Trócaire encourages people of Mayo to gift a better future this Christmas

Trócaire has launched their life changing range of sustainable and ethical gifts for those in need, just in time for the Christmas season.

Last year saw the people of Mayo spend over €14,500 on the charity's Christmas gift range, and Trócaire wishes to thank each of those who have contributed, for providing families in crisis with clean water, essential tools, helping with education, and livestock.

This year, they have launched a range of new gifts, that help families and their children who are caught up in the heartbreaking conflicts taking place in Gaza, Lebanon, and Sudan. 

With 23 ‘Gifts of Change’ to choose from, ranging from €5 to €1,400, each Trócaire gift will support critical programmes across the world, where the organisation works.

This includes the 'Gift of Play & Healing', which is €40, that will help children to process the trauma of war, through the power of play therapy.

Hunger can also be a constant companion for children caught in conflict, the 'Gift of Food & Nourishment' costs €50, and will help children with special food that will not only nourish their growing bodies, but saves lives.

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Launching the annual range, CEO of Trócaire, Caoimhe de Barra said, "Our 'Gifts of Change’ range receives incredible support every year from people in Ireland, and their huge generosity supports our work in some of the world’s most fragile countries,

"Over one million life-changing gifts have been purchased by the public in Ireland, north and south, since the initiative launched in 2000," she added. 

Trócaire’s 23 'Gifts of Change' include beehives for drought-stricken farmers, school kits and lunches for children across the world, alongside a range of climate gifts including the 'Gift of Seeds and Tools', the 'Gift of Water Systems', a 'Climate Change Gift' and 'Gift of Emergency Water.'

The full range of gifts on offer to purchase are as follows:

• Soap €5
• Chicks €10
• Menstrual Dignity €10
• Seeds and Tools €15
• Solar Lamp €20
• School Lunches €25
• Emergency Water €25
• School Kit €30
• Gift of Play for Healing €40
• Gift of Food and Nourishment €50
• Goat €50
• Help for Grandparents €50
• Mental Health Lifeline €60
• New Mother’s Care Kit €60
• Honey Bees €75
• Water Systems €100
• Protection from Climate Change €100
• Women’s Empowerment €100
• A Just World €100
• A Safe Home €150
• Ox Plough and Farming Tools €225
• Fix a Well €1,000
• Solar Panel Water Pump €1,400

The ‘Gifts of Change’ range is an incredible support every year, and helps Trócaire’s work in some of the world’s most fragile countries.

The gifts can be purchased online here, or by calling 1800 408 408 or for Northern Ireland, 0800 912 1200. 

The charity works in partnership with communities in 23 countries to relieve poverty and tackle injustice.