Last-minute Christmas gifts: eco and charity

You’ll never get stuck with a dead phone again with this emergency battery and charger.
Solar iPhone charger, £4.49, order by 19 Dec
Buy online at digitaldaffodil.co.uk Photograph: Staff and agencies

Tuberculosis poses a great threat to poor communities in Burma – your World Vision gift will provide a simple means of combating the disease. The person you’re buying this for gets an explanatory gift card.
TB screening kit, £5, order by 20 Dec
Buy online at musthavegifts.org Photograph: Tetra Images / Alamy/www.alamy.com

This Age UK gift supports an elderly person in an impoverished country by giving them these chicks – 20 future chickens and countless eggs. The e-card option allows you to order until Christmas Eve.
A clutch of 20 chicks, £7, order by 24 Dec
Buy online at cowsnthings.org.uk Photograph: RubberBall / Alamy/www.alamy.com

With an Oxfam Unwrapped gift you’ll be contributing towards setting up or maintaining a clean water supply for people who need it. A gift card is sent out explaining the scheme.
Safe water for 10 people, £9, order by 22 Dec
Buy online at oxfam.org.uk Photograph: Staff and agencies

This gift goes towards protecting the tiniest of creatures and the ancient Amazon rainforest they inhabit. Recipients will be sent an explanatory email.
Love bug, £9, order by 24 Dec
Buy online at greenpeacegiving.org.uk Photograph: Chris Mattison / Alamy/www.alamy.com

A refillable, chemical-free product for the cycling fanatic in your life – citrus extracts and coconut oil will keep their trusty steed sparkling.
Eco bike cleaner, £9.18, order by 22 Dec
Reader offer: enter the code GUARD125 for a 7.5% discount on all online Nigel’s Ecostore products. Valid until 31 Dec
Buy online at nigelsecostore.com Photograph: Staff and agencies

Stylish, lightweight and dishwasher- and microwave-safe, this is the ultimate takeout cup. Also comes in large for fans of the venti.
KeepCup, £9.25 (small)/£9.75 (medium), order by 20 Dec
Buy online at designmuseumshop.com Photograph: Staff and agencies

A cute little purse of organic cotton – part of the sale proceeds goes towards funding Unicef’s work with vulnerable children around the world.
Organic pouch, £9.95, order by 20 Dec
Buy online at shop.unicef.org.uk Photograph: Staff and agencies

This designer tea towel is destined for life beyond the kitchen. Once it’s served its dish-drying purpose, follow the instructions to turn it into a cushion. Part of the proceeds goes towards the RSPCA.
Fox tea towel and cushion, £10, order by 21 Dec
Buy online at gifts.rspca.org.uk Photograph: Staff and agencies

Just the thing for whoever sent you the viral video of the snoring dormouse the other day. (Haven’t seen it? Hit YouTube now ...) These secretive creatures are declining in numbers because of loss of habitat – this gift will help the Kent Wildlife Trust ensure their protection. The recipient will be sent a card.
Sponsor a dormouse, £10, order by 19 Dec
Buy online at ethicalgiftideas.org.uk Photograph: Arco Images GmbH / Alamy/www.alamy.com

Gorgeous designs made of flat recycled and recyclable steel, painted in bold, matt colours. By day, the battery charges by solar power. By night, the backlit shapes cast enchanting shadows.
Solar animal night lights, £25.99, order by 22 Dec
Reader offer enter the code GUARD125 for a 7.5% discount on all online Nigel’s Ecostore products. Valid until 31 Dec
Buy online at nigelsecostore.com Photograph: Staff and agencies

A good pair of wheels is an invaluable means of transport that can make a huge difference in poor communities fighting Aids. It can help a patient reach their clinic to collect medication or a health volunteer reach those who aren’t able to leave their homes. Choose the e-card option to send information about the project to the person you’ve bought this gift for.
A new bicycle, £50, order by 24 Dec
Buy online at worldgifts.cafod.org.uk Photograph: Andrew Twort / Alamy/www.alamy.com