Bag For A Bag - Our Charity Initiative with UWS

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Bag for a Bag.

Every bag or product over £30 purchased from Vida Vida donates a school bag to a child who would otherwise not have access to education. A partnership we have been proud to run since 2017.

Learn About United World Schools
2017
Partnership since
441
Schools supported
102,000+
Children reached
Children with Vida Vida school bags

How it began

A chance meeting on a Devon beach.

We are really proud of our long-term "Bag for a Bag" charity programme, which we have been running in collaboration with United World Schools since 2017.

We'd been looking for a charity to partner with for a few years, having previously supported UNICEF, when we wanted to find a smaller organisation where we felt our contribution could really make a difference.

On a windy Devon beach, whilst Matt (Mr. Vida Vida) was on a kitesurfing lesson, he crossed paths with someone enthusiastically talking about a charity called United World Schools in Cambodia. They explained that school bags give children an identity within their school — as well as keeping their books safe — but were a significant expense for the charity with 10,000 pupils and growing.

It felt like the perfect fit. Within no time we had developed a great relationship with United World Schools, and the idea of "Bag for a Bag" was born.

United World Schools children

United World Schools · Cambodia

441
Schools supported across South-East Asia
102,000+
Previously out-of-school children reached
4
Countries: Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal & Madagascar
2008
Year United World Schools was founded
United World Schools

About the charity

Quality education for every child.


UWS is a global charity ending education poverty in some of the world's most remote and underserved places. They believe that every child, wherever they live, deserves the chance to learn, imagine and shape their own future.

Since 2008, UWS have been building and supporting community schools in Cambodia, Nepal, Myanmar and Madagascar. As of 2026, they have supported a total of 441 schools, serving over 102,000 children with quality education.

With the support of partners like Vida Vida, UWS will continue to scale up their school development projects.


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What your purchase does

Every bag tells two stories.

For every bag — or any product over £30 — purchased from Vida Vida, we donate a school bag to a child who would not previously have had access to education.

School bags give children a sense of identity and belonging within their school community, as well as a safe place to keep their books and learning materials.

Every time you use your Vida Vida bag or accessory, you can imagine the adventures the school bag you helped provide is going on too.

How it works

Simple. Automatic. Meaningful.

01
You buy a bag

Purchase any bag or product over £30 from Vida Vida — in any colour, style or size, personalised or not.

02
We make the donation

Automatically, with every qualifying order, we donate a school bag to United World Schools on your behalf. No extra steps needed.

03
A child gets an education

Your bag reaches a child in a remote community in Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal or Madagascar — helping them access the education they deserve.

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