I thought it would be nice to have a thread of gift ideas that benefit charities or NGOs.
The older I get the less inclined I am to spent money on mass produced gifts that quite often people don't need. A lot of my family are not of the same opinion so I figure if I have to buy them gifts then it can at least be things I feel good about spending my money on. Whilst I couldn't quite get away with donating a toilet or goat in their name, if I smile and be grateful for another Boots gift set bought in last year's sale (looking at you Aunt Liz!), then they can do the same for my carefully chosen socially and environmentally conscious gifts!
My suggestions are
Choose Love t-shirts, profit donated to charities supporting asylum seekers and refugees, seem to tick all the boxes for sustainable production and spreads the message
ASOS version
Designer specials
Pride version
These Fairtrade Tote bags from Refugee Women's Centre in France - they support women and child refugees in Calais and Dunkirk who are often without shelter and often treat terribly by the French authorities
Kushboo Soaps I met Sarwat at a Christmas fair last year, she was lovely and seems to have put a lot of work into making an ethical product. For every bar of soap sold another is donated to charity. And they smell amazing!