Gifts of Hope

Help the world’s most vulnerable communities access health services: from vaccines and maternal or newborn care to psychological support, tackling diseases and so much more. This is your chance to help everyone exercise their fundamental right of health.

Filled with staples like beans, cooking oil, fortified cereal blends and sugar, it’s a basic food basket with an impact that is anything but. This gift of food for thousands of pregnant women, mothers and young children under five who are malnourished is a critical step to prevent a slide into a life-and-death situation and instead restore children to health. Basket by basket, you’ll be saving lives.

Did you know that more than 400,000 people die each year from malaria? Mosquito nets that are treated with insecticide and last up to three years are a simple and effective preventative solution. This gift provides families with mosquito nets and training in how to use them. According to the World Health Organization, 95% of the world’s malaria cases are in Africa. Children under five are most at risk because they have yet to develop any immunity.

Frightened. Hungry. Alone. That’s the harrowing reality for many children caught in crises and conflict. This life-saving gift bundle helps ensure they have access to food, hygiene supplies and safe shelters where they can learn, play and receive counselling support.

This gift provides girls in low-income countries with pads and period education so they can stay healthy, safe and in school and are able to access the same opportunities as boys. It also supports community education programs that address the shame-inducing stigmas that are associated with one of the most natural events in a girl's life.

You walk into your local drugstore with a prescription for your sick child and you expect to walk out with the medication your child needs to get better. But families in some parts of the world are walking out of pharmacies empty-handed because of a lack of supply.

This is the single most important gift bundle you can give if you want to help girls lead healthy lives despite challenging circumstances. To survive and thrive, they need food and water – especially in dire situations. And they need access to health services and support if they or their families are escaping violence. This life-changing gift pack provides the essentials when they’re needed most.

Young women can't make decisions about their lives when they're grappling with harmful stereotypes and barriers that block their access to quality health care. This gift provides funds to purchase health supplies, complete clinic renovations, train medical staff and establish safe spaces where adolescent girls can access sexual and reproductive health information.

This gift supports women and youth in growing eco-conscious businesses. It works to sustain environments, food availability and incomes with training and supplies for ventures like seaweed farming, mushroom foraging and beekeeping. It also helps protect regions vulnerable to climate change with community-led initiatives like mangrove planting and conservation to reduce storm dangers and damage.

Although gender roles often place women at the centre of child care, families are stronger and children are happier when dads are equally involved. This gift makes that happen.

Did you know that more than 400,000 people die each year from malaria? Mosquito nets that are treated with insecticide and last up to three years are a simple and effective preventative solution. This gift provides families with mosquito nets and training in how to use them. According to the World Health Organization, 95% of the world’s malaria cases are in Africa. Children under five are most at risk because they have yet to develop any immunity.

Empower health heroes by giving them the tools to safely do what they do best: save lives. This gift will supply health care workers and their health facilities with sanitizers, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), mobile clinic vehicles for hard-to-reach communities, training and even digital tools to help them stay informed.