{"id":18190,"date":"2024-11-27T15:56:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T15:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/?p=18190"},"modified":"2024-11-28T13:23:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T13:23:37","slug":"lifetime-gifts-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/lifetime-gifts-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime Gifts for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine buying a gift this Christmas that would not alone bring joy to your loved one, but could also help to transform the life of a rural poor family in Africa?<\/p><p>The good news is that you can \u2013 with the launch of Self Help Africa\u2019s Lifetime Gifts seasonal catalogue of alternate festive presents.<\/p><p>Whether it\u2019s a stocking filler for the kids or a thoughtful alternative seasonal gift for a friend or relative, the catalogue allows you to invest in chicks, goats, bees and cows, and support livestock programmes that are providing new sources of food and income for hundreds of thousands of rural poor families, each year.<\/p><p>You\u2019ll receive a digital certificate or gift card for each purchase, while your Christmas gift will be invested by Self Help Africa in an amazing range of practical products that can have a real impact for families in Africa.&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/shop\/\" style=\"background-color:#6cc32e\">SHOP NOW<\/a><\/div><\/div><p>Alongside its lifestock products, Self Help Africa is also giving online shoppers a selection of other great alternate gifts, ranging from sack gardens and fuel stoves to farm tools, bicycles and family health kits.<\/p><p>Each year, tens of thousands of Irish shoppers invest in charity gifts 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