If you're buying gifts for colleagues, clients, or friends and family who already have everything. Ethical giving is the way forward.
Instead of forking out for the usual junk this Christmas, why not pay for something that will genuinely be appreciated by its recipient. These days many charities offer well thought-out, and often quirky gift ideas - that will make a real difference wherever they end up.
Ethical giving doesn't just have to mean buying a goat, or tree, although this is a fantastic way to support sustainable living in the developing world. These charitable initiatives, which have been in operation for a number of years now, are becoming more and more popular as people discover that they are a great way to give something meaningful over the festive season. Ethical gift ideas also tend to be a lot more interesting than the usual bottle of brandy...
Effectively, ethical giving enables the consumer to help out directly with environmental and charitable causes worldwide. The gifts are part of world wide and in-place development programmes - so you'll be adding to a well grounded scheme that is already effective - contributing to projects that really need your help, and can implement it quickly.
Other ways to donate to charity through ethical giving include adopting animals, sponsoring a child, and a mass of ethical gift ideas at the Oxfam Unwrapped website from condoms to counselling sessions - every single one of them more worthwhile than 99% of the rif-raf we buy when we're desperate for something to put under the tree.
The following companies all have wierd and wonderful ideas for ethical giving... | The Aspinall Foundation
Adopt an animal - an elephant, a tiger or whatever your favourite animal happens to be. Fork out for an ethical gift like this and you'll invest in the future of a species on behalf of your friend, relative, colleague... |
 | WWF Membership UK
Pay for someone to become a WWF member and help protect your natural surroundings via this worldwide and forward thinking charity. |
 | Action Aid
Fight global poverty and sponsor a child on behalf of your christmas gift recipient who will be kept up to date with how he/she is doing and what your money is doing to improve the quality of life of your benefactor. |
Xmas Gift Ideas Articles
