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Christmas charity gift ideas

This Christmas find something truly meaningful to present to your loved ones with these gifts that just keep on giving.

In fact you don’t need to leave home and fight the crowds or wander aimlessly through shopping centres at ten-minutes-to-midnight in search of the perfect philanthropic present -you can just jump online.

There’s a collection of credible websites that have done the hard work for you and can rest assured that your money is going to a good cause.

Here are a few suggestions to help put a smile on the faces that need it most this Christmas.

Get some real change from your Christmas shopping this year with these philanthropic present ideas.

Oxfam Australia Is your friend struggling to fit anymore into their life? Why not put more into someone else’s? By purchasing an Oxfam gift you do more than put a smile on the face of one receiver. The lighthearted gift cards inform you exactly what your hard earned cash is going towards, whether it be animals, clothing, clean water, blankets and much more. Oxfam have made it a great present for children and teens!

UNICEF Give the gift of promising health! You might not be a doctor fighting disease in third world countries but from as little as $35 you can give the gift of prevention to malaria to 360 children or for 200 to prevent polio. Bring some light in the form of sparkle of hope this Christmas and bless children life saving vaccinations. UNICEF also offers a range of other interesting charity gifts that you can give this Christmas.

Shabby Apple Help women worldwide develop businesses by simply going clothes shopping! Shabby Apple is a website that provides clothing, shoes, swimwear and even bridal wear for you to shop online and five per cent of net profit goes towards Accion Microfinance – a women’s development program. Where else can you buy a stylish pair of heels and give a woman in need a leg up at the same time?

National Breast Cancer Foundation Spend money, without the guilt. The National Breast Cancer Foundation has teamed with some of our favourite everyday brands this festive season so the whole family can be covered in pink (even the men!). There is a wide assortment of products ranging from beauty products, to Bisley men’s work clothing to pink tomato seedlings. So go ahead and spend!

Cure Brain Cancer Industrie Clothing has partnered up with Dr Charlie Teo and the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation to bring you The Spirit of Giving Pack this Christmas. For less than $20 the Spirit of Giving Pack contains all the manscaping tools your fella will need and all profits from the pack will be donated to Cure Brain Cancer.

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