Asniya
Asniya’s mission is to inspire and empower underserved Native American children with medical knowledge and opportunities.
Asniya is a non-profit outreach program that recruits medical students to teach health and medicine to indigenous children. "Asniya interns" deliver dynamic hands-on classroom presentations to captivate children’s interest in medical science, disease prevention, and careers in health care. For more than 25 years Asniya has inspired Native youth while expanding the cultural awareness of future physicians.

Richard V. (Rick) Abdoo – Treasurer, Board Member since 2012

Rick Abdoo

Mr. Abdoo is a retired electrical engineer from Ford Motor Company, and has a small part-time business servicing pipe organs. He volunteers for several nonprofits and is currently the treasurer for three of them. Mr. Abdoo also has extensive exposure to the culture, conditions and challenges of the Lakota people on the Pine Ridge reservation.

"The path to one’s strength, pride, integrity, and wisdom often starts with a vision as a child. Our children may be granted visions in many ways. Often, it is through a teacher with a pure heart."
  • Asniya.org
    PO Box 746
    Rapid City, SD, 57709
    info@asniya.org