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In Handy 20:00 17 Dec 2021

Buying gifts and doing good: TOP-10 social businesses that will help any Santa!

The Christmas holidays are not just around the corner; they're here! And it's an occasion not only to celebrate but also to think about how to delight several people with one Christmas present.

Rubryka knows how to do it! We've gathered a dozen social businesses: buying goods and services from them, you pump up the level of your good deeds and social responsibility.

What is the problem?

Gifts with deep meaning

In front of you, you see a box with a neat bow, your New Year's gift! You look forward to finding a soft warm jumper, an elegant handbag, or anything else from your wish list. You're probably happy.

But you're a little overwhelmed by emotions and find a note in which says that the money spent on your gift went to the account of the fund that cares for children with cerebral palsy. Or that it was made by several grandmothers in the village, who will set their New Year's table with the earned money.

It's getting even nicer, isn't it? Belief in the New Year's miracle is being rooted in you.

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What is the solution?

  • Bags, wallets, and cases from Gudzyk and grandmothers behind it

Gudzyk is a shop of felt products that combines the knowledge and experience of different generations. Here you will find wallets, felt shoppers (new, right?), laptop cases, stylish women's handbags, and home decor. Products are beautiful, minimalist, and made with love.

It is made by older women. The first craftswoman was the project author's grandmother, later it became clear that you can involve other older women and thus give them not only extra income but also a cool hobby and communication in the circle of needlewomen.

By the way, if you receive, for instance, a wallet from Gudzyk, you'll receive a note with the name of the craftswoman who sewed it, and a nice wish from her.

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  • For My Relatives: aroma sachets, ​​socks, and notebooks from six grandmothers from the village in Sumy region

For My Relatives are products for home comfort. Here you will find embroidered towels, knitted socks, notebooks made of recycled paper, and aroma sachets with a coniferous or lavender scent, and candles, and even eco-bags.

In general, you can order almost anything here, without which it's difficult to imagine home comfort! The project employs six grandmothers from nearby villages in the Sumy region. The initiator of the project, as in the previous case, is the granddaughter of one of them. She brings the necessary materials to women, takes care of their comfort, and is constantly ignited by older women's new ideas.

By the way, the project is responsible not only socially but also environmentally. For example, after buying a notebook from grannies and using it, you can buy a replacement block at a discount of 30% of the cost of the notebook.

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  • "Gradus Dobra": soy candles with history

Gradus Dobra is a workshop where young people with mental disabilities create eco-candles from recycled glass bottles. The range includes a lot of different scents: from the usual lavender and sandalwood to the unusual aroma of the forest after the rain or popcorn.

Parents of young people with mental disabilities, qualified teachers, and volunteers from Enactus KNEU are working on the project. They make candles at joint meetings, and then sell them through Instagram.

"Gradus Dobra" emphasizes the environmental friendliness of candles; the craftspeople collect bottles of various drinks, grind them, process and eventually give them a second life. So by choosing these candles as a gift, you will get a triple combo!

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  • "Tara's Eyes" and the double power of touch

Tara's Eyes is a professional massage parlor for women, where blind specialists work. Here you can buy a certificate for a restorative anti-stress massage. The office is located in Kyiv.

Within the social project, women with visual impairments can take free massage courses and learn the necessary techniques. Some stay to work in Tara's Eyes, some go to other salons or open their salons.

The massage in Tara's Eyes is done according to the author's technique, designed to help a woman feel her body better, relax and feel harmony. We think it is worth starting the new year with these feelings!

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  • Pastila from Velina

Velina craft rolls & snacks is a pastila made by a single mother. Although the words "healthy sweets" aren't so common, Velina   "introduced" them to each other.

For women, you can buy whole sets, where there will be ten flavors, and you can choose several. Though it will be difficult to choose. Among the range are pastilas with nuts, cocoa, and plums, with grapefruit, pomegranate, apple, and almonds… There are a bunch of them!

Velina herself says that she doesn't like to cook, but she treats the pastila differently and says that it's not food but a human relationship. The artist raises two daughters herself and thanks to her pastila work, she can be with children, not in the office. In the future, the entrepreneur plans to expand production and attract other single mothers.

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  • In every sense, good pastries from Good Bread

Good Bread  is a bakery that employs people with mental disabilities. Reading the list of delicious bakery products is tasty already. Only among the cakes, there are carrot, pumpkin, chocolate-banana, chocolate-cherry, lavender, orange-ginger, and, of course, a Christmas cake!

Some bakers have a mental disability that, despite prejudice, doesn't prevent them from working. Talking about one of his chefs on his website, Good Bread writes: "He can dress himself, cook, work, dream, grieve and take offense. He can do anything."

In the bakery, you can not only buy cupcakes, baskets, cakes, or croissants for yourself and as a gift, but also buy a pending cupcake. This means that you pay for pastries for a hospice, neurology boarding school, cancer institute, or other places where there's often a lack of warmth. And it will cost you 230 hryvnias.

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  • "3 After Midnight" is not time, but something more

3 After Midnight is a museum where tours take place in complete darkness. Here you can book a walk in the dark for one person or the entire company, a date for two in the dark, and even a "Feel Kyiv" tour. There are some suggestions for children.

This museum employs visually impaired people and helps visitors to calm down in the dark to sharpen other feelings. "3 after midnight" is the only museum of this type in Ukraine.

You can also order the "Dinner in the Dark" service and spend the evening without light, with delicious food and live music. And the money for your dinner will go to excursions in the dark for children. Rubryka has already written about the museum, more about its activities can be found here.

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  • Sugar-free and healthy: gifts from FrontMed

FrontMed is a production of natural sweets and honey desserts from ATO veterans and their families. Here you can order desserts for every day and as a gift, New Year's or themed boxes, pastilles, herbal tea, and even candles made of beeswax.

The business started in 2017. Its main idea is to help former ATO members with employment and help their families. FrontMed is actively working on its recipes and has an individual approach to forming gift boxes.

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  • VBRANI та зігріті

VBRANI is knitwear from grannies from a geriatric boarding house in the Lviv region. Here you can buy hats, scarves, socks, and slippers.

The project's craftspeople are five elderly women, all of whom are engaged in their favorite needlework, and volunteers of the  "Old Age for Joy" charity organization help them sell products.

In addition, grandmothers are involved in charity. They are actively knitting things for children with cancer and orphanage students. They also make symbolic toy octopuses for babies born prematurely.

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  • "Butterfly": things from women to women

Butterfly is a studio where women who have suffered from domestic violence can work. Designer jackets, shirts, dresses, scarves, and even tablecloths, a lot of stylish things, are on the page of the studio!

The company operates in Lviv and employs women who find themselves in crisis centers and shelters fleeing domestic violence. Here you can buy ready-made things and sew them to order. All masters have undergone specialized training and work on modern technology.

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Does it work?

Yes. On the pages of these social businesses and in publications about them, you can find stories of people whose hands create the perfect gifts. By buying their products, you will not only please those who receive them but also add a little faith in the better to those who create them.

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