OK - this is sort of a Christmas thread - but not strictly - as these type of gifts can be bought throughout the year - not specifically for Christmas.
I know of oxfamunwrapped
and \link{ www.greatgifts.org/GiftSelection/home.aspx\this worldvision} version
for buying gifts that are ethical and charitable - are there any others out there (for the UK).
I want to order some Catalogues from some of them - some for DH and I use to - but also some to show friends and some for church - as the more I think about them the more passionate I feel about it.
Are there any others?
Think I'm feeling more passionaite since I recieved a letter from the charity which we sponsor a child through saying that after supporting her through her first 5yrs at school her parents are now in a position to be able to support her without outside help. It just feels SO amazing that for such a minial effort on our part this little girl has been able to go to school and get a proper primary education (not to mention clothes, food etc etc) . Had we (or anyone else) been sponsoring her she would have been 5yrs 'behind' with school. Feels quite sad in one respect, but really good in another - we're now just waiting to hear about our next child.