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Symbolic gifts · E-cards in minutes

The gift is a card. The impact is real.

Pick a gift like a goat, clean water, or a small business training. We send a beautiful e-card to someone you love — and the real gift changes a life.

South Sudan · Photo: Oxfam

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How it works

Three steps. Two smiles. One changed life.

From "I should get them something" to "I just changed a life" — in about the time it takes to make a coffee.

  1. Pick a gift

    Browse a small collection of gifts that are used in Oxfam's programs around the world.

    • Four impact collections
    • Gifts from $22 to $500
    • Every gift = a tax receipt

    Takes about a minute

  2. Personalize the card

    Customize your message — then let us worry about getting it there on time.

    • Write your own message
    • Schedule the delivery date
    • Preview before you buy

    December 24 at 11pm? We got you

  3. Change lives

    The e-card lands in their inbox on the day. Your gift goes to work with communities around the world.

    • They get your card
    • Communities get the impact
    • You get the warm glow

    Real work, real places

Gifts that do good

Impact collection

Empowering women and girls

Gifts from this collection help women and girls access vital services, build skills and confidence, and claim their rights, while supporting efforts to tackle the root causes of poverty and gender inequality.

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Mozambique · Oxfam

Mozambique · Oxfam

Philippines · Oxfam Philippines

Impact collection

Sustainable livelihoods

Gifts from this collection help communities secure sustainable incomes, strengthen food systems, and recover from disaster and conflict, while supporting efforts to tackle the root causes of poverty and inequality.

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Impact collection

Responding to emergencies

Gifts from this collection support Oxfam's rapid humanitarian response efforts, enabling us to work alongside local partners to save lives, support recovery, and help communities rebuild while advocating for lasting solutions to crises.

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Lebanon · Oxfam

Your gift in action

Every gift funds real people doing real work — Oxfam staff and local partners in the communities they serve.

Health worker at a handwashing station in a Ugandan refugee settlement
Uganda — a health worker keeps a refugee settlement's handwashing station running.
Oxfam field worker interviewing a community member, Kenya
Kenya — local humanitarian leaders shape the response with the community.
Clean water flowing at a community borehole, Malawi
Malawi — when water returns, communities begin to recover.

The e-card

Beautiful. Personal. Right on time.

Every gift comes with an e-card you customize — your message, their name, and the exact day it should land in their inbox. Sending on December 24 at the last minute? That's what we're here for.

  • ✎ Your message
  • 📅 Schedule the send date
  • 👀 Preview before you buy
Mother walking hand-in-hand with her children in northern Kenya — the front of the e-card

Happy birthday, Mom! This year you're getting a goat. (It lives in Kenya. It's perfect.) — love, Sam

Arrives Dec 24

Round up your gift. Add a little extra at checkout — every dollar becomes aid, advocacy and opportunity.

Good questions

How symbolic giving works

The short version: you give a gift, they get a card, communities get the impact. The longer version:

How does a symbolic gift work?

You choose a gift — a goat, clean water, a midwife's training — and make a donation in that amount. The gift is symbolic: it represents the kind of work your donation funds. Your recipient gets a personalized e-card telling them a gift was made in their honour, and your donation goes to work in Oxfam's programs.

Does the person I'm gifting receive anything?

Yes — a personalized e-card, delivered by email. It carries your own message and their name, and tells them what their gift represents. No packaging, no shipping, nothing to dust.

Can I schedule the e-card for a specific day?

Yes. Pick the delivery date at checkout — today, tomorrow, or the morning of the big day — and the e-card lands in their inbox right on time. You can also preview the card before you buy.

Do I get a tax receipt?

Yes. Your full purchase is a donation to Oxfam Canada, and you'll receive a charitable tax receipt for the full amount.

Does my money buy that exact item?

Your donation funds the collection of work your gift belongs to — so a goat funds livelihoods programs, and an emergency kit funds humanitarian response. That flexibility means your gift goes where it's needed most, when it's needed most.

Can I send a printed card instead?

Right now, Oxfam Unwrapped is e-card only — that's what keeps every dollar focused on impact. If you'd like something to hand over in person, print the e-card preview at home and tuck it in an envelope. We won't tell.