Our Work
Opening Village Doors Foundation is an international development 501 (c)(3) non-profit based in Grand Rapids, Michigan with a branch in Kenya. The organization was founded in 2009 on a principle; that the human spirit has potential given the opportunity to thrive.

Entrepreneurship

Opening Village Doors Foundation helps people help themselves by:

• Walking alongside the poor to help them get out of poverty through entrepreneurship
• Enabling individuals to start small businesses so that they can support their families and communities and get out of poverty
• Offering start up capital starting from $150 to $2,000 combined with training and case management to individuals to start income generating projects-micro businesses
• Helping individuals have access to tools and resources available to enable them to succeed in business and in life
• Empowering individuals through training that range from business planning writing, financial literacy, group management, savings management, supply chain management and other tools that help them succeed in business and in life
• Collaborating with others to address systematic problems like health, education and poverty

Student Scholarship

Never before have so many children been out of school at the same time, disrupting learning and upending lives, especially the most vulnerable and marginalized. The government of Kenya, Invests
more in the schools located in the cities, and very little for the schools in rural regions. On the first day of school, it has been observed that more than 15% of the students are absent because of the lack of tuition of basic education materials due to the poverty level even though the government touts it as free education.

In the year 2022, with your help we sponsored 11 children ( 8 in high school and 3 elementary) with a plan to sponsor 15-20 more kids in 2023. To find out how you can help send us an email at Fred@openingvillagedoors.org. You can sponsor one child or more per year as you are able. Help us fight poverty through education.