Gifts That Make a Difference

By Pamela Gomez on 11/30/2010 @ 05:00 PM

The holidays are a time of joy and celebration and it can be a time that we help others with so little while giving gifts to our friends and family.

What better way of demonstrating the holiday spirit than buying meaningful gifts that make a difference for others? Vital Voices and DKNYCARE have exquisite products, ranging from bedded baskets and jewelry to perfumes! Both support African women and are a great way to contribute to villages halfway around the country while sharing a special gift with a loved one.

Heifer International is a great way to help individuals and communities help themselves. Contributing to the Heifer project and their goal of lifting communities out of poverty is a very satisfying and thoughtful holiday gift.

This holiday season don't miss the opportunity to show love and appreciation to the ones around you while contributing to making a making the holiday seasons for families everywhere worthy of celebrating!

Vital Voices features women artisans trained through their Entrepreneurs in Handcrafts program who create one-of-a-kind pieces for sale on their website. A percentage of proceeds are reinvested in the program.

Heifer International empowers individuals to turn lives of hunger and poverty into self-reliance and hope with gifts of livestock and training.

DKNY partners with CARE to make a difference through its production of pure DKNY perfume, by purchasing the vanilla from women farmers in Uganda.

Paper to Pearls recycled paper bead jewelry is handmade by women from the internal refugee camps of northern Uganda. The eco-chic African beads are not only beautiful, but also provide a source of independence and opportunity in a place where those two things are hard to come by.

Kiva empowers individuals to lend to an entrepreneur across the globe. By combining microfinance with the internet, Kiva is creating a global community of people connected through lending.

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