insideKENT Magazine Issue 69 - December 2017 | Page 175
CHARITY
A CHARITABLE
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
BY POLLY HUMPHRIS
Christmas is a time of giving,
BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN IT ALSO HAS TO BE A TIME OF TAKE, TAKE, TAKE – THERE ARE
LOTS OF PRESENT IDEAS OUT THERE THAT ARE PERFECT FOR THOSE THAT LOVE TO
GIVE BACK. WE’VE SOURCED SOME OF THE MOST DESERVING ETHICAL AND CHARITY
PRESENTS, SO YOU CAN EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY WHILE SAFE IN THE KNOWLEDGE
THAT YOU’VE BOUGHT A GIFT THAT REALLY DOES KEEP ON GIVING.
WOMEN SUPPORTING WOMEN UNICEF REFUGE
No young woman’s life should be defined by
her circumstance, and yet there are thousands
of young women and girls across the UK that
have been deprived of the best possible start
in life. Today, around 70,000 girls are excluded
from school annually, and 272,000 young
women are unemployed, which is where the
fantastic work of Women Supporting Women
comes in. Part of the Prince’s Trust, Women
Supporting Women is a community of like-
minded women who are committed to
helping young women and girls across the
country fulfil their potential. For every £1 you
can give to the Prince’s Trust, 87p goes towards
changing lives of young people, and a £23
donation will buy a young woman a day of
interview training in support of finding
employment. Unicef’s range of ‘Inspired Gifts’ are all real,
life-saving and life-changing supplies that
they deliver to children and communities
around the world. Donations can start from
as little as £6, which will buy 75 sachets of
rehydration salts that can help save the lives
of as many as 15 children suffering from
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