2024 Gift Guide: Top 7 Gifts That Transform Lives This Holiday Season

Gifts to Disrupt Poverty, Empower Futures, and Ignite Hope

This holiday season, give a gift that changes everything. In a world where millions of children face unimaginable challenges—danger, violence, and exploitation—your gift can be the lifeline they need. This isn’t just another present. It’s the promise of a better future. Whether it’s opening the doors to education, providing life-saving resources, or offering a safe haven, these gifts do more than make a difference—they transform lives.

Here’s our Top 7 Most Popular Gifts for this season—each one chosen to help you cut through the holiday frenzy and give a gift that truly makes a difference. Your generosity can help create a brighter, safer world for children and families who need it most.

#1. Female hygiene kit for a year - $100

Disrupt healthcare gaps with a female hygiene kit… for a YEAR! Keep girls in school by providing them with feminine hygiene products. Period poverty robs girls of up to 20 percent of their school year, putting them at risk of falling behind and dropping out.

#2. Help Where the Need Is Greatest – $100

Disrupt crisis with compassion. In times of crisis, children are at risk of experiencing violence, abuse, and exploitation, leaving them vulnerable and often without choices. Your gift helps provide critical protection, offering them a safe environment where they can escape harm. By supporting this cause, you ensure these children receive the care and security they need, giving them the opportunity to rebuild their lives and look forward to a safer future.

#4. Feed a child – $100

Disrupt hunger. In times of drought and conflict, food shortages and high prices leave children vulnerable to malnutrition and hunger. By providing food to at-risk children, you help ensure they receive the nutrition they need to survive and thrive. Your gift will directly support children who are struggling to access enough food, offering them a better chance to grow, learn, and live free from the devastating effects of hunger.

#5. Three Hens and a Rooster – $50

Disrupt income and food insecurity. Help provide families with the tools they need to become self-sufficient. A gift of three hens and a rooster gives families a sustainable source of food and income. By empowering families with the resources to raise their own poultry, you help protect children from hunger and the dangers of economic instability. This simple gift can create long-term stability, allowing families to invest in their children’s education and well-being.

#6. Clean Water for a Village – $250

Disrupt unsafe water. Water is essential to life, but for many communities, access to clean water remains a distant dream. With just $100, you can help provide clean water for an entire village, reducing the risk of severe diseases and creating a safer environment for children and families. Clean water means healthier families and fewer children having to spend hours each day searching for water, allowing them to focus on education and building a better future.

#7. Goat – $100

Give the G.O.A.T. (Greatest Gift of All Time, pun intended): Provide a goat to a family, offering a sustainable source of milk, fertilizer, and income. In areas of economic hardship, goats' quick reproduction helps families build steady income, ensuring their children’s education and health are protected. This simple gift empowers families to overcome hunger and instability, providing vital resources for a healthier, stronger future.

Your Gift Can Change a Child’s Future 💜

When you give, you’re not just sending a gift— you’re offering education, protection, and igniting hope. Gifts for Good, give children the chance to break free from poverty and build a better life.

Check out some of our other gifts that make an impact: School Uniforms for $25, Baby Chicks for $30, or provide schools with sports equipment for $45 like soccer balls, basketballs, and more.

Shop now and create lasting change this holiday season!

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Children Believe works globally to empower children to dream fearlessly, stand up for what they believe in — and be heard. For 60+ years, we’ve brought together brave young dreamers, caring supporters and partners, and unabashed idealists. Together, we’re driven by a common belief: creating access to education — inside and outside of classrooms — is the most powerful tool children can use to change their world.

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