We may want to give ethical Christmas presents but we may not have a great deal of money to spend on them. I’ve found Practical Presents which have a great selection of ethical gifts which won’t break the bank. They’ve got a whole load for £15 or less. So if you do give chocolates, perfume or whisky, then here’s some great ethical Charity gifts:
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Flower Power – £8Hibiscus, used mainly in herbal teas, is a vital crop for poor farmers in Western Sudan. But processing the shrub by hand is slow and labour-intensive. This simple tool quickly…
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Fluffy Ducks – £10Poor families in Bangladesh really appreciate the value of their ducks. The eggs are nutritious and tasty, while the ducks can also be bred and sold to generate income. Many…
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Chicken Tractor – £10In Zimbabwe, poor families can trade a single chick for food or other essentials. These simple triangular coops, made of scrap metal, fencing or wire mesh, are invaluable in protecting…
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Fuel-Efficient Stoves – £10Made by local people from clay and donkey dung, these stoves are designed to hold the heat and require less wood than normal stoves. This means that women like Marium…
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Funky Chicks – £12Due to frequent droughts, poor farmers in semi-aridareas of Zimbabwe cannot rely on their crops aloneto provide for their families. By raising chicks to sellat the market, farmers like Chionesu…
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Clever Compost Bin – £12In Sri Lanka, we’ve developed a training scheme to encourage people to use waste products to make their own compost bins. As well as generating vital income when they are…
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Gorgeous Goat – £15As a plentiful source of milk, a single goat can help keep families in places like Kenya, Zimbabwe or Bangladesh healthy and happy. People in poor communities can also breed…
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Tiny Trees – £15Tree saplings are invaluable to the poorest communities in the developing world. In Sudan, the fruit of the baobab tree or ‘Tree of Life’ provides three times as much vitamin…
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Seeds of Life – £18In Zambia, inconsistent rainfall can ruin vital harvests, leaving many families at risk of hardship and starvation. Seeds like beans, pumpkin, tomatoes, onions, okra, maize and other staples can be…
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Fish Cages – £20The annual flooding in Bangladesh ruins thousands of livelihoods by washing away homes and crops alike. These simple yet ingenious cages, made of bamboo and netting, enable poor people like…
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Donkey Plough and Harness – £25In the baking heat of Sudan, preparing the dry earth for planting can be slow, painful work. However, local blacksmiths like Osman Saadeo can produce a practical plough that enables…
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Clean Water Tap – £25The annual flooding in Bangladesh causes widespread devastation and cuts off the poorest communities from supplies of clean water. Placing a tap stand high above the water level can help…
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Alpaca Food – £27What do you feed an alpaca when grassland freezes over? This simple, ingenious hydroponics system enables poor families in Peru such as Teodoro Cerquera’s to grow feed for their precious… |
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Hand-Held Microphone – £27Flash floods can strike without warning in mountainous regions of Nepal. A hand-held microphone can help alert people in poor, remote communities, giving them the opportunity to escape to higher…
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