2013 Gifts for Life Christmas Catalog

transform a life: Give a gift with lasting impact

2013 - CHRISTMAS CATALOG

GIFTS FOR LIFE

JERUSALEM/WEST BANK/GAZA

EL SALVADOR

GUATEMALA

MEXICO

UNITED STATES

HONDURASNICARAGUA

HAITIDOMINICAN REPUBLIC

COLUMBIA

BRAZILPERU

GUINEA

SIERRA LEONELIBERIA GHANA

NAMIBIA

ANGOLA

This Christmas, share Christs light with Gifts for Life

Cover photo courtesy of Harvey Wang and photos throughout the catalog courtesy of Harvey Wang, program staff, Laura Ellen Muglia, Mike Dubose and Ron Haviv for Episcopal Relief & Development.

All photos are representations of the gifts or stories mentioned throughout this catalog.

Countries where Episcopal Relief & Development is working to find lasting solutions to poverty, hunger and disease and responding to disasters

WHY YOU SHOULD GIVE WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE WHEN TO ORDERThe map above shows the far-reaching impact of Gifts

for Life. Empowering people all over the world to transform their lives is truly the gift that

keeps on giving.

With each purchase, you can send a personalized card to your friends and loved

ones to tell them about the life-changing gift youve

made in their honor.

Gifts for Life are the perfect way to show you care, any time of year. Order by December 4 to receive gift cards in time for Christmas and celebrate the

season of giving.

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NAMIBIA

JORDAN

SRI LANKA

BURMA -MYANMAR

INDIA

CHINA

PHILIPPINES

JAPAN

KENYA

TANZANIA

MALAWI

MOZAMBIQUE

BURUNDIDR CONGO

BOTSWANA ZIMBABWE

ZAMBIAANGOLA

This Christmas, share Christs light with Gifts for Life Animals & Agriculture Basics for Life Green Gifts Health & Wellness EconomicOpportunities

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Episcopal Relief & Development is committed to using all donations effectively and appropriately to empower people around the world. The product descriptions in this catalog represent gift items related to our programs; actual gifts may vary depending on local need. 3

Goats are hardy, reproduce quickly and can be raised in a variety of climates to produce staple items such as milk, cheese and manure for farming.

$80 for one goat / FS0102

GOAT

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Provide a stable source of food and earnings

Give gifts that nourish and sustain

Your gift of lemon, mango, avocado and banana trees will provide a long-term, sustainable source of nutrition and income. Fruit trees planted on hillsides are also used for erosion control, helping farmers maintain their land.

FRUIT TREES

$35 per share / FS2401

A year-round garden improves nutrition for an entire family. Using manure and specific planting methods, families can grow multiple vegetables and sell surpluses. Training, seeds and gardening tools are included.

FAMILY GARDEN

$175 for a family garden / FS2404

Cultivate nutrition and income for an entire family

Enrich a familys food supply and farmland

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A flock of chickens is far more than some hens, a rooster and a daily supply of fresh eggs. Your gift will help train families and community groups to raise poultry and sell surplus stock and eggs in the marketplace.

FLOCK OF CHICKENS

$25 per share / FS0901 $135 per flock / FS0902

Provide a sustainable source of food and income

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In the adjacent communities of Camalog and Mapaco in the Philippines, sustenance farmers often lose crops and portions of their farmland to typhoons and flooding.

With assistance from Episcopal Relief & Development and our local partners, these farmers are augmenting their income by raising goats, which can also serve as an alternative livelihood.

In the goat-raising program, each participating family receives two or three goats. The farmers are encouraged to use goat manure for organic farming and also benefit from increased nourishment for their families with supplemental milk and cheese.

As the goats reproduce, partner families are then able to sell or give goats

to other farmers. Some partner families have said they now earn an additional income of $185 per year from the sale of the offspring.

The program has grown a great deal since it started in 2007.

In the beginning, 30 families participated in the program. Now,

thanks to Gifts for Life, there are 130 families. Some of the farmers say

they hope to expand the program to other communities.

Success Story:GOATS: A GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING

6This gift provides seeds, agricultural training and quality farming tools needed to cultivate a sustainable food supply from the land.

SEEDS, TOOLS AND TRAINING

$45 per share / FS1201$180 per family / FS1202

Provide the tools to thrive

Having an ox enables small farmers to plow their land for planting, control weeds, open new land for cultivation and transport products from field to home to market.

$780 for an ox and plow / FS2201$1,400 for two oxen and plow / FS2202

Donkeys are smaller and less expensive than oxen, making them easier for women to acquire and manage. The plow and cart allow for greater productivity and potential income if rented to others.

DONKEY, PLOW AND CART FOR WOMEN FARMERS

$650 for one donkey with plow and cart / FS2203

Help women farmers to succeed

Your gift of a milk-producing cow will not only supply nourishment, including much-needed protein and vitamins, it will enable families to sell surplus milk in the marketplace and better provide for their children.

$65 per share / FS2102$630 for one cow / FS2101

COW

Improve nutrition for malnourished families



OX AND PLOW

Give a small farmer the chance to grow


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Your gift, which includes training on raising and selling pigs, gives families a better future fast. Pigs reproduce quickly and piglets are ready for market in just six months.

PIG

$20 per share / FS1001$100 for one pig / FS1002

Help a family break the cycle of poverty

For small-scale farmers whose land is too poor to accommodate livestock, your gift can literally transform lives. Provide bees, apiary training and a whole new source of income through the sale of honey and beeswax.

BEES AND HONEY

$55 per person / FS1601

Give small farmers a taste of success


Maryline is a seven-year-old student at Saint Matthieu School in Leogane, Haiti. Along with her fellow students, she learned about good hygiene through Episcopal Relief & Developments Green School program. In the first few sessions, Maryline told us that she did not drink treated water or wash her hands before eating.

After learning about the importance of basic hygiene, Maryline taught her family what shed learned at school and made some changes at home. Her mother said that Maryline no longer allows kitchen utensils to be washed in the irrigation canals near the familys house. She also prepares a bottle of treated water for her father each morning so he doesnt have to drink the untreated water sold at his work site. Because of Maryline, her family now drinks only treated water and everyone washes their hands regularly.

Maryline is an inspiring example of how raising awareness in one child can influence an entire family. Basics for Life gifts such as clean water and hygiene education truly have a lasting impact.

Your gift will provide clean water and training in well maintenance and basic hygiene helping secure access to one of lifes necessities and allowing families to grow strong for the future.

$750 for a share of a well / PH9131$5,000 for a well for a village / PH9132

WELLS AND WATER SYSTEMS

LIFEBASICSfor

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Save a village

Success Story:PROMOTING HYGIENE THROUGH EDUCATION

Provide necessities for better lives

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Each year, HIV/AIDS leaves families vulnerable to sickness and death, greatly impacting childrens lives. Your gift provides them with the tuition, books, uniforms and school supplies they need to grow and learn.

EDUCATE CHILDREN AFFECTED BY AIDS

$80 for one child / HV0501

Floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and civil unrest impact the lives of many of the people we serve. Your gift of food, clean water, medicine and blankets saves lives and fosters recovery.

DISASTER RELIEF KITS

$50 for one kit / DR0304

Help protect a community by providing access to clean water and the education needed to practice good hygiene.

CLEAN WATER

$35 per person / PH0301$215 per family / PH0302

Provide necessities for better lives

In poor areas, young children often lack stimulation. Your gift supports preschool programs that help kids develop their language, social and motor skills, as well as provide healthy eating education and nutritious snacks.

$15 per child / PH1101

NURTURE & NOURISH THE EARLIEST LEARNERS

Nourish tomorrows minds today

Provide hope to a child in need

Provide lifesaving necessities in times of crisis

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Provide lifes most basic necessity

Your gift of trees will enrich the soil on severely depleted land and reforest hillsides to prevent mudslides.

$50 for 50 trees / FS2405

REFORESTATION

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Plant the seeds for long-term growth

Your gift of a cook stove will help conserve wood, eliminate harmful pollution caused by smoke and reduce life-threatening respiratory illnesses for an entire household.

ENERGY-EFFICIENT COOK STOVE

$175 per stove / PH0701

Eliminate harmful pollution in homes

Foster growth and better health by helping a hungry community sustain a nutritious food supply. Training, techniques, seeds and basic tools are included.

COMMUNITY GARDEN

$175 for a family share / FS2402$35 for an individual share / FS2403

Sprout strong communities

Help people - and our planet - thrive


Success Story:GROWING A STRONGER COMMUNITY: ANTONIOS GARDEN Antonio is a farmer and community leader in San Francisco Libre, Nicaragua. Like other farmers in the area, his soil was damaged by deforestation, slash-and-burn land clearing, and erosion.

Along with CEPAD, an organization that supports vulnerable communities in Nicaragua, we worked with Antonio and other local farmers to improve the soil, conserve water, and find the best organic fertilizers and pesticides. Antonio planted live barriers of hardy plants to act as windscreens and dug ditches to slow down rainwater that carried away loose topsoil.

Thanks to support from generous friends like you, now Antonio is able to produce a variety

of crops, including avocados, cashews, plantains, squash and dragonfruit,

and he sells his small surpluses in the local market. Using his own farm as an example, he is sharing what hes learned with other local farmers. The growth and success of the Episcopal Relief & Development project have also enabled women to become more involved in agriculture.

Many of my neighbors thought I was crazy in the beginning when I was putting

in so much work, Antonio said. But I always believed it would work, because I trust the organization.


Help people - and our planet - thrive

Catchment tanks collect rainwater, providing year-round access to fresh water. Community members learn to manage the tanks and add chlorine solution to make the water safe for drinking.

RAINWATER HARVESTING

$400 for one community tank / PH9134

Provide access to fresh, clean water

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With your support, an infant will receive lifesaving essentials such as immunizations, vitamins and medicines needed to protect newborn babies from fatal illnesses.

$50 per infant / PH0501

POSTNATAL CARE

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Provide the foundation for lifelong health

Safeguard infants from deadly illnesses

Hunger, lack of a balanced diet, and prolonged illness or infection cause malnutrition in millions of children around the world. Your gift ensures that children are free of infection and builds a foundation for better health.

VITAMINS AND MEDICINE

$65 per share / PH1001

Give children a foundation for good health

Imagine if the nearest hospital were hundreds of miles away. Your gift provides essential health services, immunizations and medicines that reach people right at the end of the road.

HEALTH CLINICS

$15 per person / PH0601 $150 for 10 people / PH0602

Offer critical care wherever its needed



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Your gift can help save millions of lives by supplying training and education to community health volunteers.

TRAINING OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

$50 trains one worker / PH0401

Help spread lifesaving information and education

A simple insecticide-treated net can prevent malaria. Your gift provides for the distribution of nets and training in how to use them, how to recognize malaria symptoms and when to seek treatment.

$12 for one net distribution and training / PH0105$120 for distribution of 10 nets and training / PH0106

$300 to help 25 families / PH9133

MOSQUITO NETS AND TRAINING

Squash the threat of malaria

Mothers and young children are susceptible to disease and premature death. Your gift provides them with the basic medicine and nutrition they need to survive.

CARE FOR MOMS AND NEWBORNS

$35 per mother and child / PH0801

Protect vulnerable moms and their babies




Success Story:PROTECTING MOTHERS AND CHILDREN AGAINST DISEASEA pregnant young mother of two, Malita had just returned home to Angola after fleeing a civil war. Soon after she returned, her oldest son caught a fever. One day later, he died in her arms from malaria.

Through Episcopal Relief & Developments NetsforLife partnership, Malita received a long-lasting insecticide-treated net and training, as well as knowledge about the symptoms of malaria and how to quickly seek treatment.

Malita is now a volunteer malaria agent in her community. She makes sure those most

vulnerable to malaria are protected, and she teaches women how to

use the nets, how to detect the symptoms of malaria and

where to seek treatment.

Malitas willingness to help others prevents needless deaths from malaria and builds the health, well-being, agricultural production and economic

vitality of her village. Her experience shows how one

Gift for Life can improve the lives of an entire community.


Your gift helps women receive small loans and provides the essential tools and training they need to start small businesses, become independent and earn enough money to support their families.

$200 per loan / FS1801

MICRO-CREDIT LOANS FOR WOMEN

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Give women the tools to succeed

In addition to teaching reading and writing, this gift also educates women on how government and financial institutions run and empowers them in their decision-making processes.

WOMENS LITERACY GROUPS

$25 per student / FS1802

Increase womens access to information and resources

Your gift provides opportunities for disadvantaged and disabled youth to learn skills that will help them gain confidence and financial independence.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

$100 per student / FS1803

Help young people pursue a brighter future

Give hardworking people a chance to succeed


Your generosity provides much more than the tools to survive. For women like Priscilla, your gift holds a promise of happiness and lifelong security.

Priscilla left her home in Bolgatanga, northern Ghana, to seek out better opportunities in the countrys capital, Accra. However, she was unable to find a good job and often earned less than two dollars on the days she was able to find work.

One day, she met an alumna of the seamstress program at the Sherigu vocational training center in her hometown, which is run by the Anglican Diocesan Development and Relief Organization (ADDRO) with support from Episcopal Relief & Development.

Success Story:A GIFT OF JOY AND PROSPERITY


By joining savings groups, women learn financial management, develop leadership skills and gain access to economic resources. Participating in the success of their own businesses and communities is empowering.

SAVINGS GROUPS FOR WOMEN

$60 per member / FS1805

Give hardworking people a chance to succeed

Empower women through microfinance

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Priscilla was impressed by how well the woman was doing since completing her training and decided to move back home with her family so she could enroll.

Priscilla is on track to graduate with flying colors and even plans to pursue further training so she can earn her certificate as a master seamstress. Now I realize how bright my future can be, said Priscilla. I am going to start my own business so I can be independent and care for my family.

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St. Andrews, Saratoga, CAWOMEN HELPING WOMEN

Women Helping Women is a group of eight women at St. Andrews Episcopal Church who were invited by their previous rector to find ways to engage the Millennium Development Goals. Believing that women are the key to strong families and, in turn, strong communities, they decided to focus on the needs of women worldwide.

Through the success of their book cart, which receives donations from parishioners during the churchs coffee hour, the group has been able to purchase micro-credit loans for women one of many Gifts for Life that create economic opportunities for women.

Sending our funds through Episcopal Relief & Development, we can feel confident that our efforts are indeed reaching the very poor

women who desperately need help in working their way out of poverty,

said Women Helping Women member Jean Hankey. Episcopal Relief & Development is a wonderful way for a small group to contribute to a larger issue.

From dressing like a cow to baking apple pie, parishes all over the country are finding creative ways to support Gifts for Life. We couldnt wait to share some of these inspiring parish stories with you.

Parish Stories THE POWER OF FAITH

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THE POWER OF FAITH


Ever since two sisters donned a cow costume for the Christmas Pageant, Holy Cow! Its December! has been St. Lukes rallying cry to encourage Gifts for Life gift purchases. St. Lukes has raised over $50,000 in four years!

St. Lukes, Bethesda, MD

The women of St. Simeons sell delicious homemade goodies at their annual Apple Festival and Oktoberfest to purchase Gifts for Life, including postnatal care, mosquito nets for 25 families and a community garden.

St. Simeons, Chippewa Falls, WI

Together in Faith

Whether you send a gift to an individual, family or village, youll be harnessing the power of faith to help people all over the world.Visit www.episcopalrelief.org/toolkits for fundraising resources and more information about how your congregation can participate in Gifts for Life. We cant wait to hear more inspiring parish stories.

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