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Caritas Gifts

Giving has never felt this good!

Caritas Gifts are wonderful for any occasion. They will delight your family and friends and make a huge difference to people in vulnerable communities. Because they can do something no pair of socks or novelty tie can do – they help people break free from the bonds of poverty!

How does it work?

Choose your gift(s) from the options below.
- Order your gift online here (choose ‘As Caritas Gift/s’) using your credit card; or
- Make a phone order on 0800 22 10 22 also using your credit card; or
- Pay by cheque by downloading the form at the bottom of this page. Complete the form and post to Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, PO Box 12193, Wellington 6144.
Your money goes to the area of our work that you are choosing to support.
You will receive a lovely gift card and insert to give to your friend or loved one, plus a tax receipt for yourself.
Especially for Christmas 2011 the gift card has been designed with a Christmas flavour. Also the card inserts that detail the type of gift you have purchased have been designed as a decoration which can be hung on the recipient’s Christmas tree.
You transform: Lives — Families — Communities.

The Gifts

Emergency Hamper - $25 This wonderful gift will be used to help provide emergency relief and recovery to vulnerable communities affected by disasters. Some examples of what $25 can do: Help provide clean water and food in times of disaster; or Provide emergency kits comprising clothing, cooking utensils, hygiene items and shelter materials for two families in Darfur; or Buy building materials to shelter a refugee family on the Thailand-Burma border.
Green Hamper - $35 This environmentally friendly gift will be used to help vulnerable communities protect their land and environment and create a sustainable future for themselves. Some examples of what $35 can do: Provide a farmer in Nepal with enough seeds for a rice crop; or Assist people in the Pacific to attend climate change/environment events.
Learning Hamper - $40 This thoughtful gift will be used to provide access to education and training for vulnerable communities we are working with. Some examples of what $40 can do: Provide stationery for a class of 40 school children; or Enable four Nicaraguan men or women to receive training on gender, violence and community health.
Caring Hamper - $50 This loving gift will be used to promote advocacy and social justice for vulnerable communities we are working with. Some examples of what $50 can do: provide 10 resource packs to help New Zealand parishes reflect on Catholic social teaching on a current issue; or support research into the impact of benefit policy on low-income communities; or supply 12 CD-ROMs of justice resources to primary and secondary schools in New Zealand.
Hope Hamper - $75 This encouraging gift will be used for skills training and work towards peace and reconciliation for vulnerable communities we are working with. Some examples of what $75 can do: Cover transportation, food and materials for a woman to attend small business training in West Papua; or Provide training for Timor Leste women in producing fruit preserves and woven goods, and in business management.
Healing Hamper - $100 This soothing and strengthening gift will be used to bring medical supplies and better access to healthcare to vulnerable communities we are working with. Some examples of what $100 can do: Provide one month of mobile clinic healthcare for a community of 4,000 in Tanzania; or Provide supplies for three mobile clinics to visit remote villages in Timor Leste; or Support health education and mobile clinics in Palestine.