Don?t know what to give? How about a donkey for your dad? Build a bog for your brother? Get a goat for your granny?

If you?re stuck for present ideas, go funusual and choose from 50 great gift ideas from the Oxfam Unwrapped alternative gift catalogue. All the gifts have been identified as essential by the communities where Oxfam works.

Here are some examples of how a gift can help:

• Feed children?s hungry minds. Buy 100 school dinners. ?6
  
• Build a toilet and help prevent the spread of deadly disease. ?30
• 25,000 die every year from waterborne diseases. Give safe water. ?36
• Plant some hope. Buy an allotment. ?24
• Buy some mosquito nets and help prevent the spread of malaria. ?15
• Many mother?s and children die during childbirth. Help and train a midwife. ?46

When you buy a gift from Oxfam Unwrapped you actually give so much more.

The cost of your gift includes extra elements which will ensure that it has the biggest possible impact on the lives of people living in poverty.

• The animal goes to where it is needed most
• Transport for the animal to reach its new home
• Vaccinations to keep animals healthy
• Vaccination training for families
• Training for families in animal husbandry
• Market awareness training so families can make the most of their assets

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