Welcome to Catholic Mission’s ‘Life-Giving Gifts’, the catalogue for people who are passionate about making a difference globally, and where you can find a selection of gifts that will truly have a lasting impact for those in desperate need around the world.
HOW DO GIFTS WORK? When you purchase a Life-Giving Gift, your donation to Catholic Mission goes towards the support of many projects worldwide that help improve the lives of children and communities in need, and support the training of church leaders in developing countries. You will receive a beautifully designed printed card portraying the photo of the gift you have purchased, plus some information about what your gift represents. The card will be posted to you and you will be able to write your own personal message on it before giving it to your loved one. Please allow seven business days to receive your cards. Alternatively you can choose to order your gifts online and send your loved one an e-card either immediately or on a designated date.
HOW DOES MY GIFT CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUNDED PROJECTS? The gifts featured throughout the catalogue are representative of the life-changing projects we support throughout the world in each category: ‘Give Life to Children’, ‘Give Life to Communities’, and ‘Give Life through Church Leaders’. When you purchase your Life-Giving Gift, your donation will be pooled into the general children, community or church leader’s fund, and will support a range of similar projects in that category.
PERSONALISE AND SEND A CARD
WHO IS CATHOLIC MISSION? Catholic Mission is the official mission aid agency of the Catholic Church. We reach out, give life and call all people in the world to faith, justice and love. We operate in over 160 countries around the world and support initiatives in 1100 dioceses, including remote Australia.
You can also order online at
catholicmission.org.au
catholicmission.org.au/gifts OR Call our Donor Service Team toll free on 1800 257 296 Please note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that this document may contain images of deceased people. Catholic Mission’s Life-Giving Gifts
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How to give a gift TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AREAS OF WORK
from our selection of Life-Giving Gifts which are organised into three categories: projects for children, communities, and church leaders.
CHOOSE THE GIFTS YOU LOVE
for the gifts you purchase. The cards will be sent directly to your postal address, so you can personalise them with a message before forwarding onto your loved one. Each card will include information about the project your gift represents. Please view what our beautifully designed gift cards look like on page 14 of this catalogue.
and be assured that any of these gifts will have a real impact on the life of someone in great need.
ORDER YOUR CARDS
for which you can find an order form at the back of this catalogue. Please fill it in, moisten the glue in the dedicated areas, seal and return it to us. Our address is already indicated at the back of the form, and you will not need a stamp or an envelope. You can also order online at catholicmission.org.au/gifts, call us toll free on 1800 257 296 or fax your order form to us at 02 8904 0185.
YOUR DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO MANY
as this very special gift will be wrapped in love for those who receive it, and will have a life-changing impact on the beneficiaries of the project the gift supports.
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CODE: C1
These gifts support projects that provide holistic child development —physical, social, emotional and spiritual—and aim to provide the essential food, shelter, education, and healthcare that children need. It is the right of every child to be given as many opportunities as possible to grow, develop and have a brighter future full of hope.
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$9
CODE: C2
$17
CODE: C3
$28
One LAYING HEN for a family
Textbooks for two primary school children for one year
A nourishing daily meal for 25 children
Your gift of a hen for a family living in the poorest areas of Peru will provide the family with a lasting source of protein and income, so they can be healthy and self-reliant.
Books are very important tools for the education of children and for their literacy skills. Your gift will provide two primary school children living in a squatter’s area of the Philippines with fundamental textbooks so they can attend school, have better opportunities to find good jobs and strive for a brighter future.
Nutritious meals are crucial for the growth and development of young children. Your gift will provide 25 children at the Verbist Care Centre in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia—who have lived most of their short lives facing extreme poverty, malnourishment and homelessness—with a nourishing daily meal, so they can regain and maintain good health.
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CODE: C4
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$40
CODE: C5
$53
CODE: C6
$59
CODE: C7
$82
$220
CODE: C8
ONE pig FoR A family LIVING IN POVERTY
A bicycle to go to school
One Braille slate for 20 visually impaired students
One goat for the livelihood of a nomadic family
A wheelchair for one child with disabilities
Pigs are an incredible resource for farming families as they provide food, and are an important source of income when bred, and sold at local markets. With this gift you will help a family in Madagascar to be self-reliant, improve their wellbeing and change their lives for the better.
Your gift will provide a push-bike for one child living in a remote part of Cambodia so they can travel to school every day and receive an essential education for a positive future.
Every child has the right to receive a proper education. Your gift will provide a class of twenty visually impaired students in India with one mathematics Braille slate each, enabling them to pass their exams and complete high school.
Your gift will provide the means for a nomadic family in Kenya to raise and breed livestock for their livelihood. Goats provide milk to keep the entire family healthy and their products can be sold to generate income for the family to become self-reliant.
This gift will provide a functional wheelchair to a child coming from a very poor family and who is now living at a home for children with disabilities in Zambia, so that they can be more mobile, integrate better into society and enjoy more opportunities for the future.
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CODE: P1
$29
$80
CODE: P2
Medications and supplies for a whole community
Dressing and bandages for a leprosy patient
Your gift will provide two weeks supply of medication, to combat life-threatening diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis, to a local clinic in the Kasanka region, Zambia, which serves a community of over two hundred people.
Healthcare is often still very basic in some parts of the developing world and some diseases which have been eradicated in most Western countries are still present. This gift will provide the dressing, bandages and much-needed care for one leprosy patient in the south of India for one whole year.
These gifts will provide the necessary funds and infrastructure to assist the whole parish community in their pastoral work to provide practical and spiritual outreach to those devastated by poverty, injustice, and natural disasters. Through this the people can achieve better standards of living, and a much brighter and hope-filled future for both themselves and generations to come.
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CODE: P3
$100
CODE: P4
$154
CODE: P5
$1,258
One parenting class for a young INDIGENOUS mother
A sewing machine TO TRAIN A disadvantaged YOUNG woman
A water tank for a pastoral outreach CENTRE
A chance to gain important education, employment readiness skills and to improve their self-confidence is often what some women who live in disadvantaged conditions lack. Your gift will provide accommodation, travel and materials for one young Indigenous mother to attend a ‘Strong Young Mums’ training program to improve education and parenting skills in outback Australia.
This gift will provide a children’s home in India with one sewing machine and stool, so that girls rescued from child labour and young women from disadvantaged backgrounds can learn professional skills, crucial for them to gain financial independence and break the cycle of poverty they often fall into due to lack of education.
Clean water is essential for a healthy life and to avoid water-borne diseases. Your gift will provide a water tank for a pastoral centre in Papua New Guinea which will supply safe drinking water for its staff, students and the whole community.
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$13,340
CODE: P6
Build a new church A church is a place where the whole community can meet and pray. This gift will build a new church in a remote area of the world, so communities can come together and share their life and faith.
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CODE: S1
$36
CODE: S2
$118
Agricultural skills FOR SEMINARIANS
Annual tuition fees for two seminarians
In many countries around the world, seminaries have limited resources and struggle to provide just the very basic needs of the hard-working seminarians. Your gift will enable the students at the St John’s seminary in Myanmar to grow green beans, spinach, maize, sour leaves and other vegetables on a small patch of land and help provide nutritious food for the whole seminary for one month.
Often there are many talented young men who feel called to a religious vocation, but who cannot afford their studies towards priesthood because they come from families that are very poor. Your gift will provide two seminarians with vital education and formation by covering the annual cost of lecturers, administration and library access.
These gifts will support the training of priests and religious brothers and sisters in their initial years of training or novitiate, so that they can start to reach out to their communities and ensure the physical and spiritual development of their people. In many developing countries these men and women play a crucial role in establishing a network of trust and love, and often represent the only support that marginalised and impoverished communities receive.
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Order Form Outside Cover
Outside Cover
Outside Cover
Inside Card
Inside Card
Inside Card
Please tear at perforation, moisten glue, fold and seal to create your return envelope
Our Gift Cards
CODE GIFT*
$
C1
One laying hen for a family
10C
C2
Textbooks for two primary school children for one year 2C
$17
C3
A nourishing daily meal for 25 children
3C
$28
C4
One pig for a family living in poverty
8C
$40
C5
A bicycle to go to school
9C
$53
C6
One Braille slate for 20 visually impaired students
11C
$59
C7
One goat for the livelihood of a nomadic family
7C
$82
C8
A wheelchair for one child with disabilities
5C
$220
P1
Medications and supplies for a whole community
1P
$29
P2
Dressing and bandages for a leprosy patient
2P
$80
P3
One parenting class for a young Indigenous mother
3P
$100
P4
A sewing machine to train a disadvantaged young woman 8P
$154
P5
A water tank for a pastoral outreach centre
5P
$1,258
P6
Build a new church
9P
$13,340
S1
Agricultural skills for seminarians
4S
$36
S2
Annual tuition fees for two seminarians
5S
$118
QTY
$9
$ TOTAL
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TOTAL AMOUNT * For each gift you will receive a personalised card. The cards will portray the gifts you have chosen. N.B. Cards and receipts are sent to the purchaser.
*Please go to catholicmission.org.au/T&C for our Terms & Conditions for credit card donations. Disclaimer: Items in this catalogue are organised in three categories: children, communities and church leaders. The gifts featured throughout the catalogue are representative of the life-changing projects we fund throughout the world in each category. When you purchase your life-giving gift, your donation will be pooled into a general children, community or church leaders fund and will support a range of similar projects in that category. All gifts are tax deductible.
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