Christmas is coming, and although our children make their gift requests with great enthusiasm, they often abandon them with equal ease, accumulating them with hardly any use. That is why it is very important to donate toys on these dates.
Involve your children in the donation so that they understand the importance of sharing with other children because educating in solidarity is in your hands. Here are some of the initiatives that will allow you to make donations of all kinds. It is essential that all toys are in good condition and comply with different safety standards.
Where to donate toys in good condition
Valora Foundation
An organization specialized in collecting second-hand articles and materials of all kinds and, now at Christmas, especially toys. Her goal is for the people and children most in need to have a better life thanks to this material. Once the donation is made, people can check all the available items on their website.
Bicycles without Borders
If you have a bike that you no longer use and want someone who needs it to use it, do not hesitate: give it to this association through one of the many collection points they have throughout the country. All the bikes they collect are reviewed and tuned in their workshop by people at risk of social exclusion. The donation goes to a single fund that reverts to the person without resources who needs a bike to get around, and those of a higher value will be put on sale with the intention of obtaining more resources to continue their sponsorship work.
Donation of consoles to Juegaterapia
Juegaterapia collects the fixed and portable consoles that people no longer use and takes them to hospitals that have children’s oncology areas, so that children with cancer can forget a little about their treatments and that time passes a little faster. Each console has a label with the donor information so that the child who receives it can send you a message, a drawing or a huge thank you! Send your console or video games at no cost through Envialia, you can find all the information you need on its website.
Where to donate new toys
Red Cross Youth ‘Your Rights at stake’ campaign
Your rights at stake is the motto of the campaign to collect new, non-war and non-sexist toys carried out by the Red Cross Youth . In this, in addition, they seek to sensitize society about the importance of play in childhood. Collaborating is essential so that the most vulnerable children can enjoy a toy at the most important time of their development.
In this edition you can also collaborate through the Red Cross website , or by calling 900 22 44 90 and by sending SMS with the word TOY to 38088 , at a cost of € 3; All funds will go entirely to the purchase of toys for families in social difficulties.
Solidarity Toy
An initiative to donate toys to all children who for various reasons may run out of gifts during these holidays. They are responsible for collecting articles and, in collaboration with local associations, sending them to hospitals, schools, parent groups and all those people who know the true needs of families with problems. There are many ways to collaborate: by sending or buying toys in participating establishments, collaborations, as a volunteer for the distribution or by spreading the word.
Unicef Blue Gift
Blue Gift is the donation of supplies such as vaccines, educational material or treatment against malnutrition and, in addition, it can become the best alternative for this Christmas. You can make a donation on behalf of the person you want and give them a card where you tell them about the wonderful gift that those who need it the most will receive.
You just have to enter the Blue Gift website and choose what you want to send to children in vulnerable situations, from vaccines, blackboards or water treatment pills. Then, personalize your card and dedicate it to whoever you want. In short, a very special detail because it has two recipients: the person to whom you make the gift and the recipients to whom the help reaches on their behalf.
Other initiatives
Benebene
This app allows you to donate what you no longer need to people who need it and are close to you: food, clothing, toys, furniture, electronics, books, services and any item in good condition will be well received.
There are many charities that help families and children in difficulty during Christmas and also during the rest of the year. Below you will find links to some of them.
In addition, your city administration can usually give you information about other non-profit organizations in your area.
These organizations are there to help children have good memories of Christmas. Get in touch with them today to donate or volunteer.
And do not hesitate to contact them if you are the one who needs help. Many organizations have deadlines several weeks before Christmas.
Before donating, it is always a good idea to check the reliability of the organization on websites like Charity Watch .
Charities That Help Children at Christmas
These organizations accept toy donations at Christmas that charities can help children who need it internationally and distribute gifts and joy to children and families around the world during Christmas and, in some cases, also during the rest of the year.
Unicef: At UNICEF we work so that all children wherever they have a healthy life, go to school and are protected from violence and exploitation. We are the United Nations Children’s Fund. We have spent 70 years working to defend the rights of all girls and boys in more than 190 countries and territories. And we do not do it alone, we work with governments, NGOs, mothers and fathers, teachers, companies and people interested in achieving a better world for children.
UNICEF website
OXFAM: We believe in a just world without poverty; a world in which people can influence the decisions that affect their lives, enjoy their rights and assume their responsibilities as full citizens, and in which all human beings are valued and treated equally.
Plan International : Plan International works to help children and their communities in 52 countries to address immediate and long-term needs and ensure lasting changes in their lives.
Red Cross : The Red Cross responds quickly and effectively to help people affected by armed conflict. Furthermore, we respond to disasters in conflict zones, because the effects of a disaster are aggravated in countries that are already at war. Emergencies are unpredictable, so our ability to rapidly deploy is extremely important.
Red Cross website
Save The Children: Save the Children invests in childhood: every day, in times of crisis and for our future. Throughout the world, we give children a healthy start, the opportunity to learn, and protection from danger. By transforming children’s lives today, we change the course of their future and ours.
World Vision: World Vision is a Christian organization for humanitarian aid, development and promotion of justice, dedicated to working with children, families and communities to reduce poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of race, religion, ethnic group, or gender, inspired by Jesus Christ.
World Vision website
