Last year, I made a blog post about our Christmas and how we do it differently and about Advent Conspiracy. You can read that if you click
HERE. I think it's SO very important to use the Christmas season as a time to help others, give to those who truly need it and remember what Christmas is really about. A great way to give someone a gift AND help someone in need is to Shop With a Purpose!! All the items below will help others. It may give clean water to people in Africa, it may help bring a little girl or boy to their forever family, or it may help give employment to a widowed woman in a third world country. Please, consider shopping with a purpose this year and feel free to share this blogpost so others can as well!
Project Hopeful is one of my favorite nonprofits. If it weren't for them, we would not have learned TRUTH about HIV and adopted our two boys.... Anyway, they offer a variety of items including this super cute shirt! You can order it
HERE.
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Here's a super cute headband for sale by Come Together Trading, who is a Fair Trade Retailer. All of the products they sell are handmade with great love by wonderful amazing people who just happen to live in some of the most poverty stricken and difficult places in the world. By purchasing their products you are helping create and sustain jobs for them, which positively impacts all other areas of their life. Under each item for sale here, you will find the inspiring stories of the incredible people who make the products and learn how your purchase is benefiting them and their communities. Please go
HERE to order!
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Aren't these scarves gorgeous?! They are sold by Noonday Collection. The proceeds go to fund an adoption from Ethiopia! Noonday offers you the opportunity to use your purchasing power to create change in the world {while looking really good along the way}. Your fashion sense can now restore dignity to abandoned women in Ethiopia, empower communities in Ecuador, and create business opportunities for Ugandans.
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These tshirts help fund another Ethiopian adoption! Order yours
HERE!
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Your purchase of one of these tees fund another Ethiopian adoption. You can order
HERE.
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This adoptive momma makes badge reels (custom too!) for ID badges! What a unique idea! You can purchase one
HERE.
JEWELRY AND BODY SUPPLIES
Keefer Style Creations has some absolutely beautiful handmade necklaces. She created the business to help fund her medical mission trips to Haiti. Also 20% of all Africa related sales go to a great organization called Feeding The Orphans which is an amazing non profit that feeds/clothes/provides education and gives and speaks the love of Jesus to everyone they come in contact with.If you would like to help you can always go to the website and check out their page! To buy one of these or MANY others, go
HERE and do it today for 15% off and to ensure you get it by Christmas!!.
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These beautiful earrings, necklaces, and bracelets are for sale by Mercy for Mamas. They can be found
HERE. They range from $5-20. The purchases made from Mercy for Mamas go directly toward the purchase and distribution of mama kits to women in Uganda. A Mama Kits is an all-in-one kits that contains everything needed to help provide a clean and safe delivery. In order to give birth in most hospitals or clinics in Uganda, you must purchase all of the necessary supplies and bring them with you. If you do not have the supplies you will often be turned away. Many of the women cannot buy the supplies, so they do not seek medical care, which often leads to complications and even death for the mothers and babies. A simple gift of a $7 kit can allow the women to give birth in a hospital or clinic, or if they must give birth at home they have proper sterile supplies. Research has shown that the gift of a mama kit can greatly reduce the number of women dying during childbirth.
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This BEAUTIFUL necklace is on sale for only $32. The proceeds from this necklace goes to fund the adoption of a 10 year old girl from China who has spina bifida! This will make the 7th child in the Shaw Family. You can order one
HERE!
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These Mudlove bracelets are being sold by one of my most favorite people in the world! My sister! :) They are in the process of adopting two precious little ones from Ethiopia. A 4 year old boy and a 6 year old girl. This aunt is SO excited to meet them!!! Please support their adoption and bring home these two sweeties by ordering a bracelet
HERE.
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Here are a few more beaded necklaces. These are made by women in Uganda and support Mercy House Kenya. Mercy House is a nonprofit that provides
a safe place-a guarded home with maternity beds, prenatal care, nutrition, counseling, education, livelihood skill, and an account to start a small business. Order yours HERE.
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Order a custom locket from Origami Owl! Origami Owl is a company where you make your own necklace. You choose your charms, locket, chain, and more! A portion of the proceeds from the sales will go towards the Make a Wish Foundation. To order, please go HERE.
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These washer necklaces are handmade by a fellow adoption friend. Proceeds from these necklace sale will go toward helping pay their post adoption and readoption fees. Order them
HERE.
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This bracelet is so cool and would make a great gift for a man! They are sold by Come Together Trading, who is a Fair Trade Retailer. All of the products they sell are handmade with great love by wonderful amazing people who just happen to live in some of the most poverty stricken and difficult places in the world. By purchasing their products you are helping create and sustain jobs for them, which positively impacts all other areas of their life. Under each item for sale here, you will find the inspiring stories of the incredible people who make the products and learn how your purchase is benefiting them and their communities. Please go
HERE to order!
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This shea butter is handmade in Ghana and sold by Come Together Trading, who is a Fair Trade Retailer. All of the products they sell are handmade with great love by wonderful amazing people who just happen to live in some of the most poverty stricken and difficult places in the world. By purchasing their products you are helping create and sustain jobs for them, which positively impacts all other areas of their life. Under each item for sale here, you will find the inspiring stories of the incredible people who make the products and learn how your purchase is benefiting them and their communities. Please go
HERE to order!
These are 8x10 prints, printed on beautiful Endura photographic paper with a metallic looking finish that lends a distinctive sheen. white border. These make awesome gifts for those who have adopted from this country or have a loved one living there or serving. Proceeds from any print sales go towards the Riegler family adoption. You can purchase these or others at their site
HERE for $12.
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These beautiful ornaments are handmade by women in Uganda.Aren't the angels above gorgeous? They're made out of corn silk and banana fibers! These ornaments can be found
HERE. The purchases made from Mercy for Mamas go directly toward the purchase and distribution of mama kits to women in Uganda. A Mama Kits is an all-in-one kits that contains everything needed to help provide a clean and safe delivery. In order to give birth in most hospitals or clinics in Uganda, you must purchase all of the necessary supplies and bring them with you. If you do not have the supplies you will often be turned away. Many of the women cannot buy the supplies, so they do not seek medical care, which often leads to complications and even death for the mothers and babies. A simple gift of a $7 kit can allow the women to give birth in a hospital or clinic, or if they must give birth at home they have proper sterile supplies. Research has shown that the gift of a mama kit can greatly reduce the number of women dying during childbirth.
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Here are some great handwoven baskets sold by Nyaka Grandmother Project. The Nyaka Grandmother Project is an initiative of the Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project. As a part of our holistic human rights-based approach to combating pervasive hunger and poverty, we serve nearly 6,500 grandmothers. Having tragically lost their own children to AIDS they are now raising their orphaned grandchildren, and others from the community, without social security, health care, retirement, child welfare, or basic housing.
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These handmade watercolor prints are made by an adoptive family who is trying to fund their Ethiopian adoption. You can order a State, Continent, or Country watercolor print
HERE. She also does custom work!
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Order some great cards to support a family adopting from Ethiopia! She has a variety of cards on her Etsy site
HERE.
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These vinyl decals are made by me. You can order either a car window decal (or you can use it for anywhere - a wall, a notebook, anything!) of Africa with a heart over the country of your choice or if you have another country you want, please let me know. Each decal will be custom made to your specific choices. Please make a special note in your order. You can also order a set of 4 chalkboard labels. These are GREAT to label your pantry items and are easily erasable and rewriteable! Either decal set is $5. A portion of the proceeds from these decals will go to
AHOPE for Children, an HIV+ orphanage in Ethiopia that Michael and I visited and fell in love with! Use the Buy Now buttons above to order!
Choose from a large variety of special shaped pastas and gift sets and support a family who is adopting an 8 year old little girl from China! Prices vary from $5.50+. There's some really cute things! Find them
HERE!
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Who doesn't love coffee?? Help bring home a child from Ethiopia by making a coffee purchase
HERE. They even sell hot chocolate and other items and today (Cyber Monday) they have some discounts!
These super cute toys are fair trade toys sold by Come Together Trading, who is a Fair Trade Retailer. All of the products they sell are handmade with great love by wonderful amazing people who just happen to live in some of the most poverty stricken and difficult places in the world. By purchasing their products you are helping create and sustain jobs for them, which positively impacts all other areas of their life. Under each item for sale here, you will find the inspiring stories of the incredible people who make the products and learn how your purchase is benefiting them and their communities. Please go
HERE to order!
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Here are some SUPER cute necklaces for little girls made by a friend of mine. All the proceeds from these chunky necklaces go to support
No Ordinary Love Ministries in Ethiopia. You can order one
HERE.
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