Christmas is the time for giving and, what with being wrapped up in trying to figure out what the top gifts for explorers are or which drinks to stock your superyacht bar with, it can be easy to forget that not everyone will be having such a festive season. This year make every present count with our edit of the best philanthropic and charitable Christmas gifts.

(Belvedere) Red vodka, £38, Belvedere at Clos19

50% of proceeds donated to Global Fund to help fight AIDS/HIV in Africa

Sterling silver and ceramic bracelet, $580, ring, $560, and necklace, $620, Bvlgari

A portion of proceeds from the sale of each item is donated to fund Save the Children's projects helping society's most vulnerable young people

Freedom For All organic T-shirt, £40, Beulah

All profits will be donated to Every Child Protected Against Trafficking to support young people in the UK who have been victims of human trafficking

Ark sculpture animals, POA, Marni (available from December)

A portion of proceeds will be donated to Piccolo Principe S.C.S Onlus' La casa sull’albero project supporting adoption and foster care programmes in Milan

Alphabet bracelet in 18ct gold vermeil and mother-of-pearl, £150, Tessa Packard

20% of the proceeds from each sale will be donated to the National Osteoporosis Society

Capri Emerald sunglasses, £179, Golden Hour at Seekers of Design

10% of all profits are donated to Mercy Ships to support projects providing sight-saving surgery, eye protection and training for doctors and nurses in Madagascar, Cameroon and Benin.

Art Partners annual membership, £2,500, Art Fund

All proceeds from Art Partner membership goes towards supporting museums and galleries throughout the UK. In return members are granted special access to private views, are able to meet artists in their studios and are invited to a host of other exclusive events.

Tourmaline Soror ring in 18 carat yellow gold, £1,490, Anabela Chan x The Sorority

20% of proceeds donated to Women for Women International to provide practical and moral support for female survivors of war

Hannah Martin Grand Explorer martini set, £695, Grey Goose at Selfridges

Contains: Wooden coffret, 70cl Grey Goose vodka, martini glasses, mixing glass, stirrer, olive picks, instruction book. £400 from each sale is donated to the Les Visionnaires Scholarship Fund to support art students at Central Saint Martin’s, London.

Body cream, £80, and body scrub, £75, SHE-Y

A percentage of all profits is donated to the Menaye Charity Organisation to help build schools in Ghana and create jobs for disadvantaged mothers

Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph Ocean Commitment II, POA, Blancpain

€1,000 from the sale of each watch will be donated to support oceanic environmental causes and every purchaser will become part of the Blancpain Ocean Commitment Circle

Roteck 2.0 men's training tights, £40, and Ruinette 2.0 women's leggings, £50, both Sundried

A portion of proceeds form every Sundried purchase is donated to Water for Kids and Surfers Against Sewage

Save the Forest eye palette, £76, Chantecaille at Net-A-Porter

A portion of all proceeds is donated to the Rainforest Alliance

London dry gin and sloe gin, from £30.90 each, Elephant Gin

15% of profits donated to Big Life Foundation, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and Space for Elephants to prevent poaching and help restore Africa's natural migratory routes for elephants