Adopt an animal 
Adopt an animal in someone else’s name with the WWF. You have the option to choose between different animals including tigers just like Kamrita, one of the last 150 tigers left in Nepal. You could also adopt giant pandas, polar bears, bottlenose dolphins and orangutans by giving a monthly donation to WWF. 
support.wwf.org.uk 

Bikes for midwives
If a midwife in a developing country owns a bike, she´s able to visit more villages. Unfortunately, too many midwives lack cycle mobility, so, considering the local current price of a bicycle (Dhs.250) and its life-improving qualities for far-flung villagers, this couldn´t deliver a better bargain.
goodgifts.org

Send a child to school 
If parents are struggling to put food on the table, how can any child hope to get an education? For Dhs.125 you can place a child in school for a year so get creative with your Christmas shopping and buy one of the amazing, life-changing gifts from Wish List, Save the Children’s online shop. Wish List is a range of great feel-good gifts for friends and family with an amazing difference. Each gift you buy will help save children's lives around theworld and help them fulfil their full potential. 
shop.savethechildren.org.uk/wishlist 

Yaks for youth 
A yak provides orphaned and destitute children in Tibet with food and fuel. Other programs supported by Alternative Gifts raise money for school supplies in Kenya and job training in the United States. Donations can be made in the name of others. 
alternativegifts.org 

Greeting cards from DCSN 
Purchase your Christmas greetings cards this year from Dubai Center For Special Needs. Students from the school have designed unqiue festive cards for the holidays and are priced at Dhs.5 each. 
dcsneeds.ae 

A couple of goats (we're not kidding) 
For Dhs.250 you could send two locally-sourced, fully-vaccinated goats to a developing country. The happy couple will produce twice the fertiliser and kids to either increase the herd or to pass on to someone else who needs help. This gift supports Oxfam's Making a Living projects.
www.oxfam.org.uk