You may be thinking about ethical and sustainable gifts for your friends and family.

The Shared Interest gift pack is the new way to open a Shared Interest Account. Open an account on behalf of a loved one for a minimum of £100 and give them the opportunity to help fair trade farmers and handicraft producers in the developing world.

The account holder can invest further funds up to the account maximum of £20,000. Withdrawals can be made whenever they want and they will receive regular statements detailing their transactions as well as regular updates on the producer groups that their funds are helping.

The gift box itself tells the story of Shared Interest and comes with a card from handmade card producers, Cards from Africa.

The cards, including the paper are handmade in Rwanda using recycled paper form local office waste. All cards are handcrafted by young people who have lost their parents to conflict or disease. The sale of the cards empowers these young people to provide education, food and shelter for their brothers and sisters.

To find out more about opening an account on behalf of others please contact membership on 0191 233 9102 or email membership@shared-interest.com

To order your gift pack please download the application form or request an application form to be posted to you below, fill it in and send it off to us making sure you have selected the correct occasion and ensuring that you have signed the bottom of the form.