Be A Life Saver This Christmas
Christian Aid News Release
Be a life saver this Christmas for just £15 by purchasing a simple baby birthing kit, just one of 42 gifts available from the Autumn/Winter 07 Present Aid virtual gift catalogue from Christian Aid.
Newborn deaths in developing countries such as Burkina Faso are nine times higher than those in the UK. This kit, which contains sterilized razor blades, gloves, soap and bandages, could help volunteer midwives trained by Christian Aid partner organisations to prevent infection and the death of thousands of children.
The Present Aid Christmas gift list (www.presentaid.org) features 42 inspiring and fun gift ideas, ranging in price from £8 for a basketball for a kids sports project working on peace and reconciliation in Burundi to £3,140 to fund a health worker’s annual salary in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Perfect for friends and relatives, and difficult-to-buy-for people, there is something to suit everyone’s budget and gifts can be ordered from the comfort of your own home. Loved ones will receive a card detailing their gift and a unique Present Aid mobile ring tone to download.
Why not be inspired by the recipients and choose a gift to suit their personality? New gift ideas for Autumn/Winter 07 include a barber’s kit for vocational training in Jamaica – perfect for your bearded friends, a greenhouse or watering can for farmers in Bolivia and Mali – ideal for those with green fingers or a sewing machine for a livelihoods project in Egypt – great for a friend who is a bit crafty!
All money raised by Present Aid gifts is allocated to a relevant project fund. For example £24 for 16 ducks will go into the agriculture and livestock fund, £10 for a disaster survival kit will contribute to emergency and disaster preparedness projects and £45 for a community water tap will be put into in the water and environment pot.
Gifts for Christmas can be purchased at any time online and via the catalogue – remember to get your orders in by 15 December to be in time for Christmas Day. The printed catalogue will be available from the beginning of September 2007 and all new online gifts will be available from 3 October. Orders can also be placed, and catalogues ordered, 24-hours a day by calling 0845 3300 500 .
