How it works

The real must have gifts

All World Vision must have gifts have been requested by one of the communities where World Vision is working to fight poverty, hunger and injustice. So you can rest assured that every must have gift you buy will make a big difference. Learn more about how communities have been putting their must have gifts to work.

How your gifts get delivered

You can be confident that all the World Vision Must Have gifts are real items, they have been requested by communities that we partner with in planned projects or emergency situations.

It’s our intention that the gift bought will be what they receive. In the unlikely event that we don’t get enough gifts to make a project viable we’ll reallocate the money towards other Must Have gifts and projects. The same applies if we receive too many gifts, we won’t overwhelm a project with more than they need. Any surplus funds will fund extra projects to work towards our goal that every child should have life in all its fullness.

What your gift includes

At World Vision, we always strive to be straightforward in what we say and do. For instance, with any gift you buy, the price you pay reflects the various costs involved in getting it to where it is needed and sending your friend or relative their card or e-card. To begin with, World Vision staff inform us of the cost of the gifts in the countries where they will be bought. We then add in our marketing costs, catalogue production, order processing, cards and finally, the cost of getting an alternative gift to the communities that has requested it. The price of each alternative gift also includes relevant training for those who will be using the gift and for those who administer them in the communities. Any Gift Aid we reclaim will be used to fund the whole of World Vision’s work.