Thanks for the replies, I ended up calling my dad (they are his girls) and asking him what he thought. He thought it was a great idea, and said they would really appreciate it as they had watched something on tv about it recently. Also the oldest one has since said she would love to come with me on one of my trips to Africa to volunteer, so I have no doubt they will appreciate it. So I got them a goat! I did it through Oxfam, (thanks Audax!) even though they don't list Tanzania (country close to my heart) as one of the countries they assist in, but the World Vision website wasn't working for me. So anyway, I was telling my other two sisters about the goat gift and they also thought it was a great idea and even asked me to do the same for their kids! So in the end I bought 1 goat, 5 chickens, toys for kids in South Africa and a mozzie net for my mum. $140 to charity, no junk gifts, no waste, and everyone is happy