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The numbers: Oxfam Unwrapped

By James Russell

Check out the rest of the Oxfam Unwrapped's range of gifts for Christmas.  Photo / Getty Images
Check out the rest of the Oxfam Unwrapped's range of gifts for Christmas. Photo / Getty Images

Green living: Here's what it costs to get someone a useful gift for Christmas:

$40
Buys a piglet in Papua New Guinea for a family in need

$180
Buys a toilet, tap and shower, saving hours of walking to collect water, and providing a clean and sanitary bathroom

$10
A donation to help train farmers in the Pacific to gain organic certification

$27
Buys everything a mother needs to feed and bathe a baby in an emergency.

Check out the rest of the Oxfam Unwrapped gifts for Christmas at oxfamunwrapped.org.nz

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