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Day 23: A pile of poo

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By Rebekah White

Oxfam Unwrapped features gifts that'll get people talking ...

Don't let the name fool you, this is no crappy gift! In rural East Timor, very few people have access to electricity, yet bio-gas is a low-cost, renewable source of energy. So with your help, communities can power their homes with the waste from their cows.

This and many other gifts-with-a-twist can be found on the Oxfam Unwrapped website. Snap up a farmer's pack of animals, a flock of ducklings or some organic seeds and get your do-goodin' for 2012 off to a good start.

Here's just some of the many presents on offer ...

 

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