transform a life: Give a gift with lasting impact
Goat
Provide a stable source of food & earnings
Goats are hardy, reproduce quickly and can be raised in a variety of climates to produce staple items such as milk, cheese and manure for farming—which can then be sold in the market.
$80 (per goat)
Cow
Protect a family from malnourishment
Your gift of a milk-producing cow will not only supply nourishment, it will enable families to sell surplus milk in the marketplace so they can better provide for their children.
Flock of Chickens
Provide a sustainable source of food & income
Your gift will help train families and community groups to raise poultry and sell surplus stock and eggs in the marketplace.
Pig
Help families break the cycle of poverty
Your gift, which includes training on raising and selling pigs, gives families a better future fast. Pigs reproduce quickly, and piglets are ready for market in just six months.
Seeds, Tools, and Training
Provide families with the tools to thrive
This gift provides seeds, agricultural training and quality farming tools needed to cultivate a sustainable food supply from the land.
$45 (per share)
Fruit Trees
Enrich his food supply & farmland
Your gift of passion fruit, mango, avocado and banana trees will provide a sustainable source of nutrition and income. Fruit trees planted on hillsides are also used for erosion control.
$35 (per share)
Care for Moms & Newborns
Support the health of mothers and their babies
Newborns and expectant mothers are the most vulnerable to infectious diseases. Provide them with basic medicine and nutrition to survive and build the foundation for lifelong health.
$35 (per mother and child)
Educate children affected by AIDS
Give them the tools to succeed
Each year, HIV/AIDS leaves families vulnerable to sickness and death, impacting children’s lives. Your gift provides trained volunteer teachers, school supplies, and curriculum and learning materials needed to grow and learn.
$80 (per child)
Nurture & Nourish the Earliest Learners
Nourish their young minds
In many areas, young children often lack stimulation. Your gift supports parent education and preschool programs that help kids develop cognitive, social, emotional and motor skills, and promotes healthy eating.
$15 (per child)
Vitamins & Preventive Medicine
Give children a foundation for good health
Hunger, lack of a balanced diet and prolonged illness or infection cause malnutrition in millions of children worldwide. Your gift provides a strong foundation for healthy growth.
$65 (per share)
Clean Water
Provide families with life's most basic necessity
By building water systems and offering the education needed to practice good hygiene, your gift protects entire communities from illness.
Disaster Relief Kits
Provide her with lifesaving necessities
Floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and civil unrest impact many of the people we serve. Your gift of food, clean water, medicine and blankets saves lives and fosters recovery.
$50 (per kit)
Wells & Water Systems
Supply a village with clean water
Your gift will provide clean water and training in well maintenance and basic hygiene—helping secure access to one of life’s necessities and allowing families to grow strong for the future.
Mosquito Nets & Training
Protect families from the threat of malaria
Your gift provides for the distribution of insecticide-treated nets and training on how to use them, how to recognize malaria symptoms and when to seek treatment.
Savings & Loan Groups for Women
Empower her through microfinance
By joining these groups, women have access to micro-loans and a safe haven for saving, and expanding small businesses enables them to manage their finances and find success in their communities.
$60 (per member)
Micro-Credit Loans for Women
Give her the tools to succeed
Through micro-credit loans and the training they need to start or expand small businesses, your gift enables women to increase their income, become independent and save for the future.
$200 (per loan)
Literacy Groups
Increase their access to information & resources
In addition to teaching reading and writing, this gift provides education on how government and financial institutions run and empowers community members in their decision-making.
$25 (per student)
Vocational Training
Help youth pursue brighter futures
Your gift provides opportunities for disadvantaged and disabled youth to learn skills that will help them gain confidence and financial independence.
$100 (per student)
Featured Gifts Package
Help empower a family or community
Send a featured item from each category. This Gift Package includes: two goats; clean water; care for two moms & newborns; and one savings & loan group membership.
$505 (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. You'll also receive a complimentary e-card or printed card with each gift to let your loved one know about the generous donation made in his or her name.
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.