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OPEN UP AND FIND A UNIQUE GIFT TO TACKLE POVERTY AND INJUSTICE AROUND THE WORLD

We give gifts for a whole variety of reasons. We give them to show we care. We give them to bring joy to the giver. We give them because we saw it and thought of you.

JUST Gifts exists so that you can show your global neighbours you care, to bring them joy. The gifts in this catalogue have been chosen to give you just a taster of the range of ways The Salvation Army is helping people to tackle their poverty and injustice in some of the poorest parts of the world.

The gifts in this catalogue have been chosen to give you an idea of what your money can do. We’ll always make sure that your money goes to something in the relevant area of our work, but as we always want to be led by the communities in which we’re working, it might not be used for the exact same thing as the gift you chose. However, that does mean that with this gift, unlike other types of presents you might give, it will always be exactly the right gift for the recipient – just what they need – so you don’t even have to keep the receipt!

See the back of the catalogue to find out more about where your money goes, but please don’t ask us where your goat is!

WHO’S GOT YOUR

GOAT?

HOW TO ORDER

The money you’ve given will help The Salvation Army tackle poverty and injustice

around the world.

We’ll send you a gift card and voucher to pass

on to your loved one.

Order by phone, post or online (see back of

catalogue for details).

Take a look through the catalogue and choose your gifts.

CHILDREN

FARMING

JUSTICE

LIVELIHOOD

WATER

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CHILDREN

When you’ve been through the trauma of trafficking, having the chance to talk through your experiences isn’t just good – it’s vital. Give a child a listening ear to help them come to terms with their ordeal.

COUNSELLING FOR A TRAFFICKED CHILD £4

CODE: 10083EM

SCHOOL BOOKS£6

CODE: 10072EM

Education is one of the best routes out of poverty. Providing the books that kids need for school doesn’t just help them go to school, it also kits them out for the future.

What can you give to a kid who’s had their childhood taken away from them? How about the chance to help them reclaim it? What better way to do that than to have a day out with their new friends!

FUN DAY OUT £14

CODE: 10076EM

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In Tanzania The Salvation Army cares for many girls who are vulnerable to trafficking or live on the streets. We give them protection and hope for the future. With this gift you can help them to receive the medical care they need during their time at our centre.

MEDICAL CARE FOR A VULNERABLE GIRL£5

CODE: 10075EM

SECOND-HAND BIKE £10

CODE: 10080EM

We’re teaching kids at our anti-trafficking centre in Malawi how to fix up second-hand bikes. This gives them skills to break their cycle of poverty and exploitation. The fixed-up bikes are then sold in the local market to help us continue to tackle trafficking in the community.

Dotto is 12 years old and was trafficked away from her village in Tanzania to the capital Dar es Salaam. As her father has died and her mother is terminally ill, a neighbour in the village offered to take Dotto to the city so she could get an education. Instead she was forced to work as a street vendor.

She was found by The Salvation Army on the streets with very little clothing and brought to The Salvation Army’s Mbagala Girls Home. Dotto desperately wanted to go to school.

Thanks to The Salvation Army she is now able to get the education she was promised, as well as food, shelter and the medical support she needs. She also gets involved in all the activities at the centre and supports the younger girls while the team prepare to return her safely to her home and family.

DOTTO’S STORY

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FARMING

Chickens are a great resource for people living in rural communities. These free-range vending machines can provide the whole family with eggs and give them a much-needed source of protein to add to their diet.

A CHICKEN £12

CODE: 10093FA

A GOAT£30

CODE: 10094FA

Deep down in the valleys of rural China strawberries are becoming a fruity favourite on the markets. We’re helping teach farmers to grow them to boost their nutrition and sell to make some money for their family.

STRAWBERRY PLANTS £10

CODE: 10069FA

WARNING – Only suitable for people who want kids. That’s because we give families female goats so that when they have kids some can be given to help other families, and the rest are used to raise and sell, or keep as a source of milk.

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Moringa trees are called miracle trees because their leaves are packed with vitamins and nutrients. In areas of high malnutrition we’re helping mothers grow their own so they can give their young children the best start in life.

MORINGA TREE£5

CODE: 10068FA

TRAIN A FARMER £28

CODE: 10057FA

When you only have a small plot of land, you need to make the most of it. We’re sharing some simple techniques so that small farmers can grow their knowledge and grow more crops too.

In recent years agricultural production in Zimbabwe has been going down. This has increased the number of households living in poverty, especially in rural areas. Yet the people of the Nyakudya community are working tirelessly to defeat their hunger. The Salvation Army has been helping by teaching people in this community to improve their farming skills. These farmers are now very proud as they reap the benefits of this knowledge and share it with others in their community.

Honest Gudu lives with his elderly parents, children and grandchildren in his simple home of mud brick and grass-thatched huts. Honest was one of the farmers who has been trained in these new techniques. He said, ‘My yields have doubled since I started using these new techniques, and it is now more than enough to feed my family. I now sell my extra crops to pay school fees for my children.’ Once these farmers have shared their new skills with the rest of their community, 500 more people will have the knowledge they need to increase their yields, helping to end their hunger and poverty for good.

HONEST’S STORY

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JUSTICE

Women returning home after being trafficked are often emotionally scarred by the experience. The Salvation Army is reaching out to those trafficking survivors by visiting them in their homes and offering them the care and support they need to rebuild their lives.

£20

CODE: 10087HT

An educated community is a mobilised community. Help people to spot the signs of trafficking through community discussions and awareness-raising materials so they can protect themselves and each other.

MOBILISE A COMMUNITY AGAINST

TRAFFICKING£10

CODE: 10085HT

SUPPORT A TRAFFICKING

SURVIVOR

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TRAIN A BEAUTICIAN

£15CODE: 10088HT

Uneducated and unemployed young women in Nepal are particularly vulnerable to being trafficked, as there’s a lack of employment opportunities for them. Your gift can provide the training materials for us to give these women the skills they need to protect and empower themselves.

In Jessore in Bangladesh women who find themselves working in the sex industry can feel like it is their only option. By hosting seminars for women The Salvation Army is helping these women find their worth and realise their potential.

WOMEN’S RIGHTS SEMINAR £30

CODE: 10092GB

Greeta is a young woman who is desperate for a job. She is a single mother and lives in Nepal in a small, cramped, one-bed house with her son, her two brothers and her mother. Greeta was planning to accept a job offer to work in India as a waitress. The agent had told her he would organise her travel documents and arrange everything. She told her local Salvation Army officers of her plans. They were suspicious of these arrangements, so they called the number Greeta had for the agent. The agent was surprised and angered to hear from them and refused to talk. Due to their knowledge of trafficking they managed to convince Greeta not to go this time, but if it wasn’t for them she could very well have been trafficked. However, she is still anxious for work in order to improve her family’s living conditions. The Salvation Army is setting up a café and beauty parlour in Kathmandu to help Greeta and others like her to gain the skills and experience they need to get a decent job and be protected from the lure of traffickers.

GREETA’S STORY

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LIVELIHOOD

Many people living in poverty don’t have the money to get their great business ideas off the ground. By giving someone a start-up loan they can put these ideas into practice and kick-start their journey out of poverty.

START-UP LOAN FOR A BUSINESSWOMAN£25

CODE: 10097GE

Savings groups meet together to save and share. They build up a communal pot of money that they can each use to build their businesses. Your gift can support one of these groups for three months as they work together to tackle their poverty.

SUPPORT A SAVINGS

GROUP £15

CODE: 10082GE

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Fishing is a way of life for many people in north-west Kenya, but a lack of decent nets and boats keeps them in poverty. We’re providing equipment and training to help them fish successfully and sustainably.

FISHING NET £10

CODE: 10070GE

Phelista has five children and has been involved in her local savings group for a few months now. She said, ‘When I joined the group, I was not able to read or write. I did not know the advantages of saving money and my family was suffering. Now I can read and write and run a business.’

With the money that Phelista and the community had saved she took out a loan to help her set up her own small shop. Phelista can now not only read and write, but is also able to provide nutritious food for her family and pay their school fees.

But it’s not just Phelista who benefits. When she pays back the money she has borrowed, someone else can then use it to do the same. This can go on and on until everyone in the community has risen out of material poverty together.

PHELISTA’S STORY

Many women in rural areas have never learnt to read, but this skill can be the first step towards an empowered, poverty-free future. Your gift can give someone the teaching materials they need to learn to read.

TEACH SOMEONE TO READ£8

CODE: 10086GE

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WATER

Giving water really does give life, because when you help someone have access to clean water, you’re also helping to improve their health, farming, education and income.

CLEAN WATER FOR LIFE £10

CODE: 10064WA

COMPOSTING TOILET

£15

CODE: 10065WA

Buying fertiliser doesn’t come cheap, but we produce our own every day! With a composting toilet, people can have access to a safe, hygienic place to do their business, and produce cheap compost at the same time that they can then use to help their crops grow.

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In poor, rural areas soap is expensive and hard to come by. But lack of good hygiene can be very damaging to a community. Help share some affordable tips and tricks to keep the whole family happy and healthy, with or without soap.

HELPFUL HYGIENE TIPS£5

CODE: 10063WA

Sand dams are a simple, natural way to ensure that communities with seasonal rivers have year-round access to clean, safe water. Help us as we work with communities to construct dams and cement their water supply for the future.

BAG OF CEMENT £7

CODE: 10052WA

Rose lives in the community of Tawa in south-eastern Kenya. She was one of the people we have been working with to construct a sand dam on their river bed to help them conserve water for the dry season. She told us, ‘We worked very hard to complete the sand dam. We had to gather large stones, dig to remove sand, mix cement, and carry very heavy buckets. We were so tired at the end of the day that we did not even feel that we could eat. We just wanted to lie down.’

It was well worth all the effort though. Rose continued, ‘Now we have water and we have experienced the change. We have enough water for our livestock, and it has brought many good things to our families. Our trees and plants have been boosted. We are very happy.’ Now that Rose and the community have access to clean water, their lives have changed for the better.

ROSE’S STORY

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HOW TO ORDER GIFTS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED

POST YOUR ORDER FORM TO:JUST GIFTSThe Salvation Army International Development (UK)101 Newington CausewayLondon SE1 6BNUnited Kingdom

SHOP ONLINEwww.salvationarmy.org.uk/justgifts

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POSTAGE AND HANDLINGA £1 postage and handling charge will be added to every JUST GIFTS order.

There are three ways to order your JUST GIFTS:

Buy a Women’s Rights Seminar for your mum so she can help other women get empowered!

CODE: 10092GB £30For your DIY enthusiast even a Bag Of Cement will be an exciting gift!

CODE: 10052WA £7

Your green-fingered friends will want nothing more than to help us Train A Farmer.

CODE: 10057FA £28

Our School Books gift is great for any top teachers in your life.

CODE: 10072EM £6

If your Dad’s a fishing fanatic then he’ll love this Fishing Net gift.

CODE: 10070GE £10

HOW ELSE TOGET INVOLVED

To get in touch about anything mentioned above you can call us on 020 7367 4777 or email id@salvationarmy.org.uk.

JOIN WITH US AND CRY FREEDOMAround the world traffickers prey on those who are vulnerable and exploit that vulnerability for profit. But The Salvation Army is there. We can stand up for those whose voices have been silenced by traffickers.

You can take action to combat trafficking by committing to a regular gift. Contact us to find out how, or discover more at www.salvationarmy.org.uk/cryfreedom.

JOIN OUR ONLINE COMMUNITYThere are also loads of ways to connect up with us online and hear regular updates about all the exciting things we are doing around the world, and in the UK too:

INVITE US TO SPEAKWe’d love to tell your group about our work and how we can each get involved in the fight against poverty and injustice. Give us a call or send us an email and we’ll see if we can drop by!

RUN A CAKE SALE OR RUN A MARATHONWe have a number of fundraising packs to help you raise money for different issues such as hunger, clean water and sanitation, income generation and human trafficking. Call or email us to order your pack now.

RESOURCE YOUR EXHIBITIONDo you have an event or exhibition coming up where you could profile our work? We can send out magazines, flyers, posters and more to help you spread the word – all you have to do is ask!

JOIN OUR MAILING LISTWe mail out our DEVELOP magazine twice a year. It’s full of updates about the work that we do and ways for you to get involved to help communities to defeat poverty and injustice. Get in touch if you’d like to receive your own copy.

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WE WANT TO SEE LIFE WITH DIGNITY, equality for all people and a world

without poverty and injustice. We work with developing communities to resource, empower and support them to defeat poverty, tackle injustice and enable them to build a better life and future.

We are able to use our expertise to respond to the needs of communities in the best way we can and ensure that funds raised are used in the most effective way possible.

You can find out more about our work by visiting www.salvationarmy.org.uk/id or calling us on 020 7367 4777 and requesting a copy of our DEVELOP magazine.

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One of the key aspects of our work is that we empower individuals and communities to combat poverty themselves and enhance their own opportunities to bring about change. That means we believe that projects should be identified and owned by the local communities who will benefit from it.

As such, we always use the money either for your chosen gift or for something else in the same specific area of work. The flexibility that this provides is invaluable in ensuring that the communities that we work with retain ownership of the project and get exactly what they need.

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