What do you get for the person who has everything? Penicilin.
Ha!
But what do you get for the person who has all the material possessions that they could desire, but who has a whole in their heart from the poverty and hunger around the world? This holiday season, you can fiill that hole in their heart and purchase a little slice of prosperity for impoverished individuals with Heifer International.
Through a variety of programs, Heifer focuses on sustainable, entrepreneurial, small-scale projects which improve the lives of the poor in a variety of countries. You can purchase a gift of almost any size and they will provide you with a gift card suitable to give to your friends. Not only do their gifts immediately help the lives of the recipient, they also help the recipient's family and village by improving the wealth of the community.
I got my mom and sister chickens a few years ago and they gave me a great card with a picture of a kid holding a chicken to give my mom and sis on Christmas. Love that sustainable humanitarianism!
The Denver Post just ran a story about Heifer and other similar groups that give unusual gifts or gifts that do good while making giver and receiver feel good.
It's a little late now, but there was also this fun article from Newsweek about gift giving with a charitable/environmental twist.
I liked their mention of Aid To Artisans - an organization that helps artisans around the world. It seems to be similar to a chain that has a local shop we've enjoyed for a while called Ten Thousand Villages.
Man, and what pops into my inbox right after I posted that comment but this email:
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... An idea born from the rubble of recent world
tragedies...
Braddigan from Dispatch and JE Borgen have spent the last year compiling an incredible disk of 19 independent artists united to use music as a tool to rebuild lives.
The Relief Project Vol. 1 is a bridge to bring cultures together in the fight against poverty; and a voice calling for the protection and liberation of displaced and orphaned children the world over.
In collaboration with other notable non-profit organizations, The Relief Project seeks to support communities in immediate need around the globe. We hope the vision behind this compilation will inspire you to learn more about the project and its role in caring for humanity. Your involvement, voice, and purchase of this CD is instrumental in providing aid
and renewed opportunity to those most affected by adversity.
You can only order the disk through the Relief Project website.
Thanks for your support and enjoy the disk!!
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