12 gifts, 12 ways to change lives this Christmas

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12 gifts, 12 ways to change lives this Christmas

9 November 2026

This Christmas, turn a present for someone you love into practical help for someone in need with our Gifts for Change.

As we celebrate God coming among us in Jesus as a vulnerable child, Gifts for Change invites us to make that love visible through generosity, helping our sisters and brothers find urgently needed security and stability.

Postal cards

e-Cards

When you choose a Gift for Change, you honour someone you love with a donation that supports our work. Our beautiful cards range from $60 to $3,100 across three categories:

Gifts for Independence – restore dignity and improve daily life for people living in the margins.
Gifts for Tomorrow – help communities feed themselves and look after the land they live on.
Gifts for Education – put qualified teachers in the classrooms and help children access education that transforms their lives.

Gifts for independence

A gift for independence card can help provide emergency essentials such as bedding, food and clean water for families affected by disaster.

In Nepal, flash flooding earlier this year claimed many lives and left many more people without homes or security. Your gift could support Jesuit Mission’s local partners, letting them provide immediate and essential supplies and support to help restore security and dignity to those most affected.

Gifts for tomorrow

In some rural communities in Timor-Leste, collecting water means long round trips, mainly completed by women and children. A gift for tomorrow card could help bring clean water closer to home, giving communities easier access to water and helping children return to the classroom and women enter the workforce.

Gifts for education

A gift for education card can help a child get to school by bike, leaving more time for schoolwork, making the journey safer and bringing some fun along the way.

In Cambodia, children spend hours each day walking to and from school. Your gift could provide a bicycle to shorten that journey and give children more time to learn.

Postal cards

e-Cards

“This year’s cards have been selected based on what we felt has delivered the most meaningful change over the past five years,” said Helen Forde, Jesuit Mission Australia CEO. “Together, we can deliver meaningful and life-affirming change to people all across the world this Christmas.

“On behalf of all of us here at Jesuit Mission, thank you.”