Gifts of Hope

This is one of our most popular gifts. It's fun to give and to receive. And, most importantly, it can be life-changing for families, who can then provide protein-rich goat's milk to their children, especially girls. And selling goat offspring means they can also pay for essentials like education and food.

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.

A farmload of animals makes for a farmload of food, income and hope. This gift of farm animals divided up among families in a community will help feed children and generate income to pay for housing, health care and education.

The gift of a bike means freedom and self-reliance for many girls worldwide. It swaps long, unsafe walks for access to education, health care and opportunities to earn a living. This gift also gives health workers motorbikes to reach people in remote regions. Talk about pedal power.

A ball of fluff, combined with powerful income-generating ability: this gift is irresistibly sweet and undeniably life-changing. Once the chicks mature, they can help feed a family with their nutritious eggs, provide an income for women, and teach girls important poultry management skills to crack open a brighter, better and bigger future.

Did you know that the humble little bee is responsible for pollinating approximately one-third of the food we eat? This gift of Buzzing Bees helps women earn an income to pay for housing, health care and food, and it also helps local crops thrive.

Allow us to crow for a moment about the kind of change this poultry quartet can orchestrate for a family. This gift means food with nutritious and protein-rich eggs.

Women around the world bear an invisible burden: unequal, unpaid labour, from child care to housekeeping and much more. This gift combines daycare, continued education and training sessions to lift and redistribute that weight so women have more opportunities, men contribute equally, and all can thrive.

This is one of our most popular gifts. It's fun to give and to receive. And, most importantly, it can be life-changing for families, who can then provide protein-rich goat's milk to their children, especially girls. And selling goat offspring means they can also pay for essentials like education and food.

Give the gift of savings and loans to women experiencing poverty who don’t have access to banks or financing options. This gift provides financial programs for women’s groups to save money together and invest in their children and community. It will also provide money management training, improving household income and helping women boost their independence.

Girls' perspectives belong everywhere decisions are made. This gift engages girls in Canada and around the world, including those in refugee camps, in decision making. Through seat shares, advisory panels, innovation hubs, consultation sessions and more, this gift helps girls have meaningful interactions with governments, corporations and civil-society organizations. It supports training for girls that builds their leadership skills as well as community sessions for girls' perspectives to be both heard and factored into decisions.

The Mom Shop helps women become entrepreneurs who can support themselves and their children. This gift includes vocational training and financial­ literacy courses. It offers village savings and loan programs so women can work together to create small businesses, making things like honey, peanut butter, clothing or soap - initiatives that provide a solid income for family needs and independence.