Real Gifts are life
changing, inspirational
gifts that will mean a
better life for someone
living in poverty.
SCIAF Real Gifts supply lots of essential items from
school books to wheelchair repair kits or different
animals like pigs, sheep and goats. They even supply
water wells that will supply a WHOLE village with clean
safe drinking water!
Chickens!
Chickens will provide a
family with a nutritious
supply of eggs to keep
hungry children happy and
healthy. When the chickens
breed, the family can sell
the chicks to earn extra
income to pay for the other
essentials like school fees
and medicines.
The families
will be able to
sell the chicks
and earn extra
money
The eggs
from
the chickens
will mean a
healthier diet
for the
children
The money
can then be
used to buy
other items
such as
medicine and
school books
“I benefit a lot from the
chickens. I sell the eggs
and my children eat
some too. I used to
struggle a lot to get the
basic things. I am
grateful to SCIAF and I
hope to be able to pass
on some chicks to my
neighbours”
Belaynesh Menku, Ethiopia
Passing on
the chicks
will mean lots
of other
families will
be helped
too.
Help plant an allotment
In Colombia this gift
provides seeds, tools
and training to build a
large vegetable garden
at a school in the area.
Hosting the garden at a
school gives children
the opportunity to learn
to grow a wide variety of
crops and everyone in
the community can
come and grow food
there too.
Fact file: Colombia
Capital city:
Bogota
Population:
46,927,125
Size:
1,142,000 km²
Life expectancy: 74 years
Religion:
Christianity
Currency:
Colombian Peso
It will
supply food
for the
entire
community.
By providing
seeds and tools
the children will
be able to grow
their own
dinners.
Voice for Women
All over the world,
women are not given the
same opportunities as
men in school and at
work. Their voices are
silenced.
This gift provides
education about gender
equality for women in El
Salvador and
encourages them to
stand up for themselves
and their rights.
Fact file: El Salvador
Capital city:
San Salvador
Population:
5,744,113
Size:
21,040 km²
Life expectancy: 71 years
Religion:
Christianity
Currency:
US Dollar
Men and women
are both worth the
same.
But in many
countries across
the world,
women‘s views
and their voices
are silenced. Girls
are not given the
same
opportunities, to
go to school and
get an education,
as boys.
Sylvia Saul Flores
is 17 years old
and has been
empowered by
classes on
gender equality.
“Women should
stand up for
themselves and
speak their minds
openly and have
their own
opinions to
share.”
Wheelchair repair kit
Give the gift of mobility!
Wheelchairs can
drastically improve
disabled people’s lives .
But in many countries,
repairs for wheelchairs
are expensive and
difficult to buy.
SCIAF’s partners
provide tools and
materials so that
people’s broken
wheelchairs can be fixed
quickly.
10-year-old
Zabi is from
South Sudan.
He’s severely
disabled but his
fantastic hand
controlled
wheelchair
gives him the
freedom to get
around.
A wheelchair
can give
disabled
children the
opportunity to
go to school.
Real Gift of a Classroom
Every child should
have the chance to
go to school but
many children never
get an education.
This gift of a
classroom could
provide young
people with
schooling and hope
for a better future.
In Burma/
Myanmar, many
children live in
refugee camps. The
opportunity of an
education provides
hope for these
children and their
country.
Why not club
together as a
whole school
to fundraise
for the gift of a
classroom.
Thank you
Created by SCIAF, Photo Credits: Sean Sprague, Thomas Omondi, SCIAF
www.sciaf.org.uk/realgifts