One of the things that has occupied my thoughts lately whenever an occasion arises where I should give a gift is the idea of charitable giving. There are so many people in need and so many gifts that each of us buy and give people that we know they may never use and that certainly has no positive impact on their lives. Why don't we give a charitable gift?
This website allows gifts to be given through Unicef. They sell everything from mosquito nets to emergency schools.
http://inspiredgifts.unicefusa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ig_homepage
This website is Canadian and allows the purchaser to essentially buy a charitable gift certificate. The recipient can then go online and donate it to the charity of their choice.
http://www.canadahelps.org/GiftCards/CharityGiftCard.aspx
At this link on the Oxfam website you can give "A gift of peace":
http://www.oxfam.ca/what-you-can-do/make-a-donation/gift-of-peace
Why don't we do this kind of stuff? Lack of awareness? Afraid the person getting it won't appreciate it? That we'll somehow look cheap? Somehow it's better that we give yet another Christmas ornament or gift card to people who already have everything than give something that allows us to collaborate on making a real difference in someone's life. I just don't get it.
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