Christmas 2026
Weld Stories’ Ethical Gift Guide
Our roundup of 15 amazing brands and social enterprises doing incredible work. If you’re looking for Christmas presents that do good and are good to unwrap, we’ve got you.
Sammy’s World of Colour
SAMBRELLA Mini Khaki Camo
Designed by Sammy, who has Mosaic Down syndrome. Every umbrella sold supports women and children escaping domestic violence through the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter.
$40Shop now
Good Citizens
Newport Sunglasses
Born in 2018 when Harry (8) and Archie (6) got upset about plastic waste. Made only from 100% recycled materials, built to last, and dispatched from Sydney by a team of people with disabilities and their carers.
$169Shop now
The Social Outfit
Silk Square Scarf – Cosmic Bloom
A fashion social enterprise creating work and training for people from refugee and new migrant backgrounds.
$159Shop now
WAGEC
‘This is what resistance looks like’ cap
Story to come.
TBCLink coming soon
Alepp Handcrafted Soap
Aleppo Soap with 12% Laurel Berry Oil
100% of profits go to programs supporting people seeking asylum and refugees, via the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.
$45 3 packShop now
FUCA Organic
The Power of Ten Ceramide Repair Oil
FUCA donates over $20,000 of product each year, through Sparkle Therapy, to people undergoing chemotherapy. Founder Jess drew on Breast Cancer Network Australia’s resources during her own diagnosis, and the brand’s support grew from there.
$85Shop now
Kakadu Kitchen x OzHarvest
Conscious Drink: Alcohol-Free Sparkling Wine Alternative
Every bottle funds two meals for people in need via OzHarvest, and every case plants an edible native seedling in remote Indigenous communities in the NT. The front label is by Bininj artist Trentin Rasmussen.
$60 for two bottlesShop now
Queer Food
78ers Colour-Changing Tea
A social enterprise making food that celebrates LGBTQIA+ stories and helps improve access to gender-affirming care.
$20Shop now
Made for Change
Chilli Achar, Medium
A chilli achar with a social enterprise heart: 50% of profits go to charities supporting women facing domestic violence.
$19.95Shop now
Palestine Fair Trade Australia
Boustany by Sami Tamimi
A non-profit social enterprise and registered charity importing ethically sourced, fair trade products from Palestine.
$55Shop now
Indigenous Literacy Foundation
No Way Yirrikipayi!
Community-led and responding to requests from remote Communities, ILF delivers culturally relevant books and helps Communities create and publish their own stories in the languages of their choice.
$23Shop now
Numbulwar Numburindi Arts
DIY Weaving Kit
Numbulwar’s first art centre, established in 2019 and 100% owned and controlled by the community. Its artists marry naturally dyed, locally harvested pandanus with bright ghost nets retrieved from the shoreline.
$60Shop now
APY Collective
Ngura Pulka – Epic Country Catalogue
From the APY Art Centre Collective, which represents Anangu artists of the APY Lands.
$80Shop now
Ocean Mind
This Must Be the Place, print by Kat Tillman
Ocean Mind runs surf therapy programs across Geelong, the Surf Coast and the Mornington Peninsula, pairing young people facing mental health challenges, isolation or disability 1-on-1 with trained local mentors.
$50Shop now
House of Darwin
Hoop Dreams Basketball
The House of Darwin Foundation backs sport, education and social initiatives in the Territory. Hoop Dreams refurbishes community basketball courts with community-led murals, creating spaces that support health and wellbeing.
$70Shop now
One more thing
Can’t decide? Give a gift card.
The Social Studio is a not-for-profit fashion school, manufacturer and store in Collingwood that educates, employs and empowers people from refugee and new migrant backgrounds. Every purchase helps build the next opportunity.