15 unique gifts that give back

Give good feels — and do some good —when you shop for a cause this holiday.

By Alexandra Gater and Dominique Lamberton

November 14, 2016

Photo, Erik Putz. Styling, Daniel Onori.

Gift guide 2016: gifts that give back

Bangle & Brass Paillette Rafiki Set

Fifty percent of proceeds go toward mobilizing community farmers in developing communities. $32, Me to We.

Healing crystals

Ten percent of sales from purchases of the Lotus box will be donated to Make Music Matter, an NGO devoted to helping heal people in conflict zones through music. $45, Little Box of Rocks.

Organic soap

All proceeds are donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Support Fund. $12, Consonant.

Jenny Bird x Far + Wide Collective longevity pendant

Purchases support small business growth and entrprenurship in Afghanistan. $95, Far + Wide Collective.

Messenger bag

Proceeds go toward educating youth refugees through CARE Canada. $90, Joggo.

Limited-edition body cream

Net profits will be donated to children’s charities. $38/250 mL, Kiehl’s.

Mother-Child Health Kit

Provides medicine and medical supplies for 10 babies and mothers. $20, Red Cross.

Scarf for Sudan

The purchase of 500 of these limited-edition scarves provides a drinking well in Dhoor-Lei, Sudan. $49, Obakki.

Jacket stud earrings

Proceeds from eBay’s Holiday Designer Collaboration with Canadian jewellery designer BIKO will benefit Kids Help Phone. $40, eBay.

Kids’ eco-read

On the Reef, by Judith and Shandley McMurray featuring the art of Robert Bateman and the Tobin Island Artists, is part of Children’s Books for Charity. Proceeds go to the Canadian Wildlife Federation. $20, Indigo and children’s bookstores across Canada.

Mistletoe ornament

Proceeds support the Nepalese makers who craft these ornaments in conjunction with the Association of Craft Producers, a non-profit group that provides access to medical benefits and more. $18, Ten Thousand Villages.

Donate a piglet

One piglet can grow to produce a whole litter of piglets for a community to sell at the market. $40, World Vision.

Shea butter gift set

$10 from each set sold will be donated to Dress for Success, an organization that provides interview attire and career support to low-income women. $78, L’Occitane.