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Anyone looking to donate crypto to Uganda should know that the country is one of the world’s largest hosts of refugees. According to UNHCR, Uganda was hosting 1,999,576 refugees and asylum-seekers as of 31 March 2026. Just over half (1,042,204, or 52%) came from South Sudan and a third (657,223, or 33%) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with smaller numbers from Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia.
Most of these families live in settlements alongside Ugandan host communities, and health services there have come under strain. UNHCR’s March 2026 fact sheet notes that the number of operational refugee health facilities fell from 101 in 2024 to 89 in the first quarter of 2026. In August 2025 the UN warned, as reported by Anadolu Agency, that Uganda’s refugee response was only 2% funded and that, as food, water and medicine supplies shrank, malnutrition among children under five was rising.
Basic health posts are often the first and closest place where refugees and their neighbours can see a nurse, get medicines or have a child checked. Keeping them supplied and staffed is one practical way to support people who have rebuilt their lives in Uganda.
Our work in Uganda
US$119,692 distributed since 2021
Since 2021, DonateCrypto donors have directed US$119,692 to work in Uganda through 1 cause. The partner organisation was checked and verified by our team before receiving any grant.
Causes you can support in Uganda
Refugee Settlement Health Posts
This cause funds medical supplies and staff at health posts in Ugandan settlements that host refugees from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Grants help keep these posts stocked and staffed so that refugees, and the host communities living around them, can get basic care close to home.
South Sudanese and Congolese refugees together make up around 85% of the almost two million people Uganda hosts (UNHCR, March 2026), while the number of operational refugee health facilities dropped from 101 in 2024 to 89 in early 2026.
Organisation handling the funds
Medical Teams International Uganda
- Type: International NGO (country office)
- Registration: 93-0878944 (IRS EIN (parent: Medical Teams International, US))
- Founded: 2004
- Headquarters: Kampala
- ✓ Verified by our team on 11 July 2026
Major health partner running health centres in Uganda’s refugee settlements.
Track record: As of 2024 Medical Teams International had provided health care to refugees and host communities in Uganda for 20 years, including at Elegu, Nyumanzi Transit Centre and Kiryandongo.
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 Medical Teams International Uganda by bank transfer, into its registered bank account. The organisation never needs a crypto wallet.
How to donate crypto to Uganda in 3 steps
- Choose a cause and enter the amount you want to give.
- Pick your cryptocurrency and send it to the verified wallet address shown.
- Paste your transaction ID — we confirm it on the blockchain and email your receipt.
Transparency
Every confirmed donation can be checked 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 any grant.
If you would like to help keep health care within reach in the country’s refugee settlements, you can donate crypto to Uganda in a few minutes. Every gift, large or small, is confirmed on the blockchain and passed on as a grant.
Frequently asked questions
How do I donate crypto to causes in Uganda?
Choose one of the causes in Uganda on this page, enter the amount you want to give and select your cryptocurrency. Send it to the verified wallet address shown, then paste your transaction ID so we can confirm the donation 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). Pick the coin when you set up your donation and the matching verified wallet address will be shown.
Are there any fees?
DonateCrypto charges no platform fee. The only cost is the standard network fee of the blockchain you send on, which goes to the network rather than to us.
How does the money reach the organisation working in Uganda?
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?
DonateCrypto is a program of Global Relief Group, a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 27-3281810), so gifts may be tax-deductible for US donors. If you live outside the United States, please check the rules that apply where you pay tax.
Last reviewed: 9 October 2026 · Written by the DonateCrypto team