help protect a family from malaria. You can even help plant anywhere from 50 to 1,000 trees, which not only provides hungry communities with food and shelter, but also helps reduce greenhouse gases in the environment! And, of course, there are many different livestock options, ranging from goats to camels, which will help needy families provide basic necessities for themselves and eventually start their own businesses.
So this year, in the spirit of giving and in honor of today’s Human Rights Day, consider asking for or giving a charitable gift which will help families in need have a happy holiday, as well!
