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Ten Thousand Villages Living Gifts

by Sandra Williams

treeTen Thousand Villages has created the opportunity to give a living gift to people who need training, food, school supplies, trees and more.

Their Plant for the Planet project helps restore forests while supplying food in several countries. $25 helps plant 100 trees and not only contributes to saving the forest’s future but people’s lives. It’s the sort of sustainable gift that is very satisfying because it helps contribute to future generations of plants, people and animals.

Other living gifts:

  • Care for Kids project: $19 provides one month of meals for an orphaned child.
  • Make a Dream Come True: $58 provides school supplies for 25 students.
  • Change a Life With Livestock: $33 buys a healthy goat and trains farmers to learn how to care for the animal.
  • Barnyard Bliss: $330 gives a farm a cow, goat, pig, sheep and 18 rabbits!

I wasn’t able to find information on the Living Gift project in the U.S. but you can read more about it on their Ten Thousand Villages Living Gift Canada page.

Shopping at Ten Thousand Villages

Ten Thousand Villages is one of my favorite places to shop because I love looking at all the colorful handmade creations. Their prices are fairly reasonable considering all the time that went into many of the items.

They are a self-supporting Fair Trade Organization that contributes to benefiting artisans that need help from low-income countries.

By supporting them or buying their products, you help give people fair wages so that they can feed their families and maintain the dignity and respect they deserve. Another bonus is that the products you buy there are supported by fair trade, come from sustainable sources and contribute to benefiting everyone.

  • If you would like to read about creating your own handmade things, Barbara Waters is knitting all sorts of interesting items at Knitting Passion.


Posted in Environment, General on December 10th, 2007

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  1. Milwaukee, WI » Blog Archive » Volunteering in Milwaukee Says:
    December 11th, 2007 at 9:50 am

    [...] those who want to help others this holiday season but are short on time, take a look at Ten Thousand Villages living gifts programs. This global program supplies plants and livestock to farmers in developing [...]

  2. Knitting Passion » Blog Archive » It’s time Says:
    December 14th, 2007 at 2:04 am

    [...] So, here’s a thought . . . why not shop green - instead of burning the green - shop globally minded. [...]

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