Give a Gift to Somebody Who Needs It

by Doug
(Somewhere Out in Lake Ontario)

OK - got a birthday present to give soon? Or how about a thank-you gift? Or maybe even a gift just because you think it would be a great idea? (for that person who has everything)

Here's an interesting way to give a gift that works.

If you use Oxfam to send a gift - the gift go to a person who can use it (like a farmer in a third world country) and the credit goes to the person you name (like your best friend who has everything).


The deal is simple.

You go to the site - you buy one of the products.

The gift card goes to your friend or person you're giving the gift to

The gift - be it a tree, a sheep or garden - goes to somebody who can really use it.

Priced for every budget out there - from the smallest can of worms to the saving of farmers.

I quote from the website

"Oxfam America works in 26 countries around the world. This catalog contains gift items that symbolically represent our work. The items selected represent project goals from grants disbursed by our seven offices around the world. The purchase of each gift item is a contribution toward Oxfam America’s many programs, not a donation to a specific project or goal. Your donation will be used where it is needed the most–to help people living in poverty throughout the world.”


Note that while this is the U.S. website, Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice