Gifts of Hope

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.

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.

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.

Give the gift of leadership training, mentorship and opportunities for girls who live in diverse contexts within low-income communities around the world. This gift will help girls build their confidence, self-esteem and life skills so that they can make their own life choices, thrive and lead the way for the next generation.

Support girls in bridging the digital divide, by providing equal access to information technology and safe online spaces. This gift will provide safe online spaces where girls can learn about their rights and share their opinions without fear of discrimination or harassment. Help ensure girls can build thriving communities unbound by borders.

This gift connects children suffering trauma from conflict or disasters with mental health and psychosocial services. Help children access safe spaces, therapeutic outlets and professional counselling from trained social workers. Support orphaned children and help reunite families separated by emergencies. Help a survivor find their lifeline.

This gift goes wherever the greatest needs are for children across more than 50 countries around the world. It provides everything from urgent and essential care for newborns to nutritious food for families to aid for communities in crises…and so much more. Give this gift to help reach those who need it most, no matter what arises.

This gift goes wherever the greatest needs are for children across more than 50 countries around the world. It provides everything from urgent and essential care for newborns to nutritious food for families to aid for communities in crises…and so much more. Give this gift to help reach those who need it most, no matter what arises.

A pair of shoes, a school bag, a pencil, a notebook: simple items many families can’t afford, simple items that too often keep children out of school. This gift provides children with everything they need to get to the door of their classroom, ready to learn – everything from shoes, books and supplies, to bursaries that help with transportation expenses and uniforms.

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.