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GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASSIONS… CONTENTS
The gifts in this catalogue are a great choice for any occasion. But look out for these symbols for some top gifts for some of life’s important milestones: 1
WHY GIVE A JUST GIFT?
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Special Delivery Getting Hitched
FARM 4-5
WATERSHED
Brain Box
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Home Sweet Home
EMBRACE 8-9
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Marvellous Mum
WHY YOUR GIFT MATTERS
Super Dad
GENERATION 12-13
ANTI-TRAFFICKING
Easteriffic
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GENDERBASED VIOLENCE 16
HOW TO ORDER 17
HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED
GIVING A JUST GIFT IS EASY:
Pocket Money You’re a Star Top Teacher
STEP 1 Choose your gift and place your order online, by phone or by post (see page 16 for details)
THE WORD ON THE STREET Earler this year we asked you what you thought about our JUST Gifts and why they’re a great choice of gift – here is what you said:
‘Many of my friends, like me, do not want any more “stuff” and much prefer that a donation be given to a good cause rather than receive a gift.’
‘A good way of supporting people not by just giving them things but providing them with means to provide for themselves and their family. So you build the person and the community.’
‘They are especially useful for friends overseas, as the cost of posting parcels is very high.’
‘The gifts are a great alternative for presents. We can send them to our loved ones and hopefully, from our small corner, we can make a difference in the world.’
‘Last year we held a secret Santa – £1 for a novelty present for someone on the office and then £4 towards a JUST giving gift. At the time we were having trouble with our toilets, so it seemed appropriate to buy a “toilet”!’
STEP 2 We’ll send you a gift card and voucher for you to pass on to your loved one
‘I know that the money is going to be well used.’
HIGH PRAISE INDEED! But don’t just take their word for it. Turn the page now and start choosing your gifts...
STEP 3 Your gift is then given to our global neighbours in developing communities (see page 18 for more details)
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FARM Hen Party A CHICKEN // CODE: 10060FA Our chickens are great! They can provide eggs and meat for a family so they’re definitely all that they’re cracked up to be.
£8
Goat to Go A GOAT // CODE: 10081FA
£18
Why should I buy a goat, I hear you ask. Are you kidding me? Goats are easy to look after, easy to breed and provide easy access to milk and meat for families. Billy-iant!
Aisles of Wonder FRUIT TREE // CODE: 10051FA SEED PACK // CODE: 10056FA For the millions of undernourished people suffering from ‘hidden hunger’, they can’t nip down to the supermarket for their five a day. These great greenfingered gifts can help provide much needed nutrients and help people grow from strength to strength.
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£2 £3
Field of Dreams AGRICULTURE STARTER KIT // CODE: 10050FA
£24
The majority of those going hungry in our world are small farmers, but they have big dreams. By giving them the right tools to get started they can make the best use of their land and be an example to others in their community.
Miracle Moringa MORINGA TREE // CODE: 10068FA
NEW
£5
Moringa is tree-mendous. The tree is full of vitamins, protein and amino acid and practically every part of it can be used to tackle malnutrition. Please sir, can I have some moringa?
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Berried Treasure STRAWBERRY PLANTS // CODE: 10069FA
£10
Not content with being a British summer favourite, strawberries are now going down a treat in the valleys of rural China. We’re helping poor farmers to grow their own to sell in the local markets – sweet!
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All the money from the gifts in this section will go towards our FARM programme. Through FARM we are supporting small farmers all around the world to make the best use of their land and grow what they need to support their families. Visit www.salvationarmy.org.uk/farm now to find out more about how to get hungry for change.
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WATERSHED
Thirst’s the Worst CLEAN WATER FOR LIFE // CODE: 10064WA
£10
Giving water gives life to communities. You can provide someone with this life-giving water for just £10. Water you waiting for? Make a difference today and give someone access to clean, safe water!
Pit Stop PIT LATRINE // CODE: 10090WA
£40
Sanitary toilet facilities are essential to maintaining hygiene, protecting the water source and preventing the spread of water-borne diseases like cholera. Come on, there’s no time to loo-se.
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Pump it Up BOREHOLE PUMP // £50 CODE: 10066WA Almost everyone in the world could have access to clean water right in their own back yards, if they could just dig down deep enough to get it. Once that’s been done, a hand pump can help bring that water to the surface, where the benefits will spill over into the whole community.
Another Brick in the Wall BAG OF CEMENT FOR SAND-DAM // CODE: 10052WA Sand-dams are a concrete example of an innovative way that communities can access clean water. By filtering and conserving water, a sand-dam can cement lasting change in a community.
£7
Flow Rider PIPES FOR GRAVITY WATER SYSTEM // CODE: 10053WA
£15
In mountainous regions, the best source of clean water is often from springs higher up the mountain. By tapping into this water and bringing it to communities, they can ride the waves of progress and pull themselves out of the depths of poverty.
Giving water really does give life to communities. Your WATERSHED gift will help us to GIVE WATER and GIVE LIFE to some of the hundreds of millions still in need of this support. Visit www.salvationarmy.org.uk/watershed to find out more.
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EMBRACE Game for a Laugh TOYS FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN // £8 CODE: 10048EM ART MATERIALS // £10 CODE: 10077EM Many children across our world have been forced to grow up way before their time. Help them to reclaim their childhood with simple toys and materials to help them be kids again.
Education’s What we Need SCHOOL BOOKS // £6 CODE: 10072EM SCHOOL UNIFORM // £15 CODE: 10073EM SCHOOL FEES // £30 CODE: 10074EM Education is a vital part of children’s growth and development. But many children still don’t have the chance to go to school or to receive quality education. Give one of these gifts and you’ll go to the top of the class - what A-star!
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Listen Hear COUNSELLING FOR A CHILD // CODE: 10083EM
£4
The trauma of children who have been trafficked can be overwhelming. Giving these children a chance to come to terms with the things that they have had to deal with so soon in their lives can really help to improve their wellbeing and show them the love and support that they need.
Care in the Community SHELTER FOR VULNERABLE CHILD // CODE: 10049EM
£36
Family life can be tough for those living in poverty. Salvation Army children’s homes in South America are helping to ease the burden on parents by providing shelter, care and support to children when they are struggling to support themselves.
We know that children are important. That’s why we’re supporting children to a better future all over the world to help break the cycle of poverty they’re trapped in. Buy a gift from this section and you can support them too. Find out more at www.salvationarmy.org.uk/embrace.
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WHY YOUR GIFT MATTERS Your gift may not seem like much, but it makes a big difference to the lives of those facing the daily challenge of poverty. Here are just a couple of examples of the transformation you are bringing about through your gifts:
Dimison came to our anti-child trafficking centre in Mchinji in April. After his mother died his father re-married, and once his father also passed away he was then left with his stepmother. She didn’t let him go to school and instead made him work in their fields. Eventually his stepmother sent him away and he ended up herding cattle for a local farmer, before being found by a Salvation Army volunteer and brought to the centre. ‘I am very happy here. I can go to school and play with my friends. After school I play with my friends, and sometimes a teacher comes to teach me. Last year I started to play music at church. I saw someone at church playing the guitar, so I decided to construct one for myself. Now I
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Dimison Malawi
make up my own songs. One of the songs I made up says “My mother has died, my father died, now we are alone. Being an orphan is very hard, and I am very grateful to Salvation Army for rescuing me.” Some day I want to be a musician when I grow up.’ Your gift can help kids like Dimison come to terms with their experiences and give them hope for the future. Turn to page 12 for gifts to help tackle the issue of trafficking, or page 6 for gifts helping us support children to a better future.
Mary lives in the hot, dry and dusty village of Narong’ore in northwestern Kenya. Here the community regularly suffers from a shortage of water due to a lack of rain. In recent years this has been getting even worse, with droughts becoming more common. Mary and the other women have to dig down into dry riverbeds to fetch water and are finding that they are having to dig deeper and walk further before they find it. This means it can take up to two hours to collect just 20 litres of water. Mary said: ‘We usually go to fetch water three times a day. The first time we get water so that the kids can wash themselves and go to school. At lunchtime we go there again and collect water and then start cooking and washing the clothes. In the afternoon, again we go to collect water for the animals and for cooking supper. ‘We usually use a 20-litre jerrycan to fetch water because of long distance and it is so heavy. Because of
the large size of the family we usually use all of it and then I have to go again. ‘Everything needs water. Growing needs water, washing needs water. Water is holding us back. If we have water these things will be possible for us.’ The Salvation Army has been working with the community to install a borehole, so now Mary and the others do have access to this basic and vital resource, on tap, for the very first time. Water result! Giving water can help bring a community to life. To give water and give life with your gift go to page 4. We’re also working in this region to improve people’s access to food and support their livelihoods. For gifts that help people produce enough food for their family go to page 2, or to support our work helping people earn enough to lift themselves above the poverty line go to page 10.
Mary Kenya
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GENERATION Read All About It
£20
TEACHING MATERIALS FOR A LITERACY CLASS // CODE: 10055GE
Many adults from rural communities grow up without the ability to read and write. Yet this is vital for running a small business. Just £20 can provide enough material for a whole class of people to develop these skills. Write on!
The Rolling Loans SMALL BUSINESS LOAN // CODE: 10097GE
£25
Time and time again we have seen how great small business loans can be in giving people the chance to work their way out of poverty. Because the loans are paid back, the money can be used again and again to help even more people. One small loan could help someone hit the big time!
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For a Fishful of Dollars FISHING EQUIPMENT // CODE: 10070GE
£10
Living in poverty can feel like being between a rock and a hard plaice. Be a fisherman’s friend and help people earn an income through fishing to tackle poverty hook, line and sinker.
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Power to the People WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT TRAINING // CODE: 10084GE
£15
In many parts of the world women are still discriminated against and not given the respect and equality they deserve. By empowering women we can help to shift the balance and give them more of a voice in their communities. Support a woman today – girl power!
There are 1.2 billion people living in extreme poverty. We are investing in this impoverished generation to see them transformed into a generation of hopeful, empowered people who are able to lift themselves, their families and their communities out of poverty. Visit www.salvationarmy.org.uk/generation to help us shift the balance.
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ANTI-TRAFFICKING Gimme Shelter SHELTER FOR A TRAFFICKED WOMAN // CODE: 10091HT Safe houses are key to the fight against trafficking. They provide women with a safe place to go once they have been released or have escaped from their traffickers, and give them the opportunity to access the help and support they need. By providing shelter for a trafficked woman, you are helping to protect someone from their traffickers and give them the hope of a better future.
£22
Traffik Wardens COMMUNITY MOBILISERS // £25 CODE: 10058HT Traffickers prey on the poor and vulnerable through deception and false promises. But we are empowering communities to stand up to traffickers by training Community Mobilisers to spot the signs of trafficking and educate the community on how they can protect themselves.
Health-Esteem MEDICAL CARE FOR A TRAFFICKED GIRL // CODE: 10059HT The care and rehabilitation of victims of trafficking requires meeting a whole range of needs. Just £5 can pay for a month’s worth of treatment to improve their physical health while they come to terms with their experience and prepare to go home.
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£5
Club Together PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE AND SUPPORT CAMP FOR A CHILD // CODE: 10062HT It’s tough for victims of trafficking to come to terms with their ordeal. But with the right support, young people can start to build relationships with their peers again and have fun together.
£8
Bike to the Future SECOND-HAND BIKE // CODE: 10061HT
£10
At the Mchinji bike workshop a second-hand bike can give someone a first-class chance at a better future. In the workshop young people are trained in bike maintenance to help them earn a living in the future, and the bikes are then sold to help fund the work of the AntiTrafficking Centre.
The modern-day slavery of human trafficking is something affecting millions of men, women and children around the world. But The Salvation Army is there providing support to victims and raising awareness in vulnerable communities. Your gift will help this vital work to continue. To find out how The Salvation Army is responding to the issue of human trafficking around the world, visit www.salvationarmy.org.uk/humantrafficking.
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Introducing Gender-Based Violence More girls were killed in the last 50 years because they were girls, than men killed in all the wars in the 20th century. There are very few places on earth where this type of abuse is more prevalent than in Pakistan. Claimed to be the third most dangerous country for women, Pakistan endures prolific incidents of ‘honour’ killings, acid attacks, child marriages and domestic violence. Nearly two thirds of women in Pakistan suffer from gender-based violence. Rarely are they afforded justice. It penetrates the ‘public’ and ‘private’ spheres, the lower and upper classes. Few are untouched. The continuum of violence begins from birth, in a society where sons are preferred, and can end in death for those who bring ‘dishonour’. The Salvation Army is starting to address this issue through a new programme to educate around 3,000 women and girls about their legal rights, means of enforcement, and access to justice. For years we have been tackling gender inequality through our GENERATION programme ‘If you are a and dealing with the woman, that exploitation of women and children (both boys is your first and girls) who have been disqualification to trafficked. However, the being human.’ programme in Pakistan is the first time we have tried specifically to respond to the issue of gender-based violence. If the programme is successful, hopefully this will just be the beginning of our work to bring freedom and equality to women who are exploited or mistreated just because they are a woman.
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I’LL FIGHT BAG Produced to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Salvation Army Founder William Booth’s historic I’ll Fight speech, these hand-woven bags commemorate his important words and serve as a reminder that we still need to fight against the poverty and injustice that exists in our world. Made by women in India, these bags are helping women previously trapped in India’s sex trade to choose a new job and regain control of their lives.
Add one to your order now or contact us on 020 7367 4777 or id@salvationarmy.org.uk
A Step in the Rights Direction WOMAN’S ADVOCACY EDUCATION // £5 CODE: 10071GB
I’LL FIGHT BAG // CODE: 10078SG
£5
To support our work to combat genderbased violence you can buy this gift, or our DISQUALIFIED book.
BUY THE DISQUALIFIED BOOK We have produced a book of photographs and stories from Pakistan to highlight the issue of gender-based violence and the need for response. Add one to your order now or contact us on 020 7367 4777 or id@salvationarmy.org.uk. All the profits from the sale of these books will go towards The Salvation Army’s work to combat gender-based violence.
DISQUALIFIED BOOK // CODE: 10079GB
£5
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HOW TO
There are three ways to order your JUST GIFTS
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www.salvationarmy.org.uk/justgifts
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POST your order form to:
JUST GIFTS The Salvation Army International Development (UK) 101 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BN United Kingdom
POSTAGE & HANDLING A £1 postage and handling charge will be added to every JUST Gifts order to enable us to post these gifts out to you. For orders that include any books or bags, a charge of £2 will apply.
CHOOSE YOUR CARD Select one of the card designs below for each gift ordered. If you have no preference an appropriate card will be selected for you.
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HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED RUN A CAKE SALE OR RUN A MARATHON We have a number of fundraising packs to help you engage people with different issues, such as hunger, clean water and sanitation, income generation and human trafficking. Call or email us to order yours now.
LEAVE A LEGACY Did you know you can support our international development work through your will? Get in touch and we’ll help point you in the right direction regarding how to put this in place.
INVITE US TO SPEAK We’d love to tell your group about our work and how we can each get involved in the fight against poverty and injustice. Give us a call or drop us an email and we’ll see if we can drop by!
HOST THE DISQUALIFIED EXHIBITION Our Disqualified exhibition is a great way to enhance an event or attract a crowd. Through the photos and stories you can highlight the inequalities and injustices faced by women in Pakistan and how The Salvation Army is working to tackle this.
JOIN OUR MAILING LIST We mail out our DEVELOP magazine twice a year. It’s full of updates about the work that we do and ways for you to get involved in supporting development communities to defeat poverty and injustice. Get in touch if you’d like to receive this.
JOIN OUR ONLINE COMMUNITY There are also loads of ways to connect up with us online and hear regular updates about all the exciting things we are doing around the world, and in the UK too: www.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/idsubscribe www.facebook.com/SAIDUK
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Contact us for more information on any of the above: Call 020 7367 4777 or email id@salvationarmy.org.uk.
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GIVE A JUST GIFT AND YOU GIVE:
DIGNITY HOPE
LIFE
FREEDOM THE SALVATION ARMY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT UK:
EMPOWERMENT
+44 (0)20 7367 4777 id@salvationarmy.org.uk www.salvationarmy.org.uk/id The Salvation Army is a Christian Church and Registered Charity No. 214779 in England and Wales, SC009359 in Scotland and CHY6399 in the Republic of Ireland
A BIT ABOUT US We want to see a life with dignity, equality for all people and a world without poverty and injustice. We work with developing communities to resource, empower and support them to defeat poverty, tackle injustice and enable them to build a better life and future. We have five main focus areas – WATERSHED, GENERATION, FARM, ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING and EMBRACE. Through these programmes, we are able to use our expertise to respond to the needs of communities in the best way we can and ensure that funds raised are used in the most effective way possible. You can find out more about our work by visiting www.salvationarmy.org.uk/id or calling the office on 020 7367 4777 and requesting a copy of our DEVELOP newsletter.
WHERE THE MONEY GOES One of the key aspects of our work is that we empower individuals and communities to combat poverty themselves and enhance their own opportunities to bring about change. That means that we believe that projects should be identified and owned by the local communities who will benefit from it. As such, we always use the money either for your specific chosen gift or for something else in the same area of work. The flexibility that this provides is invaluable in ensuring that the communities that we work with retain ownership of the project and get exactly what they need.
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