While you're checking that list, think about a flock of chickens or ducks, a colony of bees or a pig. No, not to give to your favorite cousin, but to send, via Heifer International.
Heifer International is at the top of our donation list every year. It's consistently considered one of the best charities in the world with the bulk of its funds going to the people who actually need it. It's the teach people to fish approach. Or in this case, teach them to raise ducks, llamas, bees, trees and, yes, heifers. And you can make a donation in your cousin's name.
Other gifts that keep giving include Divine Chocolate and A Greater Gift, which features arts, crafts, food and more from craftspeople around the world. (Read how the purchase of a tree skirt or a purse can educate a village).
-- Oline Cogdill

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