Alternative Gifts

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Presents come and presents go, but at ChildAid we would like to offer you the chance of buying a gift that can last forever.

Not only can these precious gifts mean so much in helping to transform a young life, they will demonstrate your compassion and care to those close to you.

The gifts selected are important in the care and development of the neglected and vulnerable - and they do make a difference.

So how does it work?

• Select the gift you wish to purchase from the list below or view/print the pdf catalogue attached here ......... ChildAid's
  
  
• If not buying on-line, complete and return the order form on the Catalogue above to
  
  ChildAid, PO Box 200, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1QF with your payment
  
  
• We will then ensure that the gift you have purchased will be arranged to be provided for a child or young person in Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine or Russia
  
  
• We will also post to you a thank you photograph so if you are buying on behalf of another person you can pass this on so that they know about the gift bought.
  
  
• We will also send a blank greeting card to enclose the above thank slip (unless you advise us not to)
  

Thank you on behalf of all the children we serve.

SCHOOL STARTER  PACKS

Sergie is always teased for never having the right
school equipment - his education suffers as a result.
Pens, pencils, eraser, sharpener, ruler and colouringpencils will help him to concentrate more and improve his learning

Add £5 for notebooks and study materials (pack 2 - £10)
Add £5 for drawing pads and art pencils (pack 3 - £15)
Add £5 for plimsolls, shorts and t-shirts (pack 4 - £20)
Add £5 for a bag (pack 5 - £25)

£5

SCHOOL UNIFORMS

Ira finds it difficult to attend school unless she wears the right uniform - orphans and children from the poorest families can ill-afford these

£10 for school shoes 

£20 for a uniform

TOTAL £30 - to get a child to school

£10

FOOD & NAPPIES FOR BABIES

Babies abandoned by their parents are deprived not just of love, but also essential needs. those in the poorest families also lack simple foods and hygiene. Your gift brings comfort for a month.

£7

GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES 

Locked up in institutions, orphans have no idea where food comes from. Your gift will enable them to have the seeds and tools to learn how to grow vegetables in the garden - a life transforming experience.

£10

£10

BOOTS MADE FOR WARMTH

With deep snow and bitter cold, children's and young people's feet need strong protection. your gift will give them the chance to play, go to school or attend our day centres without freezing their toes.

HEAVY DUTY WINTER COATS

The coats needed to keep out the biting cold are thick and heavy - but for the children are just so delighted to be able to choose one for themselves. Without this gift from you many would have to use threadbare, inappropriate coats that will do little to keep out the Siberian cold

£20

WINTER SURVIVAL PACKAGE

Winter is awaited with dread and fear for many families. Living in ramshackle hovels they have limited protection from the intense cold. Those with young children are especially vulnerable with high unemployment and limited benefits. A survival package of nutritious food to ensure surviving winter healthily can be essential.

£15

SKILLS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

Orphans have little awareness of how to live outside of state care. your gift will enable them to learn skills essential for living independently - cooking, use of money and sex education. It will also give them fellowship and prayer in secure and loving environments.

£20

A WEEKEND RETREAT

The most severely disabled children in Moldova rarely get a chance to go out, relax, meet friends and have fun. Your gift will allow 10 young people a chance to attend a Weekend Club and to get involved in great activities.

£20

RELIEF TO THE HURTING

For a disabled child to receive the gentle touch of a professional therapist, or lessons in speech, is such a wonderful experience. through careful exercises their conditions can be improved forever. A gift of physio- and speech therapy will bring comfort and joy as well as a knowledge that they are also so dearly loved.

£25

RESCUE AN ORPHANED GIRL FROM FORCED PROSTITUTION

ChildAid's Year of Light fro Ukrainian Orphans is focused on preventing young orphan girls being sucked into the evils of prostitution - the plight for over 50% of such girls. Your gift will help to give a young girl a safe and secure place to be and give her the skills and the passion to build the foundation for positive future based on Christ's love.

£35

STAY HEALTHY PROGRAMME

Years of neglect in state orphanages lead to serious ill-health. Your transforming gift will offer a programme of rehabilitation for those with chronic illnesses. It will also educate orphans in the best ways to maintain good health.

£40

SOMEWHERE TO SIT OR LIE

Foster parents in Ukraine accept an orphan into their homes through compassion and Christ's love. But, they rarely have the money to buy chairs, desks or beds. You can put families first.

£50

INSPIRATIONAL SUMMER CAMPS

Being in the open, playing new games with new friends and learning new Bible studies - what a contrast to the conditions of poverty and confinement for orphans, disabled children and those from vulnerable families. Your gift will take a young person to a therapeutic and life transforming camp.

£60

WINTER FUEL SURVIVAL

With winters going as low as -40, families will often have to rummage around for fuel to keep them warm. A lorry load of wood will keep a family warm for the season, and stop children living in freezing conditions.

£100

LIFE TRANSFORMING OPERATION & MEDICINE

Poverty and neglect often can bring complicated medical issues. Seizures and Hepatitis C are common. For many families and foster parents the cost of operations and medications are way beyond their reach. Your gift can literally save lives.

£300

For orders on line you can check what you have selected by clicking here

Scroll down the page to see all of the gifts

£10

£15

£20

£25

£20

RESCUE AN ORPHANED BOY FROM ADDICTION AND HOMELESSNESS

Orphaned boys often lack male models - instead "learn" first from older boys who frequently abuse them (as they were once abused) and then from criminals. Through time, care and love boys living in our foster home or visiting our rehab centre, can be taught how to become valued members of their community.

£35

FUN AND HEALTH PACKS

Hygiene

A gift pack of toothpaste, toothbrush, soap and shampoo to bring dignity and a smile to a child'd face

Art & Craft

A gift pack of paints, colouring pens/pencils, drawing pads, stickers, glitter and glue to help cognitive and mental development as well as give huge fun

Fun

A gift pack of puzzles, games, toys and plastercine for great learning through enjoyment.

Sports

A gift pack of balls, rackets, skipping rope, hula-hoops and swimming gear

£5

£10

£15

£20