Trocaire’s Christmas Gifts of Love for 2020

School kit gift. Nasteho, Nasro and Sacdiyo, students of Luuq primary school are busy studying at a Trócaire funded school.

The development agency revealed that generous people across the county spent over £17,800 on Trócaire’s Christmas gift range last year, allowing the charity to provide families in the developing world with clean water, essential tools, livestock and help with education.

This year Trócaire has two new gifts aimed at helping people respond to the Covid-19 crisis, The Quarantine Care kit and Crisis Resilience kit.

Today, families in the world’s poorest communities are facing the threat of Covid-19 as well as drought, conflict and other disasters. Those who have to self-isolate due to Covid-19 often have to go without food or water. The Quarantine Care Kit will provide families in quarantine or self-isolation with all the supplies they need for two full weeks. The Crisis Resilience Kit will provide essential items like shelter, blankets and solar lamps.

Trócaire’s Head of Region in NI, Siobhan Hanley, said: “I’d once again like to thank all of our generous supporters in Co. Derry who have bought Trócaire gifts, which help to provide essential support for some of the world’s poorest communities.”

There are 17 Trócaire gifts to choose from, such as chicks, beehives and solar lamps, ranging in price from £5 to £1000. The gifts can be purchased online at www.trocaire.org/gifts or by calling 0800 912 1200.

The 2020 Trócaire Gifts of Love range includes: Soap for families in South Sudan (£5); Chicks for families in Kenya and Ethiopia (£8); Seeds and Tools (£10); School Kits (£20); A Mother and Baby Care Kit in Somalia (£45); Trees (£75) and a ‘A Safe Home’ for families in Guatemala and Honduras (£125).