This gift will help poor communities work together to fish their way out of poverty – providing nets, boats, equipment and training. Click here to vist the Oxfam Unwrapped Gift Collection

Giving the gift of trees helps communities to help themselves. Trees provide food and shelter. They are also a source of fruit and nuts, leaves and pods for fodder, bark for medicines and resins for chemicals. Click here to vist the Oxfam Unwrapped Gift Collection

School dinners encourage children living in poor communities to go to school and learn to read and write. The lack of food in places such as East Africa, though has meant children have gone without education. Click here to vist the Oxfam Unwrapped Gift Collection

This isn’t a gift to be sniffed at! Soil degradation can have devastating effects, and the rising trend in fertilizer prices in international markets has had a significant impact on developing countries. Click here to vist the Oxfam Unwrapped Gift Collection

Literacy remains a major barrier to the development of African countries. Despite the progress achieved since 1990, the absolute number of African adults who cannot read or write has increased to 136 million. Click here to vist the Oxfam Unwrapped Gift Collection

If you are looking for a meaningful, alternative gift this Christmas to give to friends and family, then you might consider sponsoring a guide dog puppy on someone else's behalf. You can sponsor a puppy direct here through guide dogs for the blind.