Make Christmas Matter
A social development project called Make Christmas Matter is giving you the opportunity to change lives this festive season.
With the knowledge that just one small gift can make a significant difference in the lives of others who have very little, it's worth making a note of this very worthy cause on your year-end shopping list.
Created by GreaterGood South Africa and sponsored by the Cadiz Foundation, Make Christmas Matter is an innovative online campaign that makes giving easier, as well as more considered.
The novel online shop offers carefully-selected gifts, like vegetable seedlings for a community food garden, or a mobility cane for a sight-impaired person.
The gifts range from R50 to R1000 and by buying one, you’re making a meaningful investment in a social development project in South Africa.
A range of gifts that support four assessed and inspiring social development projects are available for people to buy quickly and securely online at makechristmasmatter.co.za.
So, here’s your chance to make a difference. Before you blow your bonus, spare the underprivileged a thought. Remember that giving is not only about doing good, it’s about FEELING good too.
How it works
Buying a gift is a simple three-step process:
1. Choose a great gift from makechristmasmatter.co.za.
2. Personalise an electronic gift card and send it to friends, family or business associates explaining what you have bought and the impact it will have.
3. Checkout and know that your gift has just helped to change lives in South Africa.
Since inception in 2005, Make Christmas Matter has raised over R2 million for 22 development projects ranging from a family planning programme in the Northern Cape to an environmental project that manages the rehabilitation and release of animals back into the wild.
Avoid those last minute trolley dashes and frustrating queues and buy gifts online that change lives, without even leaving home. And for those who don't celebrate Christmas, you can still make a difference all year round by buying gifts on gifts4good.co.za for any special occasion.
For more details about what the proceeds will be used for, click here.