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As the COP climate change conference rolls into its second week, climate action is on all our minds! Why not take a look at some of the most eco-friendly gifts for change that you can give to loved ones this Christmas.
Esnarth Labana with a solar panel water pump funded by Trócaire in Malawi. Photo: Lamani Makina/Trócaire.
As the nights roll in faster, we all know that Christmas is just around the corner. Sustainable gifting is at the forefront of many of our minds, but many of us struggle to find gifts for our loved ones that are truly environmentally friendly. Trócaire’s Christmas gifts provide an opportunity to show you care for somebody while making an impact in communities that need it most.
Last year, Trócaire’s climate and environmental justice work supported over 288,000 people. Our gifts for sustainability are a great way for you to be part of this important work in the new year. Here is a selection of some of our greenest gifts!
Seeds and Tools (10 / €15)
Ramata Kamara harvesting cassava leaves in Sierra Leone. The Gift of Seeds and Tools helps families and communities in need to change their lives for the better. Photo: Trócaire.
This sustainable Gift of Seeds and Tools provides families with fruit seeds, vegetable seeds plus tools like hoes and spades.
These can provide families struggling to put food on the table with everything they need to plant, tend and grow healthy, nutritious, fresh fruit and vegetables.
https://www.trocaire.org/gifts/seeds-and-tools/
Solar Lamp (£15 / €20)
Solar lamps can change lives in Sierra Leone. With support from Irish Aid, Trócaire and our partner, SEND installed solar lights in 73 households in the Port Loko district earlier this year. Photo: Trócaire/SEND
Many children and their families live without the luxury of electricity. Some rely on kerosene lamps for light after sundown, but they’re expensive, dirty and dangerous.
A Gift of a Solar Lamp can help give a family six hours of safe, clean light in the evening, for cooking, chores and that all-important homework.
https://www.trocaire.org/gifts/solar-lamp/
Protection from Climate Change ( £90 / €100)
Salome Jyambere from Kirambo village in Western Rwanda had his home destroyed during extreme flooding in 2023. Only one wall now remains of what used to be his family home. Photo: Muiru Mbuthia/ Trócaire.
Drought and flooding caused by climate change is making it harder for families to grow food and to survive.
The Gift of Protection from Climate Change will help struggling families defy the effects of extreme weather by providing drought-resistant seeds, equipment to store limited rainfall, plus trees that help to reduce flooding and enrich the soil.
The ideal gift to help restore hope and justice for families and communities in a fast-changing world.
https://www.trocaire.org/gifts/protection-from-climate-change/
Water Systems (£90 /€100) and Emergency Water (£20 / €25)
The Gift of Water Systems. Samwel Kariuki, a farmer in Kenya, with his wife Stella Murugi and their two children Allan and Denis. Photo: Trócaire.
In a just world, everyone should have access to safe, clean water for drinking, washing and helping to grow the food they need.
The Gift of Water Systems (€100) provides essential filters for safe drinking water and irrigation systems to help families grow food in harsh, dry conditions. This life-changing gift supports healthier and more resilient communities, now and in the future.
For families facing urgent needs, the Gift of Emergency Water (€25) offers a lifeline. It includes a jerry can and water purification tablets to help prevent deadly diseases like typhoid and cholera, providing peace of mind to families in places like South Sudan and Ethiopia, knowing their water is safe and clean.
Solar Panel Water Pump (£1,400 / €1,400)
This gift is an ingenious, environmentally friendly solution in drought-hit communities where there is no grid electricity.
Through the Gift of a Solar Panel Water Pump, the renewable energy of the sun can be harnessed to pump water from a nearby water source, helping to grow food for families and communities.
This wonderful gift helps tackle the worst effects of poverty and climate change in a way that’s truly sustainable.
With 24 gifts to choose from, ranging from £5 / €5 to £1,400 / €1,400, each Trócaire gift will support critical programmes across the world where Trócaire works.
The gifts can be purchased online at www.trocaire.org/gifts or by calling 1800 408 408 (0800 912 1200 in NI).
