Self Help
Give an alternative gift that help others to help themselves out of poverty. Self help gifts last a lifetime and can help people many times over as they last year after year.
| Item | Cost | |
 | Safe water for 12 people  More than 25,000 people die every day because of water-borne disease. With water filters, tap stands and tanks we can supply water to people each day. | £9.00 |
 | 5 bags of seeds Seeds for poor farming communities. We quality-check our seeds, bag them up, and get them out to the people who need them most. So they can grow more, eat more, and there’s even the chance to sell any surplus crops or store up a seed bank to help them through hard times. | £10.00 |
| 10 bags of seeds Seeds for poor farming communities. We quality-check our seeds, bag them up, and get them out to the people who need them most. So they can grow more, eat more, and there’s even the chance to sell any surplus crops or store up a seed bank to help them through hard times. | £20.00 |
 | Irrigate a farmer's fields Water. Usually there's never enough. Then there’s too much... and it's in the wrong place. At last a gift guaranteed to keep farmers happy all the pumps and pipes, tools and training they need to ensure that their fields get just the right amount of watering. It's a chance to invest in a proper growth industry. | £20.00 |
 | Plant an allotment This allotment will enable families and communities to feed themselves with a variety of lovely, nutritious veg. And they can sell any surplus to pay for anything from clothes to school fees. | £24.00 |
 | Working wonder women A must for the female high flyer in your life the chance to help women start their own small businesses. From book keeping to basket weaving, watch women work their way out of poverty . We'll help groups learn how to start, market and manage their businesses, so they can make the most of their skills, to earn a decent living. | £25.00 |
 | 40 Chickens  So many families around the world are finding life hard because they've lost a parent - often due to war or illness. Providing a mother with a flock of chickens helps in two ways. She'll not only be able to enrich her children's diet, but as the flock grows she'll also be able to sell chickens or eggs to earn money. This is a great way to help a family provide for themselves in the long term. | £29.00 |
 | Tools for Farming A whole community can benefit from having the right tools to prepare the land for planting, irrigate fields, harvest crops, and build storage activities. | £30.00 |
 | Protect women pack Thousands of women are lifting the lid on domestic violence and getting their message heard. You'll be equipping these courageous women – and men who support them with everything from props for street theatre, to airtime on local radio. All aimed at challenging their communities to change. | £30.00 |
 | Rainwater collector  Despite being surrounded by water, people in the coastal region of southwest Bangladesh have no access to fresh, safe water. Climate change has caused sea levels to rise, turning their water sources saline and undrinkable. With the help of Christian Aid, villagers have turned to the sky for water. Since setting up water councils which provide rainwater harvesters and training, villagers can capture and store clean, safe rainwater. A gift like this is truly sustainable. | £30.00 |
 | 2 Goats Goats are great, because they give a mother a way to enrich her children's diet with milk. As the pair of goats mate and have kids, she'll be able to use the goats for meat or sell them to provide much-needed income. This gift is great for building a secure future as well as changing a family's life now. | £36.00 |
 | Busy bees The advantages of having these industrious little chaps must bee seen to bee believed. Honey can not only make things taste more yummy, but it can generate income for food, medicines and school fees. This present includes bees, hives, training in beekeeping and honey production, and selling techniques. | £50.00 |
 | Herd of goats A herd of goats can go a long way in a place like Bangladesh. A goat provides milk to drink and sell, while its droppings can be used as fertiliser. This helps people grow better vegetables to feed their families. And like all livestock, goats produce other goats. A gift like this could go on and on making it the perfect present for someone who really wants to make a difference. | £60.00 |
 | Train young people in AIDS prevention There comes a time in everyone's life when friends opinions are the only ones that matter. So, who better to promote AIDS prevention than your chums. You can help fund health education through schools and youth clubs, and to train mentors and young people to spread the word. | £72.00 |
 | Safe haven for women All too often, women who are able to escape a violent home situation are left with nowhere safe to go. But, by funding these centres, you'll be helping to provide them with a roof over their heads and the support they need to get back on their feet. So they’ll always be safe and sound. | £78.00 |
 | Water buffalo It’s not just cute. It’s also a powerful weapon in the fight against poverty. £93 buys a baby buffalo to provide an Egyptian family with milk and cheese that can be sold for income – perhaps for many years to come. And it will ultimately breed more baby buffalos to sell. Sarah Makram, says ‘the water buffalo has helped us a lot. It’s like the kitchen of our house. | £93.00 |
 | Yak You may not have thought about buying a yak for Christmas, but for some children it's top of their wish list. Our yaks in Tibet provide nutritious milk and wool for knitting, as well as helping with the ploughing. I bet Auntie Flo's woolly jumper can't do all that. | £160.00 |
The alternative gift links on this page connect to Oxfam Reg. charity No 202918, World Vision Registered Charity no. 285908, Save the Children charity No 213890 or Christian Aid, registered charity no 1105851