A new survey conducted by Oxfam Ireland has revealed Irish people still intend to buy charity Christmas gifts this year, despite tightening their spending belts overall.
Of the people who participated in the survey, 69 per cent said they plan to buy a Christmas gift from Oxfam Ireland Unwrapped, an initiative that sends meaningful presents to help people in developing countries throughout Africa.
Oxfam Unwrapped Manager KD Ryan says “the results demonstrate Irish people want to do their bit to end world poverty even during a recession, which is hitting hard financially on their own families”.
Ryan goes on to say that “charity gift campaigns such as Unwrapped are a fun and easy way for people to have an impact on the global poverty crisis and one that doesn’t necessarily have to blow their Christmas budget. With some Unwrapped gifts costing only €9, people can choose to give as much or as little as they want.”
The survey also highlighted that the majority of people who intend to purchase charity Christmas gifts from Oxfam this year will be women between the ages of 25 to 50 years old.
Those who participated in the survey had all previously bought a charity Christmas gift from Oxfam Ireland Unwrapped.
