Press Release

The 2006 Unwrapped catalogue offers a wide range of innovative gift ideas designed to really make a difference. PLUS for the first time you can choose to add a 'little extra' - giving the recipient of your gift something to unwrap on their special day.

Dinner for two - Just €56 / £37 provides nutritious meals for two children orphaned by AIDS for a whole month.

Dignity kits - When natural disaster or conflict strike, thousands of people have to flee their homes with nothing. This gift of a few simple essentials (including toothbrushes, toilet roll, underwear and soap) can help them to preserve their dignity and stay healthy. (Cost - €9 / £6 for three people, €30 / £20 for three families.)

In fact, Oxfam has thought of everything, from Care for a Cow schemes, Oxfam buckets, condoms, school uniforms and loos, to the provision of safe drinking water for whole villages.

If you like the idea but are a little unsure of how your friends and family will react to receiving 'just a card'.fear not, you can now keep your excellent reputation intact! New this year are 'little extras' which can be physically wrapped up and presented with your gift card. Each Fair Trade 'little extra' is a tangible gift and linked to different gifts in the catalogue.

Little extras on offer: Fairtrade Mango Divine Chocolates (€7.50 / £5), Fair Trade Oxfamgarden seeds (four pack €7.50 / £5), Fair Trade cow spinning tops (€4.50 / £2.50), Fair Trade twig pencils (three for €4.50 / £2.50) and Fair Trade tea towels (€6.50 / £3.50).

If you're buying for a devoted gardener what could be better than teaming a crop kit of seeds, tools and training with Oxfamgarden seeds? Or, if you have a teacher in mind, why not buy them some Fair Trade twig pencils to go with your gift of a school uniform for a child orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Tanzania? It's so easy to give a little extra with Oxfam Ireland Unwrapped!

To get hold of an Unwrapped catalogue visit www.oxfamirelandunwrapped.com, pop in to one of Oxfam's 44 shops across Ireland and Northern Ireland, lo-call 1890 60 60 65 (ROI) or 0800 0 30 40 55 (NI). You can also text 'Unwrapped' to 51500 (ROI) or 62277 (NI). Texts cost standard rate including VAT, as per your mobile operator.

Choose from the 30 gifts on offer and place your order online, instore, by phone or by post. Remember this year you can add a little extra so your recipient has something special to open on the day.

Each gift you buy comes with a gift card detailing what you have bought, an Oxfam Ireland fridge magnet, and its own individual web address - giving the person you have bought it for an exclusive insight into the real difference their gift has made.

If you've left ordering a little late, order online and Oxfam Ireland will send your recipient an e-card which lets them know there's an Unwrapped gift on its way.

Every gift in the catalogue is a real item that Oxfam uses in its work and has been identified as essential by the communities Oxfam works with around the world. All the gifts in the catalogue are sourced locally from the communities Oxfam works with, putting money back in to their economy. So, you can do all your shopping and help Oxfam Ireland to overcome poverty, suffering and injustice at the same time.

Contact

For further information, images or interviews please contact Paul Dunphy, Oxfam Ireland Media and Communications Executive based in Dublin on 00353 1 604 0706.

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