Goat
Give sustainability — as goats are hardy, reproduce quickly and can be raised in many climates to produce staple items such as milk, cheese and manure for farming.
$80 (per goat)
Flock of Chickens
Help train families and community groups to raise poultry and sell surplus stock and eggs in the marketplace.
Clean Water
Ensure access to the most crucial element of health and resilience—clean water—which prevents the spread of illness and deadly disease.
Disaster Relief Kits
Provide families and communities with lifesaving necessities like food, clean water and medicine to foster resilience and jump-start recovery after disaster.
$50 (per kit)
Care for Moms & Newborns
Provide expectant mothers and newborns, who are most vulnerable to infectious diseases, with the basic information, medicine and nutrition they need to stay healthy.
$35 (per mother and child)
Nurture & Nourish the Earliest Learners
Help kids develop thinking, communication, social, emotional and motor skills through caregiver support and learning groups that promote healthy eating and family play.
$15 (per child)
Bicycle
Help community volunteers in rural areas cover greater distances, reach more homes and spend more time with children and their families.
$95 (per bike)
Micro-Credit Loans for Women
Invest in women-owned businesses! Through micro-credit loans and training, you’ll help women increase their income, become independent and save for the future.
$200 (per loan)
Unlocking Abundance Package
Help children thrive, empower women and build resilience with one gift bundle: two disaster-relief kits; seeds, tools & training for two families; mosquito nets & training for 10 families; and three savings & loan group memberships.
$490 (per package)
Cow
With a milk-producing cow, a family has a steady supply of nourishment and can sell surplus milk to better provide for themselves.
Pig
Offer families financial security and access to food by training them to raise and sell pigs, which reproduce quickly and are ready for market in just six months.
Seeds, Tools, and Training
Communities can thrive with seeds, climate-smart agricultural training and quality farming tools to cultivate a sustainable food supply.
$45 (per share)
Sugar Beans
Sugar beans are a drought-tolerant, high-protein, early maturing crop that can be intercropped with other food production—and provide a nutritious diet for children.
$45 (per share
Fruit Trees
Passion fruit, mango, avocado and banana trees provide a long-term, sustainable source of nutrition and income—and can be planted on hillsides for erosion control.
$35 (per share)
Wells & Water Systems
Help communities build wells for clean water and learn hygiene practices for better health. Locally available water also gives women and girls greater security, since they won’t be at risk walking long distances to fetch water.
Mosquito Nets & Training
Provide insecticide-treated nets and training to pregnant women and their young children, who are especially at risk of contracting malaria.
Educate children affected by AIDS
Bring trained volunteer teachers, school supplies, curriculum and learning materials to preschool children whose lives have been impacted by HIV/AIDS.
$80 (per child)
Vitamins & Preventive Medicine
Ensure children receive the vitamins, nutrients and preventive care needed to protect against illness and infection, as well as build a strong foundation for healthy growth.
$65 (per share)
For Children with Special Needs
Hearing aids, glasses and other assistive devices are life-changing to physically challenged children—giving them the opportunity to participate meaningfully in community life.
$75 (per child)
Savings & Loan Groups for Women
Empower women as they gain confidence in a safe space to save while setting group rules, managing their household finances and accessing micro-loans to meet their families’ needs.
$60 (per member)
Literacy Groups
Empower women in their decision-making processes by teaching them reading and writing, as well as educating them about government and financial institutions.
$25 (per student)
Vocational Training
Provide women with opportunities to learn critical job skills that will help them gain confidence and financial independence.
$100 (per student)
Children’s Care Package
Empower communities to help children up to age six thrive and achieve their full potential: care for five moms & their newborns; nurture & nourishment for 12 children; clean water for a family; mosquito nets & training for 10 families; and four savings & loan group memberships.
$930 (per package)
Complete Care Package
Give a variety of key items from our gift categories to empower a community worldwide: three goats and one pig; clean water for a family; vitamins & preventive medicine for five children; care for four moms & their newborns; and two micro-credit loans for women.
$1284 (per package)
What you'll receive!
When you purchase Gifts for Life through Episcopal Relief & Development, you’ll give people worldwide the chance to transform their lives in lasting ways. With each gift you send, you’ll receive a complimentary printed card or e-card, telling your loved ones about the life-changing gift made in their honor.
Send an e-card
Choose from several themes and then personalize your message! Each e-card features the life-changing gift you selected. Plus, you can schedule the send date so your message reaches your loved ones when you want it to.
Receive a printed card
We’ll send you a beautiful printed card so you can personalize and mail it whenever you’d like. There’s no better way to show your loved ones you care than through a compassionate gift made in their honor.