2014 gifts for life christmas catalog

Give a Gift with lastinG impact2014 CHRISTMAS CATALOG

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WHaT YOU WILL RECEIVE WHEn TO ORdERWHY YOU SHOULd GIVEThe most powerful way to

make an impact, your gift will support Episcopal Relief & Developments mission of

75 years: helping fight poverty, hunger and disease worldwide.

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 at

any time of year. Order by December 3 to receive gift cards in time for Christmas

and celebrate the season of giving.

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Feel good about your gift: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. Printed on recycled materials using vegetable-based inks

Visit episcopalrelief.org/financials to learn how gifts are used to heal a hurting world.

Cover photo courtesy of Tammi Mott, and photos throughout the catalog courtesy of Harvey Wang, Nagulan Nesiah, Mike Smith, Tammi Mott and program staff for Episcopal Relief & Development.

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

For 75 years, Episcopal Relief & Development has been responding to disasters and working to find lasting solutions to poverty, hunger and disease.

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Join us as we trace our history and explore all the wonderful gifts that have helped individuals, families and communities for 75 years.

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life-changing categories:Animals &Agriculture

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Health & EconomicOpportunitiesTHIS CHRISTMaS, SHaRE CHRISTS LIGHT

4The Presiding Bishops Fund for World Relief (PB Fund) is founded to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees fleeing Europe during World War II. Episcopalians are invited to help through a popular radio broadcast known as One Great Hour of Sharing. Within three years, donations reach $4 million.

1940s

Give gifts that nourish and sustain

$80 for one goat / FS0102

GOaTProvide a stablesource of foodand earnings

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

Each year, more than 10 million children under age five die from malnutrition and hunger-related causes. By empowering people to raise healthy animals such as goats, we provide them with a stable source of food and income for their families. 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.

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A few years ago, our local partner in Kenya, Anglican Development Services Nyanza (ADS), started working with communities to alleviate child malnutrition.

They decided to switch from growing tobacco to growing passion fruitwhich is not only good to eat but in high demand throughout Kenya and on the export market.

Through the program, farmers learned to control pests; prune the branches to get a good harvest; separate the fruit based on size, color and ripeness; and share what they learned with their neighbors.

The farmers also started a tree nursery, where they grow avocados, mangoes, papaya, citrus and forest trees, and created a team of grafters who create stronger trees by combining disease-resistant local trees with higher-yielding foreign varieties.

Farmers who had been growing tobacco for many years told us that they were so much happier nowno longer at the mercy of the tobacco companies and able to make good money for their families.

Laughing, one man said, When my wife washes my clothes, she will now sometimes find change in the pockets.

Success Story:a PaSSIOn FOR GROWTH In KEnYa


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

Enrich a familys food supply and farmland

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

6After the war, the PB Fund helps rebuild Anglican institutions such as missions, hospitals and churches in war-ravaged Europe and China, and also expands its mission to include humanitarian assistance worldwide.

1950s

This gift provides the 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

$450 for one donkey with plow and cart / FS2203

Help women farmers succeed

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

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

COWImprove nutrition for malnourished families


OX and PLOWGive 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. It will 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

8As awareness of suffering worldwide grows in the U.S., the PB Fund reorganizes and sets a new emphasis on sustainable development to address problems arising from hunger, disease and natural disasters.

1960s-1970s

In remote Nicaraguan communities, a lack of clean water and poor sanitation are major obstacles that people face.

The Murillo family of Camoapa was having serious health problems because of their latrines unsanitary conditions. Maria Murillo said that her children were constantly ill and simply using the dilapidated structure was a daily challenge for everyone.

Fortunately, Marias family was able to receive a new latrine through Episcopal Relief & Development and our partner, El Porvenir, a community-based organization that facilitates the construction of latrines and fresh water wells in Nicaragua.

The Murillo family also learned about basic hygiene and was trained on latrine upkeep. Maria said that her family is now much happier and healthier. We feel that our lives have changed, she says.

The Murillo family is an inspiring example of how simple gifts such as clean water and proper hygiene can keep an entire family healthy.

Success Story:aCCESS TO CLEan WaTER and SanITaTIOn In nICaRaGUa


Provide necessities for better lives

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More than a billion people around the world do not have access to clean water, and a child dies every 15 seconds from a water-related disease. By building water systems and offering the education needed to practice good hygiene, we can help ensure access to the most crucial element of healthclean waterand protect entire communities from illness.

CLEan WaTER

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

Provide lifes most basic necessity



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Provide necessities for better lives

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 Save a village

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

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

$15 per child / PH1101

nURTURE and 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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The PB Fund increases its refugee efforts and advances work in development programs, including famine relief throughout Africa and the Middle East and disaster relief in Central America.

1980s


During the rainy season, many communities around the world suffer from soil erosion and landslideswhich affect their livelihood. Planting trees is one significant way to address these environmental problems and cope with the changing conditions. Your gift will help reforest hillsides to prevent mudslides and erosion.

$50 for 50 trees / FS2405

REFORESTaTIOn

Plant the seeds for long-term growth

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

EnERGY-EFFICIEnT COOKSTOVE

$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

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

Sprout strong communities

Help people - and our planet - thrive



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Success Story:TaPPInG InTO SUCCESS In BURUndI Though there is high rainfall in Kagoti, Burundi, the rainwater soaks into the ground or flows down the hillsides. As a result, most people have to get their water from streams and creeks, which are easily contaminated.

With technical assistance from the local water agency and support from our partner, the Anglican Church of Burundi, Kagoti community members built a capture point underground to gather the relatively clean rainwater.

After the water is captured, it is filtered with layers of clay and sand before flowing out through PVC pipes. Community members also built a fence around the area to protect it from people walking over it, digging near it and

from animals.

In Kagoti, water now gushes out of five taps on the sunny hillside. Various community members told us how happy they were to have a reliable source of clean water. Illness in the area has decreased, and the protected spring saves everyone a great deal of time. Community leaders are now planning

to build more water points in neighboring communities.

Gifts such as rainwater harvesting can help people around the world use natural

resources to provide clean water for their families and communities.

Help people - and our planet - thrive

After being collected in catchment tanks or underground capture points, rainwater is filtered and treatedsupplying a community with safe drinking water year round.

RaInWaTER HaRVESTInG

$400 for one water catchment system / PH9134

Provide access to fresh, clean water

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Following Hurricane Mitch, the PB Fund launches Faith, Hope and Joy, an innova-tive disaster relief program in Honduras. A combination of rebuilding and develop-ment helps spur economic growth in the devastated region, and this integrated approach becomes a core element of the PB Funds disaster relief work.

1990s


Globally, more than 300,000 women die each year from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Children under age five and pregnant women are the most vulnerable to infectious diseases. By giving care to moms and newborns, youll provide the basic medicine and nutrition they need to survive and build the foundation for a familys lifelong health.

$35 per mother and child / PH0801

CaRE FOR MOMS and nEWBORnS

Protect vulnerable moms and their babies

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

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 have a strong foundation for healthy growth.

VITaMInS and PREVEnTIVE MEdICInE

$65 per share / PH1001

Give children a foundation for good health



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The PB Fund is renamed Episcopal Relief & Development to better emphasize its growing focus on implementing long-term development and rehabilitation programs. The organization shifts to long-term development programs and partnerships worldwide and formally endorses the Millennium Development Goals.

2000s

Your gift will help save lives by providing basic health care training to community health volunteers, who can then treat their neighbors minor illnesses and ailments.

TRaInInG OF COMMUnITY HEaLTH WORKERS

$50 trains one worker / PH0401

Help spread lifesaving information and education

Your gift will provide community health workers with a medicine package to combat diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia in Africa and teach parents how to recognize symptoms.

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.

$15 for one medicine package/ PH1002

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

$300 to help 25 families / PH9133

MEdICInE PaCKaGE and TRaInInG

MOSQUITO nETS and TRaInInG

Fight the triple threat to childrens health in Africa

Squash the threat of malaria


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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Success Story:HEaLInG a HURTInG WORLdLITERaLLY!In the small village in India where Beti and Mehdi live, the nearest health center is almost four miles away.

With no access to public transportation, the only option for them and their neighbors was visiting the local quacksalver, who charges excessively for simple first-aid treatments such as cleaning a wound or providing antacids.

Beti and Mehdi heard they could learn to treat minor illnesses and ailments through a first-aid training program with our local partner, the Church Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA).

As community health workers in their village, Beti and Mehdi now help their neighbors in times of minor medical emergencies.

Beti recently treated a boy who fell down on his way to school. She sanitized his wound with antiseptic and covered it with a bandage, free of charge!

Said Mehdi, We feel happy that we cured so many people of our community. Even though it is small, we couldnt do this before.

Their story shows how two women and one Gift for Life can improve the lives of an entire community.

In 2010, Episcopal Relief & Development helps respond to the massive earthquake in Haiti by providing food, medicine and rebuilding assistance. The U.S. Disaster Program is also created, helping Episcopal Church leaders respond to emergencies in America.

2010-2013

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


Worldwide, 2.4 billion people live on less than $2 per day. Most dont earn enough money to provide basic necessities for themselves and their families.Through micro-credit loans and the training they need to start or expand small businesses, women can increase their income, become independent and save for the future.

MICRO-CREdIT LOanS FOR WOMEn

$200 per loan / FS1801

Give women the tools to succeed

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Viviana lives with her son in a rural village in southern Peru. When her husbands job took him away from home, she needed a way to care for her family.

Though she cleaned houses and raised animals for sale, she still wasnt earning enough to make ends meet. But then she heard about a local womens group offering micro-credit loans and business training in cooperation with ECLOF Peru, Episcopal Relief & Developments local partner.

With the loan she received, Viviana was able to purchase more animals, improve their pens and help them

Success Story:WOMEn HELPInG WOMEn In PERU

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

grow. She also got training in finance and management, which helped her reach her goals.

Today, Viviana loves being part of a caring community of women and can finally send her son to school. My life is better, she says.

Vivianas story shows us how gifts such as micro-loans and savings groups can help empower women to improve their lives and provide for their families.

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Seventy-five years after it began, Episcopal Relief & Development is still saving lives and working to heal a hurting world. The organization is now present in approximately 40 countries and touches the lives of nearly three million people every year.

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The Church of Saint Paul, Hamilton and Wenham, MassachusettsTHE SCHMIT SISTERS MaLaRIa nET STOCKInG PROJECTMarie Antonioli and Tom Schmit have always tried to teach their children about helping others. One evening, Tom challenged his daughters Gina, Sophia and Olivia to consider ways they could encourage their congregations involvement with Gifts for Life.

The Schmit sisters did not have to look far for role models. They were well aware of the work being done by the Episcopal womens group to produce items for sale at farmers markets and local craft shows. With these members in mind, the girls decided to use their sewing talents to make tree ornaments in the shape of Christmas stockings using mosquito netting.

In mid-November, the three sisters announced their project in church, set up a booth in the basement and began their coffee hour sales under the canopy of a mosquito net they had purchased. The girls sold each stocking for $12, enough for a malaria net to be purchased through the Gifts for Life catalog.

In just one month, they were able to raise $700! Through Gifts for Life and the generous support of their Episcopal community, Gina, Sophia and Olivia are making a big difference.

Parishes all over the country are finding new ways to support Gifts for Lifefrom making ornaments to hosting shrimp-boil dinners. Were excited to share one of these inspiring parish stories with you.

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Share your stories! Email us at [email protected].

Send a 75th Anniversary Gift Package Bring Gifts for Life to your parish



CLEan WaTER 3X $35Provide lifes most basic necessity

REFORESTaTIOn 2X $50

Plant the seeds for long-term growth

GOaT 3X $80Provide a stablesource of foodand earnings

MICRO-CREdIT LOanS FOR WOMEn 1X $200

Give women the tools to succeed

CaRE FOR MOMS and nEWBORnS 3X $35

Protect vulnerable moms and their babies

$105 $100 $200 $105 $240

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Its a wonderful way to get your congregation involved and raise $750 for people in need. The gifts you send will make a big difference, and your parish could even be featured in next years catalog!

For more information and toolkits for our other special anniversary campaignsincluding the 75th Anniversary Campaign, Carry the Water,

Fast to Feed, Thrive to Five, and Pennies to Prosperity please visit www.episcopalrelief.org/75-all-campaigns.

As we celebrate 75 years of creating lasting change, weve put together a special Christmas package for your parishmade up of gifts that have proven

to form the core building blocks of an entire community.

WanT TO GET YOUR PaRISH InVOLVEd THIS CHRISTMaS?

$750 per Christmas gift package / CH7501

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