Often it's the little things in developing countries - a little bit of knowledge, a trifling amount of money, a mosquito net, clean water - that go a long way in advancing human achievement and heading off negative impacts of mother nature.

The mission of the Opportunity Fund for Developing Countries (OFDC) is to open a channel of assistance to peoples of the developing world by offering microcredit and training to women, education assistance to children and basic health care to all.

OFDC works side-by-side with villagers to collaborate on locally identified problems and develop solutions that are felt long after we are gone. We currently are concentrating our efforts on Kenya. Past projects have been in Bolivia, Guatemala, Malawi and Nepal.

Our simple, fist-step solutions to end poverty are funded through tax-deductible donations from people like you and grants from foundations such as Sollatek, the Semnani Foundation, Sundance Family Foundation, the Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation, the Dr. Swanson Family Foundation, Iron Mountain Trust, Force for Good, and the A J Muste Memorial Institute