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Most Popular Gifts

Chickens
Chickens $5
Help our partners support households to earn an income through animal husbandry, rearing animals such as chickens or other livestock....
Safe Water
Safe Water $25
Water is life! But in many parts of the world, a lack of access to safe water puts lives, health...
Health & Nutrition
Health & Nutrition $5
Many children around the world are undernourished and suffer from preventable diseases. Provide children and families with access to effective...
Teacher Training
Teacher Training $10
The right resources and training can empower teachers to nurture their students, unlock their potential and create confident communities of...
Goat
Goat $50
Buy a goat and contribute to a long-term poverty-fighting project. Gifts like this support households to earn an income through...
Good Food
Good Food $25
Food insecurity is on the rise globally, and it has so many impacts on people’s health and overall wellbeing. This...

All Gifts

Chickens
Chickens $5
Early Learning
Early Learning $5
Health & Nutrition
Health & Nutrition $5
Seeds & Tools
Seeds & Tools $10
Teacher Training
Teacher Training $10
Girls' Education
Girls' Education $15

Why Useful Gifts?

Easy

Easy

Make gift-giving simple! With inspiring gifts and easy purchasing, Useful Gifts remove the fuss so you can focus on what’s important.

Meaningful

Meaningful

Support lasting change for communities facing poverty. Every gift connects you with real stories of transformation to celebrate and share.

Sustainable

Sustainable

Live out your passion for conscious, waste-free giving. Useful Gifts are gifts that last and help create a better world for everyone.

Where It's Needed Most
Where It's Needed Most $15
First Nations Leader
First Nations Leader $20
Adult Literacy
Adult Literacy $25
Good Food
Good Food $25
Safe Water
Safe Water $25
Disability Inclusion
Disability Inclusion $30
Creation Care
Creation Care $35
Goat
Goat $50
Women's Empowerment
Women's Empowerment $50

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Healthy Mums & Babies
Healthy Mums & Babies $50
Business Kick-Starter
Business Kick-Starter $60
Toilet
Toilet $70
Holistic Health
Holistic Health $85
Community School Class
Community School Class $100
Hunger Response
Hunger Response $150
Climate Resilience
Climate Resilience $250
Hope in Hard Places
Hope in Hard Places $490
Social Enterprise
Social Enterprise $990
Well
Well $1900
Village Package
Village Package $5000

I've been running a Useful Gift Shop for 11 years. I feel that people love buying useful gifts that bring real meaning. This is my small way of helping to bring about a better tomorrow for communities facing poverty. Lorna from Malvern, Australia.

Previously we worried about our children’s education. We always talked about the issue. We prayed about the issue. God has answered our prayer. We can see the difference… As mothers we see the fruits of the project. Mothers from Damboya district, Ethiopia.