Gifts that give back

Gifts of Hope are gifts that create lasting impact by funding real projects focused on girls’ health, education, clean water, emergency aid, and more. With more than 50 gifts to explore, you can shop by category or browse the full collection below to find a gift that helps build a more equal world.


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Best Seller
7x match
$50 matched for $400 value

Looking for a gift that can make all the difference in saving a life? This is it. Food baskets are filled with staples like beans, cooking oil, fortified cereal blends and sugar and given to those facing dangerous levels of malnutrition, like pregnant women, new mothers and young children. Help fight the hunger crisis and restore health with this crucial gift.

Best Seller
$20 matched for $100 value

Give school supplies like textbooks and pencils to a child and give the gift of education. You’ll also be funding essential school meal programs and teacher training. Friends, family and teachers will appreciate this gift that gives back.

Best Seller
10x match
$10 matched for $110 value

Malaria is the number-one killer of children under the age of five in Africa – and every one of these deaths could be prevented. A simple mosquito net treated with insecticide stops infected mosquitos in their tracks. Just one net can protect two people for up to three years.

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$40 matched for $280 value

Play can be a lifeline for children living in disaster or conflict zones. These Play Kits include art supplies, games, educational toys and sports equipment for children ages 3 to 18. With support from facilitators who are trained in psychological first aid and play therapy, children can process trauma, build resilience and feel hopeful in spaces designed to help them heal.

$25 matched for $175 value

When crises and emergencies strike, families need help fast. Flexible financial support helps families meet their children’s most urgent needs. Give this gift to provide food vouchers, cash and e-transfers to women and girls, who face higher risks of dangers like hunger and violence.

$28 matched for $196 value

This gift provides girls in low-income countries with menstrual products like pads, and it supports community education programs to end the stigma around periods. It helps make sure that nothing prevents girls from attending school and having the same opportunities as boys.

Explore our categories

Gifts of Hope make a real difference, helping bring clean water, education, health care, and income opportunities to communities in need of support. We categorize Gifts of Hope products in two simple ways to help donors find what they’re looking for: by price (like gifts under $25 or, $50 or less), and by impact area. You can also search our newest gifts.

A matched gift multiplies your donation!

A matched gift means that your donation is matched by one of our government, foundation or organizational partners. Some gifts are multiplied up to twelve times! Matched gifts are the perfect way to make an even greater impact for children and families.

» Learn more about matched giving

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How Gifts of Hope work: 3 simple steps

1Choose your Gifts of Hope
How gifts of hope works step 1

Search by price, most needed, or theme to select the gifts you’d like to give.

2Personalize your cards
How gifts of hope works step 2

Choose from beautifully designed card options that share the story behind your gift, and add your own message.

3Send your gifts
How gifts of hope works step 3

You can have your card mailed or emailed or you can print it at home. It’s your gift, your way.

From our donors

I wanted to reach out to children and families who could benefit from kindness. Even a small gift has so much value, especially when matched. It’s a chance to make a real difference in a world where caring is essential.” – Dianne, British Columbia

Gifts of Hope FAQs

Gifts of Hope are a simple and affordable way to tackle complex global challenges and injustices. Every gift supports specific projects, as described, helping protect children and promote girls’ rights, until we are all equal. Review the most common Gifts of Hope FAQs.

Are Gifts of Hope available year-round? 

Yes. While Gifts of Hope make meaningful holiday and Christmas gifts for the hard-to-shop-for people in your life, you can purchase Gifts of Hope at any time of year.

Do you guarantee that my money will be directed to the gift donation I’ve chosen?

Yes. The money collected toward a particular Gift of Hope funds the community-based project the gift supports. If money raised exceeds project requirements or cannot be used as planned due to unforeseen circumstances, it will go toward supporting similar activities for children and communities in need.

Will I get a tax receipt for my Gifts of Hope donation? 

Yes. Whether you buy a gift in your own name or on behalf of someone else, you will receive a tax receipt for any donation over $25. The amount will be included on your annual income-tax receipt, which is automatically issued in February of the following year. (CRA charity registration # 11892 8993 RR0001)

All Plan International Canada supporters with an email address on record will receive their tax receipt electronically to help save paper and keep costs low, maximizing funds for Plan International Canada initiatives. If you would like to change your preference, please contact us at info@plancanada.ca or 1-800-387-1418. If you have more questions about tax receipts, please visit the income-tax receipts page.

Will my company receive a tax receipt for its Gifts of Hope donation?

No. Your company will receive a gift receipt acknowledging their donation. Plan International Canada issues appropriate gift acknowledgements depending on the type and identity of the donor: gift receipts for businesses/corporations and income-tax receipts for individuals. All the cash contributions made by a business/corporation are deductible by that business/corporation as business expenses. Therefore, there will be no impact on the business/corporation for income-tax purposes.

Can I send a Gift of Hope to my sponsored child or my sponsored child’s community?

It is not possible to designate Gifts of Hope toward your sponsored child or their community. Funds donated through Gifts of Hope are channeled to the project described. These projects have been developed in consultation with community members who have identified the projects as appropriate and necessary in their community.

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