Christmas 2026 Giving Guide
Every gift in this year’s Hope 4 Kids International Giving Guide meets a real need for children and families in the communities we serve. Start with the four most requested gifts from the cover.
Christmas · Guide p. 2
Give a Christmas celebration
$50 gives a child a Christmas celebration
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Water · Guide p. 4
Help drill a well
$30 or $50 shares the cost
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Food · Guide p. 5
Feed a child for a year
$60 feeds one child all year
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Health · Guide p. 7
Give lifesaving medicine
$25 or $50 shares the cost
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The 2026 guide
Every gift
Choose a gift that is meaningful to you, or give one in honor of a family member or friend.
Christmas & Food
3 gifts
Featured
Christmas · Guide p. 2
Hope 4 Christmas Celebration
A Christmas party and a gift of food your sponsored child carries home to share.
$50 celebration gift
Give a celebration Featured
Food · Guide p. 5
Feed a Hungry Child for a Year
A nutritious meal every day for a full year through Food 4 Kids.
$60 one child · $300 five children · $600 ten children · $15 a month
Feed a child
New
Food · Guide p. 5
Feed a Family in Mexico
A food box with a week of staples for a large family in Mexico. Our goal is 100 families.
$60 one food box
Give a food boxWater
3 gifts
Water · Guide p. 3
Water Filtration System
A personal filter that delivers 99.9% safe water for drinking and cooking.
$50 one filter
Give a filter
Water · Guide p. 3
Circle the Thirsty
Join our monthly partners helping drill wells across Africa and Asia.
$40 a month
Join monthly Featured
Water · Guide p. 4
Deep Water Well
Safe water, hygiene training, and a healthier future for a whole village.
$30 or $50 share the cost · $10,500 full well
Help drill a wellHealth
6 gifts
Featured
Health · Guide p. 7
Lifesaving Medicine
Diagnostics, follow up care, and medicine for more than 2,000 children and families.
$25 or $50 share the cost · $800 medical outreach
Give medicine
New
Health · Guide p. 8
Bedding
Bedding that helps a child rest well and stay healthy. Part of our $5,000 Health & Wellness goal.
$15 bedding
Give where most needed
Health · Guide p. 8
Mosquito Nets
An insecticide treated net that protects a child from malaria.
$15 one net
Give a net
Health · Guide p. 8
Mattresses
A mattress so a child can sleep safely and stay healthy.
$60 one mattress
Give a mattress
Health · Guide p. 10
Coats & Hats
A warm coat and hat for a child facing winter in Nepal, Romania, or Namibia.
$50 coat and hat
Give a coat and hat
Health · Guide p. 10
Shoes 4 Children
Shoes that protect feet from cuts, infection, and parasites.
$25 · $75 · $150
Give shoesHomes & Livelihoods
6 gifts
Livelihoods · Guide p. 6
Goats
A goat that multiplies into savings, trade, and income for a family.
$85 one goat
Give a goat
Homes · Guide p. 6
Safe Home
A permanent brick home for a family, built 50 bricks at a time.
$25 50 bricks · $9,600 entire home
Help build a home
Livelihoods · Guide p. 6
Cows
Two dairy cows that give a graduate with special needs a small business.
$50 share the cost · $1,425 total cost
Give toward cows
New
Livelihoods · Guide p. 8
Fruit Trees
Three fruit trees for nourishing food, income from the harvest, and shade.
$60 three trees
Give where most needed
Livelihoods · Guide p. 9
Welding Kits
Welding gear and an angle grinder so a graduate can start working right away.
$523 one kit
Give a welding kit
Livelihoods · Guide p. 9
Sewing Machines
A sewing machine so a tailoring graduate can open for business.
$283 one machine
Give a sewing machineSchool & Faith
3 gifts
Faith · Guide p. 7
Bibles
A Bible, or an audio Bible, for new believers beginning their walk with Jesus.
$10 one Bible · $60 six Bibles
Give Bibles
School · Guide p. 9
Sports Equipment
Equipment and uniforms for student teams at our vocational and secondary schools.
$500 primary grades · $1,250 secondary grades
Give sports gear
School · Guide p. 10
School Supplies
Pencils, notebooks, and the essentials a child needs to learn.
$60 supplies for a child
Give school suppliesShare the cost
Share a bigger gift
Some gifts are bigger than one person. Join other supporters to complete a well, a home, or a small business.
Deep Water Well
$10,500
covers a whole well
Safe water, hygiene training, and sanitation can restore a village facing waterborne disease. Every share brings the next well closer.
$30 or $50 shares the cost
Chip in for a well Safe Home
$9,600
covers an entire home
A permanent brick home replaces dirt floors and leaking roofs. This year, supporters helped build 8 homes. Help us build the next one.
$25 buys 50 bricks
Chip in for a home Cows
$1,425
covers two cows, troughs, medicine, and delivery
After finishing school, a student with special needs receives two dairy cows. Daily milk and future calves provide steady income and purpose.
$50 shares the cost
Chip in for cowsThis year’s guide goals
Health & Wellness
$5,000
Bedding, mosquito nets, and mattresses
Sports Equipment
$5,800
Primary and secondary teams
Coats & Hats
$3,000
Warm winters in Nepal, Romania, and Namibia
Feed a Family in Mexico
100 families
One food box feeds a family for a week
Give monthly
Give hope every month
Monthly partners provide steady care all year, long after the holidays.
Sponsor a Child
$39 a month or $468 a year
Meet a child’s daily needs: meals, education, school supplies, and loving care that restores dignity and hope.
Choose a child
Circle the Thirsty
$40 a month
Join our monthly partners helping drill wells across Africa and Asia, and meet the villages you help restore.
Join monthly
Food 4 Kids Team
$15 a month
Provide ongoing, nutritious meals so children can learn, grow, and dream all year long.
Join the teamNot sure which gift to choose?
Give where the need is greatest right now, across all of our programs.
Honor someone
Give in honor of a loved one
Any gift in the guide can be given in honor of a family member or friend this Christmas.
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- All Gifts
- Child Sponsorship
- Education
- Medical
- International Projects
- Trips
- Water
Gift a Child Sponsorship
$39 / $468
Life Saving Medicine
$25 / $50 / $800
Food 4 Kids team
$60 / $300 / $600
Deep Water Well
$30 / $50 / $10,500
Mattresses
$60
Vitamins
$15 / $30 / $5000
Safe Home Repair
$25 / $9,600
Shoes 4 Kids
$25 / $75 / $150
Coats & Hats
$50 / $3000
Chickens
$20
Goats
$85
Piglets
$25
Bibles
$10 / $60
VBS
$40
Food Baskets
$60
Cows
$60
Welding Kits
$523
Sewing Machine
$238
Sports Equipment
$500 / $1250
