Thoughtful Last-Minute Gifts

23 Aug 2024

“Thoughtful” and “last-minute gift” aren’t typically mentioned in the same breath. A thoughtful gift implies careful consideration, which is often at odds with the rush of last-minute shopping.

But not with Unwrapped last-minute gift cards. They’re as meaningful as they are convenient…a few clicks but with plenty of impact. 

Each gift card you purchase helps us create an equal world without the inequalities that keep people in poverty. Your loved one will appreciate the thoughtfulness behind choosing a gift that gives back, and you’ll love how easy it is to find the perfect present.

Last-minute gifts for every occasion

1. Goat Gift Card

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Want to say “thank you” in a way that’s as awesome as your loved one? Our Thank You gifts, like the Goat gift card, are the perfect match. 

This present supports amazing women in Timor-Leste as they start their own businesses, from raising chickens to growing fresh produce. 

And that’s not all! As their business grows, they can reinvest earnings to expand their farm, perhaps adding goats, cows or pigs to increase their income. It’s farm-tastic we say.

2. Clean Water Gift Card

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Choosing a gift for a newly engaged couple? Wine is fine, but our Clean Water gift card? It’s a lifeline. 

By choosing this card, you’re helping to provide clean, fresh water to displaced families living in dire conditions in Somalia. Your gift will fund essential jerry cans and life-saving training in sanitation and hygiene. 

Isn’t it an incredible engagement charity gift?

3. Happy Birds-day Gift Card

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Give your mate something to squawk about on their birthday with the Happy Birds-day gift card (or any of our cute birthday charity gifts).

This present enables Timorese women to empower themselves and lift themselves out of poverty through farming businesses.

Ana, one of the incredible women supported by our Birds-Day card, shares her inspiring story: “I felt a big change in my life. I could leave behind my life where I was unemployed and not productive to build a kiosk and continue to save money for my next dream.”

4. Most Valuable of All Time Gift Card

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For a supermum, give the supercard on Mother’s Day. Our Most Valuable of All Time gift card provides immediate support to communities facing the aftermath of disasters. This could be emergency shelter, clean water, or other essential supplies.

When you give a mum or any other wonderful women in your life this charity Mother’s Day gift, you help rebuild lives and give the gift of hope just as they do for us.

6. Forest gift card

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Plant the seeds of a forever-after with our Forest gift card. Besides being a unique wedding gift, it’s a down-right awesome way to celebrate a love story.

This present supports women to transform their struggling agricultural businesses into thriving enterprises. For Seetha, that meant getting new technologies in soil conservation, cultivation management, and peeling to expand her cinnamon farm.

So, as the newlyweds cultivate their own love story, they’re also helping to cultivate a sustainable future.

7. Christmas Handloom gift card

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For Christmas, help women unwrap a world of possibilities with our Christmas Hand Loom gift card.

Running a small business in Sri Lanka is tough, especially for women. Limited resources, poor market access, and storage challenges often hold them back. 

But with this present, we can change that. This charity Christmas gift will provide essential tools and training to turn a passion for weaving into a profitable business. 

Your generosity will help dreams take shape, one thread at a time.

8. Christmas Fish gift card

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You don’t have to be Santa to make others smile for the Kris Kringle season. With our Christmas Fish gift card, you can spread joy to your loved one and incredible Cambodian women, working to protect precious marine ecosystems along the Mekong River. This program also helps them earn income, too!

This Kris Kringle charity gift is perfect not only for people but also for the planet.

9. Rainbow Inclusion gift card

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As with our other charity Valentine’s Day gifts, our Rainbow Inclusion gift card doesn’t only celebrate love; it celebrates difference. With this present, you’ll help us champion equality and inclusivity in Fiji, where LGBTQIA+ people face significant barriers to education, employment, and community participation. 

With your gift, they get the tools and resources they need to make their voices heard and become amazing advocates for change in their communities.

10. Safe Refuge for Women gift card

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Give the ultimate Easter egg to women and children in Papua New Guinea with the Safe Refuge for Women gift card.

Nobody should have to face family and gender-based violence alone. With your support, we can offer survivors a chance to heal, rebuild, and thrive. 

This non-chocolate Easter gift supports our project to empower people to challenge harmful behaviours and build a future where everyone feels safe and respected.

 

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