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Donate Crypto to Nigeria: 6 Verified Causes You Can Support

Donate Crypto for Nigeria: Girls' STEM Access Fund, TB Community Screening Program, School Sanitation Block Fund and 3 more causes

If you are looking to donate crypto to Nigeria, the causes below respond to needs that UN agencies have documented for years. UNICEF’s country director in Nigeria has said that no fewer than 10.5 million children in the country are out of school. For many girls, a lack of separate, safe toilets at school becomes another reason to drop out as they reach puberty.

Tuberculosis remains a major public health challenge. Drawing on the 2025 WHO Global TB Report, the WHO Regional Office for Africa estimates about 510,000 new TB cases in Nigeria each year, including 61,000 children. Detection has improved sharply, with reported cases rising from 106,533 in 2018 to 458,534 in 2025, yet about 63,000 cases still go undetected every year.

Other gaps concern infrastructure and opportunity: rural communities without reliable piped water, women entrepreneurs who receive only a small share of formal bank lending, and families living with sickle cell disease who need affordable screening and treatment. The six causes below are handled by Nigerian and international organisations that our team has verified.

Our work in Nigeria

US$441,629 distributed since 2021

6 causes

5 verified partner organisations2 of our listed causes are currently handled by 1 organisation.

Since 2021, DonateCrypto has distributed US$441,629 to causes in Nigeria. You can currently support 6 causes here, and each partner organisation handling the funds was verified by our team.

Causes you can support in Nigeria

Girls’ STEM Access Fund

This fund pays for coding and digital-skills classes for underserved girls in Lagos, held after school and on Saturdays. Girls learn by building projects with laptops and mentors, not just by reading. It responds to a context in which an estimated 10.2 million children in Nigeria remain out of school.

UNICEF reported in November 2025 that an estimated 10.2 million children in Nigeria are out of school, so giving girls extra chances to build STEM and digital skills matters for their future options.

Organisation handling the funds

Pearls Africa Foundation (GirlsCoding)

  • Type: Local NGO
  • Founded: 2012
  • Headquarters: Lagos
  • ✓ Verified by our team on 24 May 2026

Lagos nonprofit teaching coding and STEM skills to underserved girls.

Track record: Since launching GirlsCoding in November 2015, Pearls Africa Foundation has trained more than 200 girls in programming, UI design and animation, including girls from Lagos’s Makoko slum.

How the funds reach them: Donations are received in crypto into Global Relief Group’s verified wallets. Within 24 hours of confirmation, they are converted and sent to Pearls Africa Foundation (GirlsCoding) by bank transfer, into its registered bank account. The organisation never needs a crypto wallet.

$58,040 raised since 24 May 2026
Donors: 167
Raised in 2026: $58,040Goal for 2026: $300,000
Updated 28 October 2026

TB Community Screening Programme

This programme funds mobile X-ray screening units that travel to communities without access to formal TB diagnostic clinics. Screening people where they live helps find cases earlier so they can be referred for treatment. It responds to the large number of TB cases in Nigeria that are still not detected.

The WHO Regional Office for Africa estimates about 510,000 new TB cases in Nigeria each year and about 63,000 cases going undetected annually, which is the gap community screening aims to close.

Organisation handling the funds

KNCV Nigeria

  • Type: Local NGO
  • Founded: 2001
  • Headquarters: Abuja
  • ✓ Verified by our team on 7 October 2024

Runs community TB screening with mobile digital X-ray units.

Track record: KNCV’s Wellness on Wheels mobile digital X-ray units screened 16,206 people in Cross River State by April 2021, identifying 1,305 presumptive and 187 confirmed TB cases.

How the funds reach them: Donations are received in crypto into Global Relief Group’s verified wallets. Within 24 hours of confirmation, they are converted and sent to KNCV Nigeria by bank transfer, into its registered bank account. The organisation never needs a crypto wallet.

$69,625 raised since 7 October 2024
Donors: 216
Raised in 2026: $27,515Goal for 2026: $245,000
Updated 28 October 2026

School Sanitation Block Fund

This fund builds separate sanitation facilities for girls in public schools. Lack of private, safe toilets is a documented reason girls drop out of school at puberty. Female-friendly facilities help girls attend school every day of the month.

With UNICEF reporting at least 10.5 million children out of school in Nigeria, removing practical barriers such as missing toilets helps more girls stay in class.

Organisation handling the funds

WaterAid Nigeria

  • Type: International NGO (country office)
  • Registration: 288701 (Charity Commission for England and Wales (parent: WaterAid UK))
  • Founded: 1995
  • Headquarters: Abuja
  • ✓ Verified by our team on 29 April 2022

Builds female-friendly WASH facilities and toilets in Nigerian public schools, such as in Bwari (FCT) and in Lagos.

Track record: In February 2025 WaterAid Nigeria handed Oregun Junior High School in Lagos female-friendly toilets with a pad bank, a solar-powered borehole and handwashing stations.

How the funds reach them: Donations are received in crypto into Global Relief Group’s verified wallets. Within 24 hours of confirmation, they are converted and sent to WaterAid Nigeria by bank transfer, into its registered bank account. The organisation never needs a crypto wallet.

$75,835 raised since 29 April 2022
Donors: 751
Raised in 2026: $22,435Goal for 2026: $325,000
Updated 28 October 2026

Rural Water Access Fund

This fund pays for borehole construction in rural communities that lack reliable piped water. A borehole gives households a dependable water source near home. It reduces the time families spend fetching water from distant or unsafe sources.

Many rural communities in Nigeria are not served by reliable piped water infrastructure, so locally built boreholes are often the most practical source of safe water.

Organisation handling the funds

WaterAid Nigeria

  • Type: International NGO (country office)
  • Registration: 288701 (Charity Commission for England and Wales (parent: WaterAid UK))
  • Founded: 1995
  • Headquarters: Abuja
  • ✓ Verified by our team on 28 April 2023

WaterAid Nigeria works with state rural water agencies and communities to build and maintain water points and sanitation in rural areas.

Track record: In Enugu State in 2023, WaterAid Nigeria built motorized boreholes with kiosks serving over 2,000 people in Ukwuinyi and over 2,500 in Umuogili-Amufie.

How the funds reach them: Donations are received in crypto into Global Relief Group’s verified wallets. Within 24 hours of confirmation, they are converted and sent to WaterAid Nigeria by bank transfer, into its registered bank account. The organisation never needs a crypto wallet.

$55,080 raised since 28 April 2023
Donors: 88
Raised in 2026: $19,000Goal for 2026: $150,000
Updated 28 October 2026

Her Enterprise Fund

This fund provides small business loans to women entrepreneurs. Women-owned businesses receive only a small fraction of formal bank lending, which limits their ability to grow. Access to affordable credit helps them invest in stock, equipment and staff.

When women entrepreneurs cannot obtain formal bank credit, small loans from specialist lenders can be the difference between a business that stays small and one that grows.

Organisation handling the funds

Victory Empowerment Centre

  • Type: Local NGO
  • Founded: 2007
  • Headquarters: Lagos
  • ✓ Verified by our team on 18 December 2025

Nigerian microfinance institution providing loans to women entrepreneurs.

Track record: Operating since 2013 with a client base about 95% women and youth, the microfinance institution has disbursed over USD 14.6 million in loans with a 97% recovery rate (2026).

How the funds reach them: Donations are received in crypto into Global Relief Group’s verified wallets. Within 24 hours of confirmation, they are converted and sent to Victory Empowerment Centre by bank transfer, into its registered bank account. The organisation never needs a crypto wallet.

$78,015 raised since 18 December 2025
Donors: 347
Raised in 2026: $74,690Goal for 2026: $380,000
Updated 28 October 2026

Sickle Cell Research Fund

This fund supports research into affordable screening and treatment for sickle cell disease. Lower-cost approaches can make early diagnosis and care reachable for more families. Research findings can also inform how services are delivered.

Sickle cell disease is a lifelong condition, and affordable screening helps families know their status and seek care early.

Organisation handling the funds

Sickle Cell Hope Alive (SCHA) Foundation

  • Type: Local NGO
  • Registration: CAC/IT/NO 45557 (Corporate Affairs Commission (Nigeria))
  • Founded: 2012
  • Headquarters: Ibadan
  • ✓ Verified by our team on 22 December 2021

Nigerian foundation working to reduce the burden of sickle cell disease.

Track record: Founded in 2012, the foundation reports 5,000+ people screened across 100+ schools by 2022 and over $500K funded in research partnerships as of 2018.

How the funds reach them: Donations are received in crypto into Global Relief Group’s verified wallets. Within 24 hours of confirmation, they are converted and sent to Sickle Cell Hope Alive (SCHA) Foundation by bank transfer, into its registered bank account. The organisation never needs a crypto wallet.

$136,739 raised since 22 December 2021
Donors: 395
Raised in 2026: $34,500Goal for 2026: $325,000
Updated 28 October 2026

How to donate crypto to Nigeria in 3 steps

  1. Choose a cause and enter the amount you want to give.
  2. Pick your cryptocurrency and send it to the verified wallet address shown.
  3. Paste your transaction ID — we confirm it on the blockchain and email your receipt.

Transparency

Every confirmed donation can be viewed on a public block explorer, and you receive a receipt with a reference number. Each partner organisation is vetted and verified by our team before it receives a grant.

If you would like to help, you can donate crypto to Nigeria in a few minutes, using the coins you already hold. Every gift goes to a verified organisation working in the country.

Frequently asked questions

How do I donate crypto to causes in Nigeria?

Choose one of the six Nigerian causes on this page and enter your amount. Select your cryptocurrency, send it to the verified Global Relief Group wallet address shown, then paste your transaction ID so we can confirm it on the blockchain and email your receipt.

Which cryptocurrencies can I donate?

You can give in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), BNB, Solana (SOL), XRP, TRON (TRX) and Dogecoin (DOGE).

Do you charge a fee?

No platform fee is charged. You only pay the blockchain network fee to send your transaction.

How does the money reach organisations such as KNCV Nigeria or WaterAid Nigeria?

Your crypto arrives in Global Relief Group’s verified wallets. Within 24 hours of confirmation, it is converted and sent by bank transfer to the registered bank account of the partner organisation behind the cause you chose, so partners never need a crypto wallet of their own.

Is my donation tax-deductible?

It may be for US donors, because DonateCrypto is a program of Global Relief Group, a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donors in Nigeria or elsewhere should check their local rules.

Last reviewed: 9 October 2026 · Written by the DonateCrypto team

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