Where to Find Christmas Gifts that Give Back

If you want your Christmas gifts to do a little more this holiday season, why not purchase a few gifts that donate to charity and practice free trade by helping people in third world countries receive a fair labor wage? Buying a gift that not only benefits the recipient, but also helps people in need (or the planet) is a great way to boost your holiday cheer this season. There are several websites around that let you buy the perfect gift, all while increasing your good deed Karma.

Global Girlfriend: Global girlfriend features clothing, jewelry and house wares. Most of their items are unique pieces. They also offer organic materials on some items. Best of all, global girlfriends supports women in poorer countries by providing them a safe work environment and a fair day's wage.

The Brest Cancer Site: Breast cancer is one of the leading cause of death in women. The Breast Cancer Site supports women in need by donating a portion of their proceeds to free mammograms for lower income women. Show the women in your family some support by giving them a gift from The Breast Cancer site this season.

The Rainforest Site: When you purchase an item at The Rainforest Site, a portion of your purchase price will be donated to protect rainforest lands and stop harvesting. The Rainforest Site offers tons of products, including jewelry, Christmas items, calendars, clothing, and even stuff for kids.

The Literacy Site: The Literacy Site helps give books to children in need. Every time you buy something from the literacy site they will donate a portion of the proceed towards these books. They offer house wares, stuff for kids, clothing, and even fair trade items.

The Animal Rescue Site The Animal Rescue Site has one goal, feed hungry animals. Every purchase you make helps buy a bowl a food for a starving animal. The site provides millions of bowls of food each month. If you have a pet lover on your Christmas list this year, you can find hundreds of pet related gifts, house wares, jewelry, calendars and more on the site.

The Museum Shop: The Museum Shop is partnered with FirstBook, a charity that gives new books to kids of low-income families. Every gift you buy at the Museum Shop will donate to FirstBook. They offer a whole host of unique gifts from some of the most popular museums in the world, like the Smithsonian. You can buy jewelry, books, statues, and other gifts on the site.

The Hunger Site: The Hunger Site puts a portion of every sell they make towards feeding the hungry thorough the world. They offer organic and fair traded gifts. As well as, home and garden items, clothing, jewelry, and more.

If you are looking to spread your charitable nature a little farther this season, do your Christmas shopping on these sites. The prices are mostly reasonable, some are even down right cheap when you factor in the fair trade and organic materials. The sites are also running several promotions through out the season. Right now you can get your entire order shipped anywhere in the United States for a penny. So you can save some green while making the world a better place.