Christmas appeal 2026: school books, clothes and presents for over 300 children at our school and children’s home by Lake Victoria.
Run entirely by volunteers · 100% of your donation goes to the children
In short: Get It Done, a charity from Austria, is once again organising Christmas in 2026 for the children at its day school and children’s home in Bwembe on Lake Victoria, Uganda. With the donations we buy school books, clothes and presents for over 300 children. The charity is run entirely by volunteers – your donation goes straight to Uganda.
🎄 Christmas appeal 2026
For the 2026 Christmas appeal, Get It Done is buying three things for the children in Bwembe: school books, clothes and presents. School books, because in Uganda one book is often shared by several children and the new school year starts in February. Clothes, because with over 300 children they are always in short supply. And presents, because Christmas should simply be a joy, too.
There is no fixed package with a set price. All Christmas donations go into one pot, and everything is bought for all the children from it. How much each child receives depends on how much comes in. Every euro counts – including the small ones.
Christmas 2024 was a huge celebration: 270 children from the school in Bwembe and around 500 people from the surrounding villages joined in. There was food for everyone, the children performed dances and many moved up a class in a proper graduation ceremony. Even Ugandan television came and filmed a longer report. You can see the photos and the video in the post Big Christmas celebration.
“Despite €2,131, there is only about €8 left for each child, but it is still a lovely little success.”
A total of €2,131 was raised for the presents in 2024. That sounds like a lot, but with 270 children it comes to about €8 per child. We only bought useful things that the children really lack in everyday life:
The full list with all amounts is in the post Christmas presents for the kids.
Get It Done has no fixed price per child, because we do not pack individual parcels. As a guide: in 2024 it came to about €8 per child, made up of blankets, mosquito nets, hygiene items, clothes and biscuits. In 2026 school books are added. So you can give any amount – it is used together with all the other Christmas donations for all of the more than 300 children.
Uganda is a largely Christian country: around 84% of the population are Christians. Christmas is therefore a big celebration with church services, music and a shared meal. For the children, Christmas falls in the long school holidays in December and January – the Ugandan school year ends in late November. In Bwembe, meat is on the table only once or twice a year – which makes the festive meal all the more special.
You donate to Get It Done’s association account in Austria or via PayPal. Everything is bought locally in Uganda and handed out directly to the children in Bwembe. Afterwards we show on this website, with photos, what was bought and distributed – just as we did in 2024 with the full list. The charity is run entirely by volunteers, so there are no admin costs taken from your donation.
Poster: Christmas appeal 2026 for the children in Uganda
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Yes. Get It Done is collecting for Christmas in Bwembe, Uganda, again in 2026. We are buying school books, clothes and presents for over 300 children.
No, there is no fixed package. All Christmas donations go into one shared pot from which we buy for all the children. That way every child gets something, however much individual donors give.
By bank transfer to the association account (IBAN AT96 3632 2000 0018 9563, BIC RZTIAT22322) or via PayPal to office@verein-getitdone.org. Please write “Christmas” as the payment reference so we know what your donation is for.
No. Get It Done is not registered as a tax-privileged charity with the Austrian Ministry of Finance, so your donation cannot be deducted from your taxes.
Yes. After Christmas we show on the website, with photos, what was bought and handed out. In 2024 we published the full list of all items.
Yes, gladly. You can find information on corporate donations with a logo mention on the page Corporate donations, or write to us at office@verein-getitdone.org.
Responsible: Bernd Broschek, chairman of Verein Get It Done · last checked: 23 September 2026
Questions? Write to office@verein-getitdone.org
IBAN AT96 3632 2000 0018 9563 · BIC RZTIAT22322
Payment reference: Christmas · All ways to donate
