"Baal" means "Child", "Dan" means "Donation".
Mission: To help street children, slum children, and orphans in India as directly and efficiently as possible, while investing in ways to provide these children with an education.

We're working with schools, orphanages, NGO's and projects to help impoverished children. Baal Dan is a US-based, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with no religious intent or bias.

From the Founder:
I started Baal Dan after volunteering at Mother Teresa's orphanage
in Calcutta in 2005. I saw many children, even babies, who lived on the streets. Begging, sleeping on pavements, foraging through trash looking for things to play with.

I was surprised at how these little street urchins were so playful
even though they live in extreme poverty.

Did you know that $1 = 47 rupees?
That's enough to buy a meal. A book. A toy.

We can leverage the power of our dollar to give these children simple things to make their lives easier and give them more of a childhood.

I started Baal Dan to help children in need.
Please help me to make a difference in even one child's life.

Thank you,

Tanya Pinto, Founder

Baal Dan will continue to provide grants for feeding programs, supplies and education in 2009. I do have a long-term goal for the next 3 years that involves providing a major grant to build a school in India for street children and impoverished children.

A school where any child can get educated free of charge, learn vocational skills and get a hot meal as well as medical treatment. Education is the only way to break the cycle of poverty and this school would provide free education to the poorest of the poor.

I hope you will be touched by the work that Baal Dan does and will help me to continue my mission. Thank you so much for your support.

Tanya Pinto, Founder of Baal Dan Charities

* All donations are tax deductible. Baal Dan is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity.