5 Charitable Holiday Gift Ideas That Help Children in Need

This holiday season, consider purchasing a present from the Save the Children Gifts of Joy catalog and provide kids around the world with access to education and other vital necessities to flourish.

Written by Kaitlin Ahern

| November 27, 2017

November 27, 2017

Pretty presents under the tree aren’t the only way to brighten a child’s spirits this holiday season—especially if that child happens to live in a region of the world where even the most basic needs are hard to fulfill.

With the Save the Children Gifts of Joy catalog, you can help fund programs aimed at giving underserved children in the U.S. and around the world a healthy start in life, protection from unsafe living conditions and the opportunity to learn.

And now through the end of 2018, when you purchase any of the 75 gifts featured in the catalog in honor of a friend, colleague or family member, Johnson & Johnson will match each dollar you spend, up to a total donation of $450,000.

Get inspired with some of our favorite presents from the catalog that have the potential to make a big impact.

Inset - Gifts of Joy - Water for Refugees 2

1. Water for Refugees

This kit includes soap, a bucket and water-purifying aqua-tabs for those who can’t access clean water. ($20)

Inset- Gifts of Joy- Mother child — A woman who just received a Save the Children baby kit. The kit contains a blanket, a warm baby hat, baby socks, nappies of the appropriate size, baby soap and cream, baby wipes, a baby changing mat, hand sanitiser, nappy disposal bag and information material. In case of newborns (0 to 1 month), the kits also includes a newborn all-in-one, a newborn bodysuit, a baby swaddle, sanitary pads and newborn-specific information material.

2. Refugee Basics Bag

Each satchel is filled with such basic hygiene supplies as soap and toothpaste to help restore everyday dignity to people displaced from their homes. ($35)

Inset- Gifts of Joy- Boy with leaf — As leader of the Vipecbalm community, Jose’s home illustrates model hygiene and farming and goat raising practices. Pictured is Jose’s wife Maria (back) and their three children – from left, Alicia (age 4), Eliseo (age 9), and Adolpho (age 6) – in the family garden. For nearly 40 years, Save the Children has been working in rural Guatemala to provide families like these with health, education, and economic opportunities.

3. Fruit Tree Seedlings

As these seeds sprout into trees, they help provide a hungry child with crucial nutrition. The surplus fruit can also be sold by families to pay for their kids’ schooling. ($25)