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  Toolbox: Gifts that Give

Toolbox: Gifts that Give

Let your holiday giving bring more light into the world with these gems.

06 Tool Artifact Uprising Wooden Box1

Millions of acres of America’s Rocky Mountains are being devasted by a beetle epidemic. The beautiful wooden box is made from fallen trees previously deemed worthless. ($95) artifactuprising.com

01 Tool Ubuntushopper

Celebrate the African philosophy of Ubuntu, “I am because we are,” by sharing the shopper with a friend who has her hands full. ($149.99) ubuntumade.com

02 Tool Shegawscarf

Born from a desire to help end the cycle of poverty among women in some of the poorest parts of developing countries, the Shegaw Scarf will be received with delight. ($38) livefashionable.com

03 Tool Sackclothblanket

Give the gift of warmth, where each purchase of a blanket means that a homeless shelter near you will also receive one. ($99) sackclothandashes.com

00 Tool 3Avocadocoffee Bag 0

For a coffee lover, Uganda Bugisu will be the perfect gift, with an added bonus that your purchase will go toward access to clean water for the people of Uganda. ($11.99 for 12 ounces) threeavocados.org

05 Tool Kardo Choco  White 2 0

More than just a pretty face, the Kardo Choco White watch, made mostly of scrap wood, supports global reforestation efforts, with a goal of planting 1 million trees by 2020. ($160) we-wood.us

07 Tool Anjurobe

Soft, light, and stylishly sweet, the Anju Robe is made by women who are creating a meaningful life outside of the sex slave industry. ($79) sudara.org

04 Tool Prosperitycandle

Support your values globally by shopping according to a cause, and learn how an individual hundreds of miles away created the Prosperity Candle. ($48) enrou.co  

08 Tool Wrappily

Using soy-based inks and newsprint paper that can be recycled up to 7 times, this wrapping paper will keep you from feeling guilty about dressing all your gifts with style. ($6) wrappily.com

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