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Chickens

Chickens

$5.00

An egg-cellent gift! The gift of two chickens can provide a family with additional food and the beginnings of a nest egg! Breeding chickens can lead to a small business selling meat and eggs.…

Dhumba: Gathering

Dhumba: Gathering

$25.00

TEAR's Indigenous Support Program. Support TEAR Australia's partnership with Indigenous communities in Australia. ('Gathering' theme).

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has…

Goat

Goat

$50.00

A small business with horns! Buy a goat and contribute to a long-term poverty-fighting project. Goats provide meat, milk and cheese for the family table. They can also be bred and sold for…

Tree Seedlings

Tree Seedlings

$10.00

Tree of life. Tree seedlings and land care training help a farming family address soil erosion, protect water supplies and grow fruit or fodder for their animals. Training in growing tree…

Vegetable Garden

Vegetable Garden

$30.00

Seed funding. The gift of seeds and training helps to create a bountiful kitchen garden full of fresh vegies. Surplus produce can be sold at local markets for extra income.

Chickens

Chickens - $5.00

An egg-cellent gift! The gift of two chickens can provide a family with additional food and the beginnings of a nest egg! Breeding chickens can lead to a small business selling meat and eggs. Training in coop-building and how to care for chickens helps sustain the business for the long term.

School Supplies

School Supplies - $5.00

Helping kids learn. Provide essentials for learning like books, paper and pencils or slate and chalk, as part of a broader education program.

Fish Farming

Fish Farming - $10.00

Fishing for sustenance. Training in fish-pond construction, maintenance and fish farming gives a community their own source of nutritious fish to eat and sell.

Tree Seedlings

Tree Seedlings - $10.00

Tree of life. Tree seedlings and land care training help a farming family address soil erosion, protect water supplies and grow fruit or fodder for their animals. Training in growing tree seedlings can also help create a small business.

Dhumba: Gathering

Dhumba: Gathering - $25.00

TEAR's Indigenous Support Program. Support TEAR Australia's partnership with Indigenous communities in Australia. ('Gathering' theme).

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor." Luke 4:18
The central U print is Jesus speaking to a crowd of listeners in the Sermon on the Mount. His words of the Beatitudes are inscribed onto the contours of the…

Dhumba: River

Dhumba: River - $25.00

TEAR's Indigenous Support Program. Support TEAR Australia's partnership with Indigenous communities in Australia. ('River' theme).

"He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed." Luke 4:18
In this image, tears are spilling and blood is dripping onto barbed wire as a symbolic reminder of sorrow, pain and bondage. The cleansing river of…

Dhumba: Trees

Dhumba: Trees - $25.00

TEAR's Indigenous Support Program. Support TEAR Australia's partnership with Indigenous communities in Australia. ('Trees' theme).

"...to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour." Luke 4:19
Silhouettes of human figures as dancing trees are rejoicing in the Year of Jubilee.  Both individuals and the community as a whole are being restored to health. The earth has been restored in of all its abundance and…

Education

Education - $25.00

Give a child or adult the gift of an education. By buying this gift, you are contributing to education projects run by TEAR partners that give the gift of a brighter, more empowered future. Projects could be for pre-primary and primary school children or for illiterate adults who want to learn the valuable skills of reading, writing and numeracy. Other elements like school supplies, teacher training and…

Good Health

Good Health - $25.00

Give a family the gift of good health. This gift contributes to projects that improve the health of people living in poor and marginalised communities. It could be the delivery of health services in the form of direct care or medicine and/or health training in areas like midwifery, disabilities, HIV and AIDS care or general health.

Good Food

Good Food - $25.00

Give a family the gift of good food. Provide people with the opportunity to access good food to feed their families, and potentially create a small business. It may be seeds for a vegetable garden, livestock like cows or goats, beekeeping or fish farming – with training to develop a sustainable business.

Safe Water

Safe Water - $25.00

Give a family or community the gift of safe water. Clean water is an essential for a healthy life. Help provide a household with safe water for drinking, washing and watering vegetables.

Vegetable Garden

Vegetable Garden - $30.00

Seed funding. The gift of seeds and training helps to create a bountiful kitchen garden full of fresh vegies. Surplus produce can be sold at local markets for extra income.

Adult Literacy

Adult Literacy - $35.00

The write stuff. Enabling adults to grasp basic literacy skills such as reading, writing and numeracy, opens an opportunity for a brighter future. Adult literacy groups often go on to become involved in development activities like savings and loans, training and starting micro businesses.

Health Worker

Health Worker - $40.00

Simple messages for good health. Community health workers are trained to provide health information and promote good health practices in their communities. Things as simple as teaching others to wash hands more frequently can help fight common but serious diseases like diarrhoea.

Primary Schooling

Primary Schooling - $45.00

A head start in life. Pre-primary or primary schooling gives children from struggling families the chance to learn, opening up their future opportunities.

Goat

Goat - $50.00

A small business with horns! Buy a goat and contribute to a long-term poverty-fighting project. Goats provide meat, milk and cheese for the family table. They can also be bred and sold for profit. Projects also offer training on how to rear goats, build a goat shed and grow fodder.

Healthy Mothers and Families

Healthy Mothers and Families - $60.00

Nurturing the next generation. This gift contributes to projects that include maternal and child health services, mobile health services, immunisations for young children, community education on topics like breastfeeding and safe pregnancy and referrals to specialists.

Toilet

Toilet - $70.00

Somewhere to go. A toilet is essential for improving community health and environmental sanitation. Purpose-built toilets mean less disease and more dignity in villages.

Bike

Bike - $90.00

Pedal power! Provide bikes to people in communities like volunteer farmer motivators, who travel around to support and teach other farmers about ways to improve their livelihood through better farming techniques.

Smokeless Stove

Smokeless Stove - $125.00

Efficient and safe. Cooking over open, indoor fires with exposure to wood smoke can be harmful to eyes and lungs. Smokeless stoves vent the smoke safely and also use less firewood, so they're better for health and for the environment!

Women’s Self-Help Group

Women’s Self-Help Group - $210.00

Strength in numbers. Women's Self-Help Groups aim to empower members through training, information and organisation. They may learn about savings and credit programs, small business or leadership, or enrol in adult literacy courses. Together with other clusters of Self-Help Groups, members can also make a real difference by lobbying government for policy change.

Heifer

Heifer - $310.00

Moo-ving on up! A heifer is a young cow that will grow up into a source of milk, cheese, fertiliser and ploughing power. Cows can also be bred and either passed on to other community members or sold for a profit.

Community School

Community School - $550.00

Keeping kids in school. Contribute towards the overall cost of a community school, and help more children go further in their education. Community school projects also provide support and training for teachers and help engage the community with the importance of education.

Well or Water System

Well or Water System - $1,600.00

Getting to the source. A safe source of water close to a village enables better health, improved hygiene and healthier vegetables for a community. This gift may include a well or borehole, hand pump, filtration system and/or storage pond, as well as training in maintenance.

Village Package

Village Package - $5,000.00

Help build the capacity of a village. This gift helps to improve the lives of people in a poor community through a range of development activities and programs that will make a difference for generations to come.

Note: Instead of a gift card, you’ll receive an information booklet and certificate and details of the project, as well as a six-month update.

The Afghan Project

The Afghan Project - $10,000.00

Support our partners in their life-changing work. This gift is a significant contribution to the work of TEAR’s partners in Afghanistan. It’s a chance to go deeper in your knowledge, understanding and connection with TEAR, our partners on the ground and the people they work with.

Note: Instead of a card, you'll receive a booklet about the work of our partners that includes details on our projects and…

Gifts which support Dhumba

Dhumba: Gathering

Dhumba: Gathering - $25.00

TEAR's Indigenous Support Program. Support TEAR Australia's partnership with Indigenous communities in Australia. ('Gathering' theme).

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach…

Dhumba: River

Dhumba: River - $25.00

TEAR's Indigenous Support Program. Support TEAR Australia's partnership with Indigenous communities in Australia. ('River' theme).

"He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight…

Dhumba: Trees

Dhumba: Trees - $25.00

TEAR's Indigenous Support Program. Support TEAR Australia's partnership with Indigenous communities in Australia. ('Trees' theme).

"...to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour." Luke 4:19
Silhouettes of…

Gifts which support good food

Chickens

Chickens - $5.00

An egg-cellent gift! The gift of two chickens can provide a family with additional food and the beginnings of a nest egg! Breeding chickens can lead to a small business selling meat and eggs. Training in…

Fish Farming

Fish Farming - $10.00

Fishing for sustenance. Training in fish-pond construction, maintenance and fish farming gives a community their own source of nutritious fish to eat and sell.

Good Food

Good Food - $25.00

Give a family the gift of good food. Provide people with the opportunity to access good food to feed their families, and potentially create a small business. It may be seeds for a vegetable garden, livestock…

Vegetable Garden

Vegetable Garden - $30.00

Seed funding. The gift of seeds and training helps to create a bountiful kitchen garden full of fresh vegies. Surplus produce can be sold at local markets for extra income.

Goat

Goat - $50.00

A small business with horns! Buy a goat and contribute to a long-term poverty-fighting project. Goats provide meat, milk and cheese for the family table. They can also be bred and sold for profit. Projects also…

Heifer

Heifer - $310.00

Moo-ving on up! A heifer is a young cow that will grow up into a source of milk, cheese, fertiliser and ploughing power. Cows can also be bred and either passed on to other community members or sold for a…

Gifts which support good health

Good Health

Good Health - $25.00

Give a family the gift of good health. This gift contributes to projects that improve the health of people living in poor and marginalised communities. It could be the delivery of health services in the form of…

Health Worker

Health Worker - $40.00

Simple messages for good health. Community health workers are trained to provide health information and promote good health practices in their communities. Things as simple as teaching others to wash hands more…

Healthy Mothers and Families

Healthy Mothers and Families - $60.00

Nurturing the next generation. This gift contributes to projects that include maternal and child health services, mobile health services, immunisations for young children, community education on topics like…

Toilet

Toilet - $70.00

Somewhere to go. A toilet is essential for improving community health and environmental sanitation. Purpose-built toilets mean less disease and more dignity in villages.

Smokeless Stove

Smokeless Stove - $125.00

Efficient and safe. Cooking over open, indoor fires with exposure to wood smoke can be harmful to eyes and lungs. Smokeless stoves vent the smoke safely and also use less firewood, so they're better for health…

Gifts which support learning

School Supplies

School Supplies - $5.00

Helping kids learn. Provide essentials for learning like books, paper and pencils or slate and chalk, as part of a broader education program.

Education

Education - $25.00

Give a child or adult the gift of an education. By buying this gift, you are contributing to education projects run by TEAR partners that give the gift of a brighter, more empowered future. Projects could be…

Adult Literacy

Adult Literacy - $35.00

The write stuff. Enabling adults to grasp basic literacy skills such as reading, writing and numeracy, opens an opportunity for a brighter future. Adult literacy groups often go on to become involved in…

Primary Schooling

Primary Schooling - $45.00

A head start in life. Pre-primary or primary schooling gives children from struggling families the chance to learn, opening up their future opportunities.

Community School

Community School - $550.00

Keeping kids in school. Contribute towards the overall cost of a community school, and help more children go further in their education. Community school projects also provide support and training for teachers…

Gifts which support safe water

Tree Seedlings

Tree Seedlings - $10.00

Tree of life. Tree seedlings and land care training help a farming family address soil erosion, protect water supplies and grow fruit or fodder for their animals. Training in growing tree seedlings can also…

Safe Water

Safe Water - $25.00

Give a family or community the gift of safe water. Clean water is an essential for a healthy life. Help provide a household with safe water for drinking, washing and watering vegetables.

Well or Water System

Well or Water System - $1,600.00

Getting to the source. A safe source of water close to a village enables better health, improved hygiene and healthier vegetables for a community. This gift may include a well or borehole, hand pump, filtration…

Gifts which support a whole village

Bike

Bike - $90.00

Pedal power! Provide bikes to people in communities like volunteer farmer motivators, who travel around to support and teach other farmers about ways to improve their livelihood through better farming…

Women’s Self-Help Group

Women’s Self-Help Group - $210.00

Strength in numbers. Women's Self-Help Groups aim to empower members through training, information and organisation. They may learn about savings and credit programs, small business or leadership, or enrol in…

Village Package

Village Package - $5,000.00

Help build the capacity of a village. This gift helps to improve the lives of people in a poor community through a range of development activities and programs that will make a difference for generations to…

The Afghan Project

The Afghan Project - $10,000.00

Support our partners in their life-changing work. This gift is a significant contribution to the work of TEAR’s partners in Afghanistan. It’s a chance to go deeper in your knowledge, understanding and…