Three Las Vegas nonprofits turning donations into meals, clinic care, and Ukrainian orphanage aid

At Galeya Rogdha School, a daily meal now reaches children who often had only a biscuit and water after walking more than an hour to class. That concrete intervention points to the work of three Las Vegas nonprofits abroad: Abundance International supports Ukrainian orphanages, Bakashana helps young women stay in school in Zambia, and Engera backs rural health care in Ethiopia.

Abundance International stays with Ukrainian children after the cameras move on

Abundance International Inc Abundance International Inc has been based in North Las Vegas since 2006. Its work in Ukraine centers on supplies, medical support, and orphanage renovations.

The organization supports orphanages in Ukraine with food, medicine, diapers, cleaning supplies, physical therapy equipment, and renovations. It also supports displaced Ukrainian refugees with housing and other necessities outside Ukraine. Those supplies help caregivers manage daily feeding and washing, including special-food preparation and physical therapy.

Children with severe physical or mental disabilities cannot simply be relocated out of danger, so caregivers provide daily care, including medicines, every day. The war makes that care harder.

Marcum Davis writes, “The news media may have forgotten the fate of these children, but you have not.”

That line works because the organization’s own reporting backs it up. Abundance International says that since the beginning of the war, it has offered help to 16 facilities. Over 18 months, the group reports it continued taking care of 752 orphans and disabled orphans. It also says it supported 12 families with temporary adopted children and 4 medical facilities for children over that period.

Children from the orphanages Abundance supports have been sent to Okhmatdyt Hospital in Kyiv for open-heart surgeries, cleft palate surgeries, and other specialized care, according to the organization. Abundance provides transportation, housing, and medical costs for staff and volunteers, along with translation and liaison services needed to work with the orphanages.

For donors ready to help, the immediate asks are more useful than a general appeal. Right now, the group lists food needs like potatoes, cabbage, carrots, onions, oranges, bananas, bell peppers, lemons, and apples, along with emergency aid for a host family in Kherson whose home was destroyed and a roof replacement for the Chernihiv orphanage.

A donation of listed produce helps stock meals for children in Ukrainian orphanages, while emergency aid can help a displaced family or a damaged orphanage roof.

Bakashana pairs scholarships with community support

Bakashana Bakashana began in 2010 as a collaboration between Zambian Head Teacher Christopher Chileshe, U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer Claire Albrecht, and her father, William Albrecht, to help young women in rural Zambia who had completed grade 7 but lacked the resources for secondary school. Its center of gravity is Kasama, Zambia, where the Resource Center provides free computer and literacy classes, English instruction, a library, and a safe space for young women and community members.

Scholarships remain Bakashana’s entry point for young women from rural areas who have completed grade 7 and have the grades to continue, but lack the money or family resources for secondary school. Ruth Katongo, the organization’s first university graduate, attended Kasama Girls School with Bakashana’s support and earned strong grades. The Resource Center and free health services extend that support beyond school fees.

Christine Chileshe returned to Kasama after graduating in 2012 and began facilitating exam-preparation sessions for grade 9 girls, turning her own progress into support for the next cohort.

Idah Chanda once walked more than two hours each way to school outside Kasama. Bakashana helped her move into better schooling, supporting her path toward university and her goal of becoming a doctor.

Bakashana reports that more than 250 secondary pupils and 50 tertiary pupils receive school sponsorship. More than 150 pupils also train annually in free computer classes at the Resource Center, while youth outreach reaches more than 3,500 people each year.

Co-founder and Programs Manager Ceciliah Lesho says, “I want all the girls out there to know that, it’s never too late!” Bakashana gives that message a practical foundation through school fees, Resource Center instruction, and health services.

If you want your donation to do something tangible, sponsor a young woman seeking scholarship support or help expand the Resource Center and health services. Bakashana is strongest when the gift is attached to the next step in a real student’s path.

Engera supports seven health facilities and reports measurable results

Engera Inc Engera Inc is the newest organization here, founded in 2022 and based in Las Vegas. It supports seven health facilities in Ethiopia’s Gurage Zone and parts of Oromia, giving donors a view of rural health care beyond a single clinic.

Before Engera’s support, Dawit worked in the fields for a daily wage. A scholarship helped him earn a diploma from Hossana Health Science College, and he now works as a lab technician. Engera manages and supports seven health facilities in Ethiopia’s Gurage Zone and parts of Oromia. In 2024, according to Engera, those facilities saw 164,209 patients, supported 2,067 safe deliveries, and logged 2,777 antenatal care follow-up visits. The group also reports reaching 73,782 people through health education sessions.

Galeya Rogdha Clinic operated without reliable electricity for more than a decade. In November 2024, Engera says it helped inaugurate a solar power system there, improving lighting and conditions for childbirth.

Francesco Silenzi, the organization’s founding chair and a pediatrician, writes “Everyone has a right to access quality health care”. Engera puts that principle into practice by covering medicines and equipment, training health workers, and supporting facility operations.

Since February 2024, Engera says it has provided daily nutritious meals and regular health check-ups at Galeya Rogdha School, pairing food support with basic health care for schoolchildren.

Donors seeking health-system infrastructure can support Engera’s Galeya Rogdha outpatient clinic, staff scholarships, or the solar-powered well-pump upgrade. The work reaches patients through the facilities and services they use.

The takeaway: fund the route you can picture

Engera’s Galeya Rogdha well pump currently needs repair and a solar-powered upgrade.

The three routes are food and emergency support in Ukraine, school access in Zambia, and health-system infrastructure in Ethiopia.