The holiday season, is a perfect excuse to indulge in something that you truly deserve. But how about adding a greater goodness to your festive shopping by making a difference to someone's life. Here's how to be a real-life Santa and bring true joy to the world.
Spreading The Cheer
If you buy an X-Mas dress for your little one, it can light up the life of another little one too. At Coochhie Coo - a brand for customized kidswear, out of every purchase you make, 10 percent will be donated to the kids at NGO
Prayas in Faridabad.
WHERE: Sagrika Mittal Goyal, MGF Metropolitan Mall, Saket
Go Offline For Charity
German airline Lufthansa has launched a digital detox app. If you switch off from internet connectivity before, after and during your flight, on December 24, every minute of downtime recorded will be converted into donations to help build a school.
Beauty From Within
Make a difference to the lives of others even as you shop for yourself. At Shahnaz Husain stores, 5 percent of the proceeds from their popular beauty products 'Shalife' and 'Shamoist' will go to underprivileged children. They are also supporting Indian Blind Sports Association, to provide monetary donations for the visually challenged besides providing employment opportunities to students from their Shamute and Shasight beauty schools for the impaired.
WHERE: Shahnaz Husain Store, G7, Ground Floor, Select City Walk, Saket
Be A Santa With A Soul
Buying gifts for children will take a new meaning when it comes with a cause. How about buying these cute dolls from Dolls4Tibet. Made by Tibetan refugee women in Dharamshala, the dolls are available on pre-order for
Rs 1000 onwards. Call: 9350171278
For The Kids By The Kids
Teach youngsters the art of giving even if it makes a small difference. When you buy a lunch box and bottle set from Tupperware, Rs 10 from every set sold goes for educating a child under the Care4Food program.
WHERE: Through Tupperware distributors
Beauty From Within
Make a difference to the lives of others even as you shop for yourself. At Shahnaz Husain stores, 5 percent of the proceeds from their popular beauty products 'Shalife' and 'Shamoist' will go to underprivileged children. They are also supporting Indian Blind Sports Association, to provide monetary donations for the visually challenged besides providing employment opportunities to students from their Shamute and Shasight beauty schools for the impaired.
WHERE: Shahnaz Husain Store, G7, Ground Floor, Select City Walk, Saket
Be A Santa With A Soul
Buying gifts for children will take a new meaning when it comes with a cause. How about buying these cute dolls from Dolls4Tibet. Made by Tibetan refugee women in Dharamshala, the dolls are available on pre-order for
Rs 1000 onwards. Call: 9350171278
For The Kids By The Kids
Teach youngsters the art of giving even if it makes a small difference. When you buy a lunch box and bottle set from Tupperware, Rs 10 from every set sold goes for educating a child under the Care4Food program.
WHERE: Through Tupperware distributors
For The Greater Good
Looking for Christmas gifts or want to do up your place? Shop at The Goodwill Shop - a social enterprise that provides platform for NGOs, artisans and socially responsible groups to sell their products. They hold exhibits and stock products ranging from crafts, candles, art to bakery. Rs150 upwards. WHERE:
Food For All
This Christmas as you shop to stock up your pantry with plum cakes, spare a thought for those who can't afford such treats. At L'Opera, the French bakery, festive programs include supporting fund-raising activities by the Apostolic Nunciature and Main Tendue -Charity in Action which brings financial and physical support for children.
WHERE: L'Opera Khan Market, Select City Walk
The X-Mas spirit can be celebrated by treating street kids with cakes and ice-creams. Also everyone should get associated with atleast one ngo.
Laurent Samandari, MD, L'Opera
Make a practice to perform one good deed a day. feeding the hungry by not throwing your left overs or donating clothes is true spirituality.
Shahnaz husain, beauty expert
Sharing knowledge and imparting basic education is a priceless difference we can bring to others. Thinking positively too is a great start.
Chandan Singh, CMO, Tupperware
Compiled by Zofeen Maqsood