With a growing trend towards conscious consumerism, many shoppers are looking for ways to make their holiday purchases more meaningful. This year, the Elevate Prize Foundation has put together our very own Holiday Gift Guide, with products from recipients of the Elevate Prize, which recognizes social impact leaders driving transformative change around the world.
From stylish, sustainable furniture upcycled from plastic bags collected from some of the world’s most polluted rivers, to dog treats supporting veterinary care for families experiencing homelessness and housing vulnerability, to unique and colorful candles made by survivors of gender-based violence, here is our selection of purposeful gifts.
Sungai Design: Muara Stool
Created using plastic bags collected from rivers in Bali, Indonesia, Sungai Design — the product and design arm of Elevate Prize winners Sungai Watch — is ushering in a new era of sustainable design, showcasing the endless possibilities of what waste can become.
Gifted by FreeFrom: Planetary Candles & Zodiac Box
FreeFrom creates a community where survivors of intimate partner violence can heal, thrive and drive change together. The products are all sourced from survivors to help grow their wealth and businesses. Fully run by survivors, 100% of proceeds is invested back into these survivor-entrepreneurs, helping fund a living wage of $38.46/hr.
Kismet x Project Street Vet: Slow Cooked Salmon Sticks
Project Street Vet delivers professional, non-judgmental medical care and support to families with pets experiencing homelessness and housing vulnerability. Dr. Kwane Stewart, Founder of Project Street Vet, has teamed up with Kismet, founded by Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, as its Chief Veterinary Officer to provide guidance on its product development and ensure the highest standards of pet health and nutrition.
BeeLove by Sweet Beginnings: Raw Honey
Beelove’s hive-to-jar products make a powerful impact – both when you use them, and when they are made. They’re super-charged with 100% natural ingredients and enriched with raw, unpasteurized honey, and they’re made in hope and power – Beelove’s hive-to-jar products are crafted by justice-impacted people enrolled in Sweet Beginnings, a social enterprise program in Chicago that provides training and employment to people returning from incarceration.
NEST: Decorative Basket & Ethically-Made Swiftie Friendship Bracelets
Nest is a nonprofit that provides creative entrepreneurs with free training, resources, and opportunities to grow and sustain their businesses. Nest developed the first-ever universally applicable standards and verification methodology for decentralized supply chains in the informal economy.
APOPO: Adopt a HERORat
Over 60 countries are contaminated with hidden landmines and other explosive remnants of war, causing tragic accidents and hampering communities fromdeveloping their productive land. APOPO is a non-profit organization that has tackled cases of landmines and tuberculosis around the world for the past 25 years. APOPO’s innovative scent detection technology has a massive potential to relieve human suffering and promote development when deployed in the fight against tuberculosis and landmines, as well as other applications under development.
Gifted by FreeFrom: Planetary Candles
FreeFrom creates a community where survivors of intimate partner violence can heal, thrive and drive change together. The products are all sourced from survivors to help grow their wealth and businesses. Fully run by survivors, 100% of proceeds is invested back into these survivor-entrepreneurs, helping fund a living wage of $38.46/hr.
Gifted by FreeFrom: Zodiac Box
Kismet x Project Street Vet: Slow Cooked Salmon Sticks (Dog Treats)
Project Street Vet delivers professional, non-judgmental medical care and support to families with pets experiencing homelessness and housing vulnerability. Dr. Kwane Stewart, Founder of Project Street Vet, has teamed up with Kismet, founded by Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, as its Chief Veterinary Officer to provide guidance on its product development and ensure the highest standards of pet health and nutrition.
BeeLove by Sweet Beginnings: Raw Honey
Beelove’s hive-to-jar products make a powerful impact – both when you use them, and when they are made. They’re super-charged with 100% natural ingredients and enriched with raw, unpasteurized honey, and they’re made in hope and power – Beelove’s hive-to-jar products are crafted by justice-impacted people enrolled in Sweet Beginnings, a social enterprise program in Chicago that provides training and employment to people returning from incarceration.
NEST: Decorative Basket
Nest is a nonprofit that provides creative entrepreneurs with free training, resources, and opportunities to grow and sustain their businesses. Nest developed the first-ever universally applicable standards and verification methodology for decentralized supply chains in the informal economy.
NEST: Ethically-Made Swiftie Friendship Bracelets
APOPO: Adopt a HERORat
Over 60 countries are contaminated with hidden landmines and other explosive remnants of war, causing tragic accidents and hampering communities fromdeveloping their productive land. APOPO is a non-profit organization that has tackled cases of landmines and tuberculosis around the world for the past 25 years. APOPO’s innovative scent detection technology has a massive potential to relieve human suffering and promote development when deployed in the fight against tuberculosis and landmines, as well as other applications under development.
