Today is #GivingTuesday! The holidays are important for Baal Dan Charities because that is when the majority of our funds come in. Please make a donation at www.baaldan.org - every dollar counts for us and we do our best to ensure it goes to children in need - without admin costs. Thank you so much for your support. 

The month of December usually flies by so we wanted to send just one message this month to ask you to please remember to donate to Baal Dan!

Almost all the funds we raise come in over the holidays - it is a critical time for us to fill our funds to help keep feeding and supporting children in need.

From Ethiopia to India, Ukraine, Nepal and South Africa, we help grassroots projects and local NGOs with life-saving grants for food, supplies and education.

Consider giving a one-time donation, signing up to be a monthly donor for 2026 or asking your company to make a match!

Every dollar counts and we make our funds stretch as far as they can to help as many little ones as possible with virtually no overhead unlike many other organizations.

We have children in South Africa with special needs that we provide uniforms and daily food to each year. This small center is a lifeline of support and hope for children living in extreme poverty.

We have children in India and Nepal that are orphans or have special needs that we provide daily food, supplies, education and more. It only takes $50 a month to feed each child for a month. Their smiles say it all! 

We have boys in Nepal we support with daily food, counselling and education to help them build resilience and hope as they recover from trauma, abuse and neglect.

This Thanksgiving, we are deeply grateful for you. Your generosity has brought hope and nourishment to children who need it most.

Because of your support we have helped hundreds of little ones in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, South Africa and Ukraine. Thank you for choosing to make a difference. You remind us that gratitude is not just a feeling—it’s an action. From all of us at Baal Dan, we wish you and your loved ones a joyful Thanksgiving filled with warmth, peace, and abundance. With heartfelt thanks to you and all our amazing volunteers and sponsors.

From baking to races, our little ones and young adults with special needs get so much support through the Lighthouse Stimulation Center in South Africa. We have been providing grants to Lucille and the team there for many years and I just love getting their updates and reports on how they spend our grant right down to detailed receipts. When you give to Baal Dan you will always know where your money goes. 

​As Thanksgiving approaches, many of us are making lists and preparing for gathering and special meals with family and friends. It is a wonderful holiday where we intentionally focus on what we are grateful for - especially when there are so many ion the world who have so little.

This Thanksgiving, please help us provide more food for a child in need.

A donation of just $50 provides 3 meals a day for a month for a child living in an orphanage in India, Nepal or Bangladesh. With exchange rates and efficient trustworthy partners we make every dollar stretch so that our little ones have the food they need to survive and thrive!

Did you know that Baal Dan provides funding for the DAILY food of 1,600 children? And that is because of your generosity.

No donation amount is too small - we make every dollar count.

100% of your donation goes directly to feed children because Baal Dan is run by volunteers that subsidize all the administrative costs of running this charity.

Thank you so much James Whaley (OvationMR), Steve Quirk (Marketing Research Education Foundation MREF). It was an honor to share the stage with you at #ESOMAR and share this message on the impact of charitable giving! Grateful thanks to you both and all the MREF Board members (Steve Schlesinger, Anne Brown, Brad Larson just to name a few :-) for all your support of little ones in need through Baal Dan Charities! 👏

Check out the presentation in full length here (https://youtu.be/e_AcaPL-wsg?si=TidMoHIgFKGtrs4I​) or below for shorter length.

And as always, thanks to Quan CM Tran for the editing!

Thanks to you were able to fill up our $5,000 fund to provide 100 children with an education stipend of $50 each in 2026 through our partnership with Orphan’s Aid Society.

These children have been orphaned or impacted by war in Ukraine and they use their $50 stipend for items like textbooks, winter coats and school supplies. Every dollar counts and the stipend helps to support them staying in school.

100% of your donation goes directly to help children because Baal Dan is run by volunteers that subsidize all the administrative costs of running this charity.

​Below is a thank you note from one of the children who receives the education stipend of $50; Evhen in Ukraine. 

Since the war started in Ukraine over 3 years ago, we have been providing orphans with education stipends to help them stay in school.

For the last 3 years, we provided an education stipend of $50 per child for school supplies for 100 children orphaned or impacted by the war in Ukraine through our partnership with Orphan’s Aid Society.

We would like to continue this program and raise at least $5,000 by this Friday at 5 pm EST.

The $50 per child stipend covers items like textbooks, a winter coat, a bus pass - all to help them stay in school.

100% of your donation goes directly to these children because Baal Dan is run by volunteers that subsidize all the administrative costs of running this charity.


Below is a thank you note from one our little ones, Darnya in Ukraine.
In 2025, we provided an education stipend of $50 to Darnya who lost her father in the war in Ukraine in 2022 through our partnership with Orphan’s Aid Society.