It’s nice to find items whose purchase does more than make you feel good. Bead for Life works with Ugandan women to turn recycled paper into beads for jewellery. Their motto is “eradicating poverty one bead at a time”. The women are paid for their labour and 100 per cent of net profits are reinvested back into local Ugandan communities.

This is a bracelet designed for men but fairly unisex looking to me. And for USD $15, how can you go wrong?