Matine Antonis
(Spain)
I'm volunteering at the Nerja Donkey Sanctuary on the Costa del Sol. We care for Donkeys, Mules and Horses that have been badly mistreated. Adopt a donkey.
Website: http://www.nerjadonkeysanctuary.com/
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Emma
(Australia)
International Women's Development Agency (IWDA) works in partnership with local organisations in the developing nations of Asia and the Pacific to create positive change for women and their communities.
Website: http://www.iwda.org.au
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Sally Rodd
(Australia)
If your family still likes to give presents, then consider purchasing some made from recycled materials. Revolve-uk.com has a range of funky, yet functional gifts.
Website: http://www.revolve-uk.com
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Nancy Atkin
(Australia)
There are 27000 nuclear weapons in the world today. ICAN is a grassroots movement aiming to abolish these weapons and create a peaceful and secure future.movement aiming to persuade governments to abolish these weapons.
Website: http://www.icanw.org.au
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Jacinta Dyson
(Australia)
Limbs 4 Life is a not for profit, non government funded organisation providing free information and support to amputees and their families in Australia.
Website: http://www.limbs4life.com
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Maria Liistro
(Australia)
We are a organisation and a Charitable trust and we help raise money for children who have rare illness such as Trichothiodystrophy , they are photosensitive and UV rays are deadly to them
http://www.vp-it.com.au/sammyjoe/
Website: http://www.caringbridge.org/ok/sammyjoe
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Rae Dunphy
(Canada)
Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW) provides bedkits to children in need, typically located in underdeveloped and developing countries. 100% of donation goes to helping the children.
Website: http://www.scaw.org
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Mateo Garibaldi
(United States)
ADELANTE is an International and multi-cultural organization that empowers the community of Nicaragua by providing equal access to sustainable and dynamic programs, including English and computer literacy
Website: http://www.adelantenow.org
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Chris Trueman
(Australia)
We encourage friends and family - in fact everyone - to contribute to the Xanana Vocational Education Trust to help young people in East Timor to gain the skills to help them contribute to rebuilding their country. Skill based training is desperately needed in East Timor.
Website: http://xananatrust.org
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Marg Thornell
(Australia)
Green PC's are recycled personal computers that are refurbished and repackaged into usable Internet ready computers and then made available to low-income communities, individuals and community organisations.
Website: http://greenpc.com.au
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Joyce
(Australia)
I'm helping to break the cycle of child abuse & neglect in Australia, by volunteering my office skills.
Website: http://www.abusedchildtrust.com.au
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karin adams-gill
(australia)
we are sending a ripple of peace and goodwill to each continent - my three children have chosen pay for a soccer ball, three rabbits & a basket af chickens on three continents, and a tin of quality wax crayons for a vietnamese orphanage, I am sending money to a doctor in southern india for treating a family there and organising a box of food for a refugee family here and we are looking for a european project to complete the list.
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margaret.
(australia)
I support the Alola Foundatin which works with women in East Timor to improve their economic situation, education and child health.
Website: http://www.alolafoundation.org/
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Anonymous
(Australia)
Ardoch Youth Foundation makes education a reality for young people particularly the homeless and disadvantaged by providing stationary, food, clothing, and support
Website: http://www.ardoch.asn.au
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Cat lover
(Australia)
Help save a cat or educate the public to stop mistreating them.
Website: http://www.catprotection.org.au
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Helen Sweeney
(Australia)
Assisi Aid Projects offers health, education & micro-credit programs to poor women in southern India.
Website: http://www.assisi.org.au
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Paula Hodgson
(Australia)
Instead of buying gifts this year I have fostered an orphaned baby elephant in Nairobi.
Website: http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org
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Anonoymous
(Australia)
RSPCA care for dumped & abused animals as well as investigate cruelty claims.
Website: http://www.rspca.org.au
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susie prentice
(Australia)
All the ideas listed here are great. Why wait untill xmas or easter. Lets do it all year round - we do
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Darinka
(Australia)
We gather gifts at work and place them under a Kmart Wishing Tree. Over 20 gifts and aiming for more next year.
Website: http://www.kmart.com.au/about_kmart/community_programs/wishing_tree
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Julie
(Australia)
I buy Christmas cards from charities, and buy gifts from Oxfam - helping poorer communities create a sustainable living.
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Andrew Harrison
(Australia)
When buying a christmas gift for out son we also purchase a similar item and place at a location eg: department store, that collects gifts for charity.
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Lisa Harrison
(Australia)
For every dollar we spend on christmas presents we donate the same amount to charity
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Anonymous
(Australia)
I sponsor a child and visit the Nursing Home, helping to take the elderly for walks or on shopping trips
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Rachel
(Australia)
With the increasing divide between the public and private school systems the Education Foundation supports kids from disadvantaged areas being all they can be
Website: http://www.educationfoundation.org.au
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Margaret Jolly
(Australia)
Anglican Aid Abroad - 100% of donations go overseas to fund specific projects, eg building wells, schools etc
Website: http://www.anglicanbrisbane.gil.com.au/mission/aidabroad/
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Anonymous
(Australia)
I bought a voucher for a romantic dinner for a young CF sufferer and her partner who cannot afford such luxuries.
Website: http://www.cfv.org.au
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Anonymous
(Australia)
This organisation helps provide support for women trafficked to Australia for sexual servitude.
Website: http://www.projectrespect.org.au
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Robert Coller
(Australia)
Only buy family 1/2 presents, put the difference in envelopes on tree, kids add it all up & buy from TEAR Useful Gifts
Website: http://www.tear.org.au/giftcatalogue
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Julie
(Australia)
I volunteer my time during Christmas and Easter to feed the homeless.
Website: http://gopetition.com
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Sylvia
(Australia)
I am happily married with 2 sons. I tithe $4 each week to sponsor 2 girls. I give my tithes at Christmas & Easter.
Website: http://www.geocities.com/innocentsrelief
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Kristine
(Australia)
Helping the poorest of the poor - people who are disabled living in developing countries.
Website: http://www.cbmi.org.au
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Alan
(Australia)
Throughout the year, I tithe to MSF internationally. My partner tithes locally to Smith Family's education programme.
Website: http://www.msf.org.au
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Jack and Katherine
(Australia)
Stove building project in the Guatemalan highlands. Safer for women and children, & uses less much less wood.
Website: http://www.fni.com/~dononeal/
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Cameron Skews
(Australia)
Vision Australia Foundation provide services and support to people who are blind or vision impaired
Website: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au
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Doug Thornell
(Australia)
I donate $30 per car in the family per year to Greenfleet. This buys enough trees to render our cars "carbon neutral"
Website: http://www.greenfleet com.au
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Anonymous
(Australia)
This group helps young people through tough times and provide opportunities for young people to get involved.
Website: http://www.inspire.org.au
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Peter Bennison
(Melbourne)
Instead of Christmas cards our real estate agency donated the equivalent funds to Red Cross Farmhand Drought Appeal
Website: http://www.redcross.org.au/
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Narrelle Harris
(Australia)
You can buy items for needy families overseas, on behalf of a family member, through World Vision's Smiles catalogue
Website: http://www.worldvision.com.au
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Naomi Murphy
(Australia)
My grandfather died of kidney failure. Donate to Australian Kidney Foundation - kidney transplants are not a cure.
Website: http://www.kidney.org.au
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Phil Minchin
(Australia)
Amnesty International enables everyday people around the world to save others from human rights abuses.
Website: http://www.amnesty.org.au
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CasaDiaz
(USA)
Think globally-act locally: We're donating cash to the local Soup Kitchen.
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Ria Strong
(Australia)
Bear in Mind is a statewide self-advocacy organisation for people with acquired brain injury.(site currentlty under construction!)
Website: http://www.vicnet.net.au/~bim
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Nigel
(Australia)
TEAR have the Useful Gift Catalogue listing projects to match all budgets. Last year we bought a cow and a goat.
Website: http://www.tear.org.au/giftcatalogue
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Marg Thornell
(Australia)
My tithe helps to inspire and encourage people to consciously create a world based on love, unity and co-operation.
Website: http://www.cwg.org
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Drew Heriot
(Australia)
My tithe helped provide food and shelter for refugees who fled Afghanistan.
Website: http://www.caa.org.au
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Bernadette Walsh
(Australia)
I tithe to the AIDS initiative in Africa which also focuses on hunger and sharing of global resources.
Website: http://www.thp.org
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Anonymous
(Australia)
I created a food hamper for a refugee family
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Jenny Davies
(Australia)
My family are giving 50% of their Christmas budget to support children with life-threatening illnesses.
Website: http://www.vsk.org.au
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Anonymous
(Germany)
I contributed towards a pump for a water well at an orphanage in India.
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Jo Heriot
(Australia)
I paid for a harpist to play for the terminally ill at a local hospice.
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Pam Kurth
(Australia)
I’m helping rescue the 7000 caged Moon Bears in China with 7 inch catheters in their gall-bladders extracting bile.
Website: http://www.animalsasia.org
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Barbara Josephian
(USA)
We bought 4 chickens for a family in Guatemala
Website: http://www.heifer.org
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