The original way to buy a goat and other poverty-fighting gifts.
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School Supplies - $5.00As simple as A, B, C. Books, pencils and paper, or slate and chalk, that are part of a broader education program, gives the gift of learning to a child. |
Fish Farming - $5.00The one that didn't get away! Training in fish-pond construction, maintenance and fish farming will give a community their own source of nutritious fish to eat and sell. |
Chickens - $5.00Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck. Five bucks buys two chickens, which will help a family with additional food and income from the eggs they produce. |
Seeds - $5.00Help people reap what they sow! Provide someone with seeds to plant. They can watch the investment grow, and also learn how to save seeds for the next year's crop. |
Beehive - $8.00Buzzing with activity! A sweet gift that contributes to the cost of providing beehives and training to help farmers earn a living from honey and beeswax. |
Mosquito Net - $9.00Helping illness buzz off! A mosquito net helps protect a family against life-threatening malaria while they sleep. With nearly one million deaths a year from malaria, this is a simple and effective case of… |
Peace Building - $10.00A small piece of peace. Help train someone in conflict resolution, negotiation skills and peace-building to reduce violence and help communities work together for a better future. |
Tree Seedlings - $10.00From little things big things grow. Tree seedlings and land-care training will help a farming family address soil erosion, protect water supplies and grow fruit or fodder for their animals. |
Stop Human Trafficking - $20.00Protecting those who need it. Help protect children, migrant workers, and their families from exploitation and trafficking and assist them to reintegrate into their own communities. |
Safe Water - $24.00The world's favourite drink! Help provide a household with safe water for drinking and washing, which is essential for a healthy life. |
Birthing Kit - $26.00Protect the lives of mothers and babies. A birthing kit provides local trained midwives and birth attendants with the tools and resources to help deliver babies safely. |
Kitchen Garden - $29.00Backyard bounty. Kitchen Gardens are like having a fresh food market in the backyard. With training and the proper seeds, people are in a much better position to feed themselves and their family. |
Adult Literacy - $35.00Read all about it. A second chance at schooling for adults who missed out as children. Participants learn practical life skills as well as literacy and numeracy. |
Family Health Care - $44.00Keep a whole family healthy. Access to locally appropriate medical care in areas where no other health support is available. Services may include maternal care, children's health, community education programs or… |
Primary Schooling - $45.00A head start in life. A year of primary or pre-primary education in a community-run school for children who would otherwise miss out on the chance to learn because they didn't have the prerequisite skills for… |
Goat - $50.00Buy a goat and contribute to a long-term poverty-fighting project. No kidding! Goats are a great source of meat, milk and cheese. With training and help, families can breed goats to pay for their health care and… |
Pig - $57.00Not quite a piggy bank! Breeding piglets is like money in the bank. When sold, they can help families face the future with security. |
Birth Attendant - $60.00New life is the best gift! Trained volunteer birth attendants, or village health workers, guide women through pregnancy, birth and early infancy, and help communities with essential medical services. |
Advocacy - $60.00The fight for rights. Many communities suffer because they can't access basic rights and services provided for them. Help train 'barefoot' lawyers and advocates to get more for their community. |
Toilet - $70.00Somewhere to go! A toilet is essential for improving community health and environmental sanitation. Purpose-built toilets mean less disease and more dignity in villages. |
HIV and AIDS Care - $87.00Offering comfort and support. Train a volunteer to home-visit people living with HIV, assist with basic hygiene and domestic needs, and counsel and support families. |
Bicycle - $92.00Pedal Power! Help teachers and teacher trainers to take schools and education to remote village communities. |
Small Business Startup - $100.00Kick-start the local economy! As part of a self-help or savings group, individuals and families receive training, support and a loan to enable them to work their way out of poverty. In turn, they will help others… |
Sewing Lessons - $112.00A Pattern for Success. With proper training and equipment, empower a woman to work from home and build a business that can help support her family. |
Smokeless Stove - $126.00Smoke gets in your eyes! A house full of smoke is not only bad for your health, but is an inefficient and costly use of fuel. A smokeless stove burns efficiently and vents the smoke safely. |
Disabilities Assistance - $162.00Breaking down barriers! Poverty and disability are a double barrier. Help break them down with equipment and life-skills training o give people with disabilities and their families independence, confidence and… |
Rice Bank - $163.00A gift with interest! Provide a community with a 'bank' where they can 'deposit' their surplus harvest. This could be 'loaned' to other community members, or 'withdrawn' when needed by the family members. |
Afghan Micro-hydros - $165.00Power a family! Bring electricity to a remote Afghan village by installing a small hydro-plant. Using the power of a nearby mountain stream, these hydro-plants help provide light and power to every home in the… |
Library - $200.00Do you like to curl up with a good book? Stock up a community school with heaps of books, so that kids and newly literate adults have access to stories and knowledge for life. |
Women’s Self-Help Group - $210.00The Power of Women. A small group of women working together can bring big changes to their community. Women's Self-Help Groups give women access to literacy skills, business training, loans and savings schemes… |
Heifer - $310.00An udder-ly great gift! A heifer is a young cow that will grow up into a source of milk, cheese, fertiliser, ploughing power and more cows! When the first female calf is weaned, it is given to another poor… |
Paths and Bridges - $385.00Practical bridge-building in action! Providing paths, minor roads and bridges in remote rural locations helps communities access local markets and health and education services, by foot or cart. |
Community School - $550.00A gift with class. Contribute to training a teacher, paying their salary and supporting the running of a community primary or pre-primary school for a year. A powerful way to have an impact on the next… |
Well or Water System - $1,600.00The gift of life. Better health, improved hygiene and greener vegetables for an entire community. This gift may comprise a well, hand-pump, filtration system, storage pond and/or other appropriate technology,… |
Village Package - $5,000.00It takes a village to raise a child. A comprehensive development package designed to make a difference for generations to come. Initiatives will be tailored to suit the community's social and economic needs and… |
The WAVES Project - $10,000.00WAVES: Water for Villages in Ethiopia and Sudan. After the success of the pilot project last year, our partner in Ethiopia is now able to roll out their water and sanitation project to more villages in Ethiopia… |
Gifts which support earning a living
Fish Farming - $5.00The one that didn't get away! Training in fish-pond construction, maintenance and fish farming will give a community their own source of nutritious fish to eat and sell. |
Chickens - $5.00Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck. Five bucks buys two chickens, which will help a family with additional food and income from the eggs they produce. |
Seeds - $5.00Help people reap what they sow! Provide someone with seeds to plant. They can watch the investment grow, and also learn how to save seeds for the next year's crop. |
Beehive - $8.00Buzzing with activity! A sweet gift that contributes to the cost of providing beehives and training to help farmers earn a living from honey and beeswax. |
Kitchen Garden - $29.00Backyard bounty. Kitchen Gardens are like having a fresh food market in the backyard. With training and the proper seeds, people are in a much better position to feed themselves and their family. |
Goat - $50.00Buy a goat and contribute to a long-term poverty-fighting project. No kidding! Goats are a great source of meat, milk and cheese. With training and help, families can breed goats to pay for their health care and… |
Pig - $57.00Not quite a piggy bank! Breeding piglets is like money in the bank. When sold, they can help families face the future with security. |
Small Business Startup - $100.00Kick-start the local economy! As part of a self-help or savings group, individuals and families receive training, support and a loan to enable them to work their way out of poverty. In turn, they will help others… |
Smokeless Stove - $126.00Smoke gets in your eyes! A house full of smoke is not only bad for your health, but is an inefficient and costly use of fuel. A smokeless stove burns efficiently and vents the smoke safely. |
Rice Bank - $163.00A gift with interest! Provide a community with a 'bank' where they can 'deposit' their surplus harvest. This could be 'loaned' to other community members, or 'withdrawn' when needed by the family members. |
Women’s Self-Help Group - $210.00The Power of Women. A small group of women working together can bring big changes to their community. Women's Self-Help Groups give women access to literacy skills, business training, loans and savings schemes… |
Heifer - $310.00An udder-ly great gift! A heifer is a young cow that will grow up into a source of milk, cheese, fertiliser, ploughing power and more cows! When the first female calf is weaned, it is given to another poor… |
Gifts which help provide safe water
Tree Seedlings - $10.00From little things big things grow. Tree seedlings and land-care training will help a farming family address soil erosion, protect water supplies and grow fruit or fodder for their animals. |
Safe Water - $24.00The world's favourite drink! Help provide a household with safe water for drinking and washing, which is essential for a healthy life. |
Toilet - $70.00Somewhere to go! A toilet is essential for improving community health and environmental sanitation. Purpose-built toilets mean less disease and more dignity in villages. |
Well or Water System - $1,600.00The gift of life. Better health, improved hygiene and greener vegetables for an entire community. This gift may comprise a well, hand-pump, filtration system, storage pond and/or other appropriate technology,… |
The WAVES Project - $10,000.00WAVES: Water for Villages in Ethiopia and Sudan. After the success of the pilot project last year, our partner in Ethiopia is now able to roll out their water and sanitation project to more villages in Ethiopia… |
Gifts which support learning
School Supplies - $5.00As simple as A, B, C. Books, pencils and paper, or slate and chalk, that are part of a broader education program, gives the gift of learning to a child. |
Adult Literacy - $35.00Read all about it. A second chance at schooling for adults who missed out as children. Participants learn practical life skills as well as literacy and numeracy. |
Primary Schooling - $45.00A head start in life. A year of primary or pre-primary education in a community-run school for children who would otherwise miss out on the chance to learn because they didn't have the prerequisite skills for… |
Bicycle - $92.00Pedal Power! Help teachers and teacher trainers to take schools and education to remote village communities. |
Library - $200.00Do you like to curl up with a good book? Stock up a community school with heaps of books, so that kids and newly literate adults have access to stories and knowledge for life. |
Community School - $550.00A gift with class. Contribute to training a teacher, paying their salary and supporting the running of a community primary or pre-primary school for a year. A powerful way to have an impact on the next… |
Gifts which support improved health
Mosquito Net - $9.00Helping illness buzz off! A mosquito net helps protect a family against life-threatening malaria while they sleep. With nearly one million deaths a year from malaria, this is a simple and effective case of… |
Birthing Kit - $26.00Protect the lives of mothers and babies. A birthing kit provides local trained midwives and birth attendants with the tools and resources to help deliver babies safely. |
Family Health Care - $44.00Keep a whole family healthy. Access to locally appropriate medical care in areas where no other health support is available. Services may include maternal care, children's health, community education programs or… |
Birth Attendant - $60.00New life is the best gift! Trained volunteer birth attendants, or village health workers, guide women through pregnancy, birth and early infancy, and help communities with essential medical services. |
HIV and AIDS Care - $87.00Offering comfort and support. Train a volunteer to home-visit people living with HIV, assist with basic hygiene and domestic needs, and counsel and support families. |
Disabilities Assistance - $162.00Breaking down barriers! Poverty and disability are a double barrier. Help break them down with equipment and life-skills training o give people with disabilities and their families independence, confidence and… |
Gifts of freedom
Peace Building - $10.00A small piece of peace. Help train someone in conflict resolution, negotiation skills and peace-building to reduce violence and help communities work together for a better future. |
Advocacy - $60.00The fight for rights. Many communities suffer because they can't access basic rights and services provided for them. Help train 'barefoot' lawyers and advocates to get more for their community. |
Gifts which support a whole village
Stop Human Trafficking - $20.00Protecting those who need it. Help protect children, migrant workers, and their families from exploitation and trafficking and assist them to reintegrate into their own communities. |
Sewing Lessons - $112.00A Pattern for Success. With proper training and equipment, empower a woman to work from home and build a business that can help support her family. |
Afghan Micro-hydros - $165.00Power a family! Bring electricity to a remote Afghan village by installing a small hydro-plant. Using the power of a nearby mountain stream, these hydro-plants help provide light and power to every home in the… |
Paths and Bridges - $385.00Practical bridge-building in action! Providing paths, minor roads and bridges in remote rural locations helps communities access local markets and health and education services, by foot or cart. |
Village Package - $5,000.00It takes a village to raise a child. A comprehensive development package designed to make a difference for generations to come. Initiatives will be tailored to suit the community's social and economic needs and… |
Chickens
$5.00
Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck. Five bucks buys two chickens, which will help a family with additional food and income from the eggs they produce.
Family Health Care
$44.00
Keep a whole family healthy. Access to locally appropriate medical care in areas where no other health support is available. Services may include maternal care, children's health, community…
Goat
$50.00
Buy a goat and contribute to a long-term poverty-fighting project. No kidding! Goats are a great source of meat, milk and cheese. With training and help, families can breed goats to pay for their…
Peace Building
$10.00
A small piece of peace. Help train someone in conflict resolution, negotiation skills and peace-building to reduce violence and help communities work together for a better future.
Safe Water
$24.00
The world's favourite drink! Help provide a household with safe water for drinking and washing, which is essential for a healthy life.
Smokeless Stove
$126.00
Smoke gets in your eyes! A house full of smoke is not only bad for your health, but is an inefficient and costly use of fuel. A smokeless stove burns efficiently and vents the smoke safely.
