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Our story

Team Hope’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal is an annual campaign that delivers gifts straight into the hands of children affected by poverty. Often these shoebox gifts are the only gift that a child will receive at Christmas and the joy that they bring is incredible. Since 2010, with your help, we have delivered over 2.8 million Shoebox gifts to Vulnerable Children across the world.

Ways to give your shoeboxes

  • Build your own shoebox

    Follow our simple steps to filling your shoebox and making your shoebox gift the best it can be!

  • Build a shoebox online

    Using our online box builder you can build and donate your Christmas shoebox ONLINE!

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Thank You!

Thank you so much! You have made 171,593 children smile.

Beyond the Box

Christmas Shoeboxes are on their way to their forever homes!
Continue making a difference in children’s lives by donating to our long-term work today.

See where your shoeboxes have gone!

Your Christmas Shoeboxes have gone to children in 13 countries across Africa and Eastern Europe. Find out where yours has gone here.

Download Resources

Download all of our resources for schools, businesses and churches here

Flat Pack Shoeboxes

This year flat pack shoeboxes are available for purchase from Team Hope in bundles of 50 to make it easier for your business/group to take part.

Shoebox stories

Where Your Christmas Shoeboxes Went

Behind each destination on this list is a child who felt remembered, valued and loved. Your support helped deliver not just a present, but a moment of joy, dignity and hope that will be carried long after Christmas Day.
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Elizabeth & Aida

Elizabeth in Malawi is the mother of Aida and Madaliso who received Christmas Shoeboxes all the way from Ireland in 2024. Elizabeth is also part of a piggery project started by Team Hope’s partners in her area. The profits will allow her to feed her children regularly, buy small livestock, repair their home, and most importantly, send Aida and Madaliso back to school. They dream of becoming a teacher and a doctor. 
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2024 Christmas Shoebox Appeal: THANK YOU!

In 2024, with your help, we sent an incredible 171,675 Christmas Shoebox gifts to children across 13 countries in Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. Here you can read the stories from some of the children, see how much your Christmas Shoebox gift really meant to them and how it brought joy, happiness and hope to their lives.
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Flat pack shoeboxes

Can’t find a shoebox?

This year flat pack shoeboxes are available for purchase from Team Hope in bundles of 50 to make it easier for your business/group to take part.

Get involved by using our campaign hashtags #MakeAChildSmile #ChristmasShoeboxAppeal
#EveryBoxCounts