At Shop Naturally Healthy Households, we have a strong commitment in giving back to the community and to those that are less fortunate than ourselves. We not only want a healthier lifestyle for you and your family, but also for those who are unable to help themselves.

We are firm believers in 'paying it forward', so here's a brief summary of the charity work we do in the name of this business, our web design business Net Perceptions, and as private citizens.

Through World Vision, Shop Naturally Healthy Households sponsor a 10 year old girl from Zimbabwe. A small amount of the profits from each and every order go towards paying for this. As our sales grow, so will our level of support to World Vision.

• Did you know there are 900 million people in the world who do not have access to clean water?
• Did you know that 1.8 million people in the world die every year from diarrhoeal diseases (that's more than 3 every minute)?
• Did you know the average Australian uses 180 litres of water per day and that 1 in 5 people in the developing world struggle to find 20 litres of clean water?

When we read these statistics, we knew we had to do something to help. Spend 10 minutes browsing our website for a safe BPA Free Water Bottle and in this time, 34 people will die in the world from unclean drinking water.

Through World Vision, Shop Naturally Healthy Households give a regular monthly donation to the Water Health Life program. Feel good knowing that some of the proceeds from each water bottle that you buy from us will be helping a child in a third world country have access to clean drinking water too.

Kiva are a non-profit microcredit organisation who give out 'loans that changes lives'. 0% loans are provided to Low Income Entrepreneurs who could never get a loan from a bank or be able to afford the interest rates to pay it back. Actor Hugh Jackman is an avid supporter of microcredit.

We only joined Kiva at Christmas 2009, but we plan on frequently adding a new loans and reinvesting the money as the loans are paid back to us.

• Read more about Kiva
• View our lending portfolio

As private citizens, the owners of Shop Natually Healthy Households have been mentors in the Aunties & Uncles program since 2007. In this economic downturn, Aunties & Uncles are desperate for donations to keep this program alive, and right now, no new links can be made due to funding shortages.

If you don't have the time or the capacity to become mentors, please consider a small donation to this wonderful charity to give hope and a brighter future to children on our own shores.

Shop Naturally Healthy Households are a sponsor of the Central Coast Triathlon Club. The club has a strong focus on junior development and an ever increasing membership base, which is fantastic to see.

The owners of Shop Naturally are also heavily involved in the running of the club, in the roles of Publicity Officer, Timekeeping and also the development of new events including the recently added Gosford Twilight Aquathon over summer and a new Winter Cross Country Duathlon due to start in winter 2010.