CFK Africa empowers youth in slums. We envision a future where a generation of healthy, educated, and innovative youth in informal settlements become visionary leaders and change-makers, facilitated by digital connectivity.
In these communities, residents lack access to quality health care, proper nutrition, and adequate sanitation, leaving them susceptible to preventable diseases.
Limited access to quality education and economic advancement opportunities, high levels of unemployment, and gender inequity further impede individual and community progress. Though residents are talented, resilient, and entrepreneurial, many lack the opportunities needed to break the cycle of poverty. We’re changing that narrative.
For over 20 years, we’ve worked with residents of informal settlements to improve health, education, and economic outcomes in their communities.
Thanks to these collaborations, we are able to identify the most pressing challenges in each community through participatory research, build the capacity of local health and education systems, develop youth leaders, and drive change from within.
Current insights, updates, and perspectives from our community.
"Change is rarely linear, impact takes time, and contexts change, especially in...
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As a YPP, Hezborn connects youth in Kibera with mental health counseling...
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“It’s given me the confidence to know I can succeed as an...
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of scholarship recipients qualified to pursue further education.
Our partner Medical Aid Films is working to #ClosetheGenderHealthGap through film. #CFKAfrica is proud to support this campaign that seeks to raise awareness and promote equitable healthcare for women and girls, like providing education on critical pregnancy warning signs that require immediate medical attention: 🔗https://ow.ly/bh4p50ViPKz #ActForChange #GenderEquality #IWD2025 #MaternalHealth
Together with Thriving Teens Foundation, we are creating welcoming environments where open conversations about mental health, managing stress, and emotional well-being can thrive. Building resilient and healthier communities of youth starts here. #CFKAfrica #ThrivingTeens #mentalhealthmatters #StrongerTogether
"I’m head of an NGO in #Kenya. The shutoff of USAID support has been devastating." Executive Director Jeffrey Okoro's recent op-ed in STAT News addresses what the loss of USAID means in Kenyan slums. #news #oped #CFKAfrica 🔗
CFK Africa is a registered NGO in Kenya and 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the U.S. that improves public health and economic prosperity in informal settlements through participatory research, primary health care, and education.
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