practical-presents

Plough The Fields

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:31:19 GMT

Plough The Fields

An explanation of Practical Presents Practical Presents are an opportunity for you to not only buy unique Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts online for your friends and family but also make a real, long lasting difference to communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Gift Details: Plough the fields In Sudan, families work the land slowly with simple hand tools. But an innovative donkey plough and harness can help increase productivity and reduce soil erosion. Blacksmiths and farmers also learn to maintain and produce the ploughs themselves providing a further source of income. Through using a donkey plough Amona Mohamed is able to grow over three times more food. In return you will receive a special card, for you to personalise and give to the recipient, highlights of the gift you have chosen, and a photograph and details of the Practical Action project. About the charity: Practical Action works hand in hand with local communities to provide sustainable solutions to poverty. And because Practical Actions projects are sustainable they go on working for years to come. All Practical Presents received from this website will fund their vital work around the world. For further details about the charity, please click here

Kamayoq - Farmer Trainer

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:31:19 GMT

Kamayoq - Farmer Trainer

An explanation of Practical Presents Practical Presents are an opportunity for you to not only buy unique Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts online for your friends and family but also make a real, long lasting difference to communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Gift Details: Kamayoq - farmer trainer Communities in the Peruvian Andes are among the poorest in Peru and are dependent on agriculture, cattle, sheep, alpacas and llamas to survive. As they cannot afford conventional medicines, when their animals become sick they can die. A Kamayoq (the local Quechua name for farmer trainers), trained by Practical Action, can develop affordable and effective treatments, made from a blend of local herbs and can show farmers how to make and administer the medicine. In return you will receive a special card, for you to personalise and give to the recipient, highlights of the gift you have chosen, and a photograph and details of the Practical Action project. About the charity: Practical Action works hand in hand with local communities to provide sustainable solutions to poverty. And because Practical Actions projects are sustainable they go on working for years to come. All Practical Presents received from this website will fund their vital work around the world. For further details about the charity, please click here

Power Of Water

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:31:19 GMT

Power Of Water

An explanation of Practical Presents Practical Presents are an opportunity for you to not only buy unique Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts online for your friends and family but also make a real, long lasting difference to communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Gift Details: Power of water In the mountainous Andes in Peru people can barely feed their families during the harsh winter months. Through harnessing the power of their river to provide electricity people can grind their grain quickly with a mill, dry fruit and vegetables. A small scale micro-hydro scheme can also provide electricity to the school, health centre and workshops. In return you will receive a special card, for you to personalise and give to the recipient, highlights of the gift you have chosen, and a photograph and details of the Practical Action project. About the charity: Practical Action works hand in hand with local communities to provide sustainable solutions to poverty. And because Practical Actions projects are sustainable they go on working for years to come. All Practical Presents received from this website will fund their vital work around the world. For further details about the charity, please click here

Safe And Clean Latrine

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:31:19 GMT

Safe And Clean Latrine

An explanation of Practical Presents Practical Presents are an opportunity for you to not only buy unique Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts online for your friends and family but also make a real, long lasting difference to communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Gift Details: Safe and clean latrine In slums outside Nairobi in Kenya, children face diseases like typhoid, dysentery and cholera because theres no safe clean water and no decent latrines. A clean, safe and hygienic latrine can help save lives. In return you will receive a special card, for you to personalise and give to the recipient, highlights of the gift you have chosen, and a photograph and details of the Practical Action project. About the charity: Practical Action works hand in hand with local communities to provide sustainable solutions to poverty. And because Practical Actions projects are sustainable they go on working for years to come. All Practical Presents received from this website will fund their vital work around the world. For further details about the charity, please click here

Nutritious Honey

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:31:19 GMT

Nutritious Honey

An explanation of Practical Presents Practical Presents are an opportunity for you to not only buy unique Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts online for your friends and family but also make a real, long lasting difference to communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Gift Details: Nutritious honey Bee-keeping is one of the few ways that poor families in Zimbabwe can earn themselves a little extra money. It is money needed desperately - to buy medicines when their children feel sick, or to give their children an education and the chance of a better life. Top bar beehives, made only from local materials and by local people, is ecologically friendly and can also be a good source of nutritious, energy packed food. In return you will receive a special card, for you to personalise and give to the recipient, highlights of the gift you have chosen, and a photograph and details of the Practical Action project. About the charity: Practical Action works hand in hand with local communities to provide sustainable solutions to poverty. And because Practical Actions projects are sustainable they go on working for years to come. All Practical Presents received from this website will fund their vital work around the world. For further details about the charity, please click here

Goodness Of Goats

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:31:19 GMT

Goodness Of Goats

An explanation of Practical Presents Practical Presents are an opportunity for you to not only buy unique Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts online for your friends and family but also make a real, long lasting difference to communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Gift Details: Goodness of Goats In Kenya, Zimbabwe and Sudan, with the help of a revolving goat project, families can receive a self-sufficient source of nutritious milk to keep children healthy. Families can also breed goats, to help generate income to pay for their childs education. In return you will receive a special card, for you to personalise and give to the recipient, highlights of the gift you have chosen, and a photograph and details of the Practical Action project. About the charity: Practical Action works hand in hand with local communities to provide sustainable solutions to poverty. And because Practical Actions projects are sustainable they go on working for years to come. All Practical Presents received from this website will fund their vital work around the world. For further details about the charity, please click here

Take A Short Cut

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:31:19 GMT

Take A Short Cut

An explanation of Practical Presents Practical Presents are an opportunity for you to not only buy unique Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts online for your friends and family but also make a real, long lasting difference to communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Gift Details: Take a short cut In Nepal, high in the foothills of the Himalayas, accessibility is very difficult. There are few opportunities to escape poverty, as people are cut off from the local market and school by a large turbulent river. Through a cable car, with a sturdy carriage and simple gearing system suspended on strengthened cable, families can travel quickly and safely. In return you will receive a special card, for you to personalise and give to the recipient, highlights of the gift you have chosen, and a photograph and details of the Practical Action project. About the charity: Practical Action works hand in hand with local communities to provide sustainable solutions to poverty. And because Practical Actions projects are sustainable they go on working for years to come. All Practical Presents received from this website will fund their vital work around the world. For further details about the charity, please click here

Power Of Wind

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:31:19 GMT

Power Of Wind

An explanation of Practical Presents Practical Presents are an opportunity for you to not only buy unique Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts online for your friends and family but also make a real, long lasting difference to communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Gift Details: Power of Wind In rural areas of Sri Lanka people use electricity from car batteries for cooking and to light their homes. The batteries are heavy and are often carried long distances to the nearest town to be charged. Villagers also depend on kerosene, but it pollutes the air and is expensive for poor families. A small-scale wind turbine can provide an efficient, accessible and renewable form of energy that will mean villagers can continue working and children can study after the sun has set. In return you will receive a special card, for you to personalise and give to the recipient, highlights of the gift you have chosen, and a photograph and details of the Practical Action project. About the charity: Practical Action works hand in hand with local communities to provide sustainable solutions to poverty. And because Practical Actions projects are sustainable they go on working for years to come. All Practical Presents received from this website will fund their vital work around the world. For further details about the charity, please click here

Cycle Trailer

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:31:19 GMT

Cycle Trailer

An explanation of Practical Presents Practical Presents are an opportunity for you to not only buy unique Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts online for your friends and family but also make a real, long lasting difference to communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Gift Details: Cycle trailer In the villages of the flat plains of Nepal, poor people cannot reach vital medical care when they need it. Yet even in the poorest villages, people have bicycles - but how do you take a person on a bicycle when they are sick? A bicycle ambulance trailer is a simple and effective solution and is proven to save lives. In return you will receive a special card, for you to personalise and give to the recipient, highlights of the gift you have chosen, and a photograph and details of the Practical Action project. About the charity: Practical Action works hand in hand with local communities to provide sustainable solutions to poverty. And because Practical Actions projects are sustainable they go on working for years to come. All Practical Presents received from this website will fund their vital work around the world. For further details about the charity, please click here

Breath Of Fresh Air

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:31:19 GMT

Breath Of Fresh Air

An explanation of Practical Presents Practical Presents are an opportunity for you to not only buy unique Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts online for your friends and family but also make a real, long lasting difference to communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Gift Details: Breath of fresh air In Kenya, wood, crop residues, charcoal and dung are commonly burnt for cooking and heating. However the dangerous smoke contributes to severe respiratory disease especially in women and children, leading to the death of 1.6 million people every year worldwide. A simple smoke hood, placed over the fire, works like a chimney to funnel the smoke through the roof, reducing smoke levels dramatically and helping to save lives. In return you will receive a special card, for you to personalise and give to the recipient, highlights of the gift you have chosen, and a photograph and details of the Practical Action project. About the charity: Practical Action works hand in hand with local communities to provide sustainable solutions to poverty. And because Practical Actions projects are sustainable they go on working for years to come. All Practical Presents received from this website will fund their vital work around the world. For further details about the charity, please click here

Fly Catcher

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:31:19 GMT

Fly Catcher

An explanation of Practical Presents Practical Presents are an opportunity for you to not only buy unique Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts online for your friends and family but also make a real, long lasting difference to communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Gift Details: Fly Catcher In Kenya, the tsetse fly bites cows and may pass on a deadly parasite that causes trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness. A simple flytrap attracts flies by the smell of cows urine and a blue cloth, but as theyre unable to bite, they settle and fall into the trap. Maintaining the trap is simple, all you need is some easily available acetone and cows urine! In return you will receive a special card, for you to personalise and give to the recipient, highlights of the gift you have chosen, and a photograph and details of the Practical Action project. About the charity: Practical Action works hand in hand with local communities to provide sustainable solutions to poverty. And because Practical Actions projects are sustainable they go on working for years to come. All Practical Presents received from this website will fund their vital work around the world. For further details about the charity, please click here

Resist The Floods

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:31:19 GMT

Resist The Floods

An explanation of Practical Presents Practical Presents are an opportunity for you to not only buy unique Christmas, birthday, or anniversary gifts online for your friends and family but also make a real, long lasting difference to communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Gift Details: Resist the floods In Bangladesh, excessive torrential rain and severe floods, worsened by the rise in global temperatures, have left communities devastated. A flood resistant house can help a family face the annual floods with more confidence. Jute panels make resilient walls, a plinth raises a house up, and bracings and fastenings bind the walls firmly to the house skeleton. In return you will receive a special card, for you to personalise and give to the recipient, highlights of the gift you have chosen, and a photograph and details of the Practical Action project. About the charity: Practical Action works hand in hand with local communities to provide sustainable solutions to poverty. And because Practical Actions projects are sustainable they go on working for years to come. All Practical Presents received from this website will fund their vital work around the world. For further details about the charity, please click here