Empower Women - Educate Children - Enhance Health for All
Location:
Salt Lake City, Utah
Country:
United States
Web Site:
www.ofdc.org
501c3 Org.?:
Yes
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Biography
We are a volunteer-powered nonprofit organization focused on providing assistance to women and children in rural Kenya.
Visit our website at www.ofdc.org and follow our blog at www.ofdcorg.blogspot.com.
My Purpose
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.
Description: Health care in developing countries is virtually nonexistent. Nearly half the world's
child deaths occur in Africa due to malaria, AIDS and diarrheal diseases.
Your OFDC donation buys mosquito nets so children can sleep protected from
malaria-carrying mosquitoes. During the rainy season, ponds become mosquito breeding
grounds. Sadly, 90 children under the age of five die every day from malaria in Kenya
simply because their families cannot afford to purchase a net.
For as little as $5 - the price of a mosquito net-you can save the life of a child.
My progress: A $5.oo donation will buy one mosquito net to be shared by 2 to 4 children. There will
always be a need for mosquito nets, particularly in Africa.
We are specifically requesting 50 nets, which can protect up to 200 children from
contracting malaria.
This is a long term need assistance request .
My message:We appreciate your support! Your donation can save the life of a child!
Supporting Documentation: OFDC has the following documentation
Progress:
$ (0%)
Still needed: $1000
Request was active: 561 days
Request created: Jun 18th, 2009 | Request views: N/A | Request modified 3 time(s) | Last modified: Jun 18th, 2009
Help Getting Back to Work
Rejected
July 30, 2010
International Charity
Help Getting Back to Work
Description: $50 buys a school uniform and supplies for a child to go to school in Kenya - OR- $50 buys
10 mosquito nets so children can sleep protected from malaria carrying mosquitoes - OR -
$50 sends 10 women to training.
My progress:
This is a short term need assistance request .
My message:
Supporting Documentation: OFDC has the following documentation
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