CFK Africa is youth-centered and community-aligned.
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.
With just $26, CFK Africa co-founder Tabitha Festo transformed her community. 24 years ago, she turned her dream of providing accessible healthcare into what CFK Africa is today, now serving over 200,000 people in slums annually. We celebrate Tabitha each year during Tabitha Week, because she believed that every mother deserves dignity, quality healthcare, and assurances of hope. This month, we honor her legacy by sending Community Health Promoters door-to-door across all 13 villages of Kibera, bringing maternal healthcare directly to moms who need it most.
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Read MoreWe are committed to connecting talented slum youth to opportunities. Our approach confronts the most critical obstacles at each stage of life, from poor childhood nutrition to lack of education and gainful employment.
We remove barriers to accessing quality health care.
We equip youth with education, employment, and advocacy skills.
We bring together partners to tackle community challenges.
CFK Africa is locally led. Since our founding in 2001, our participatory development approach has been rooted in the conviction that sustainable impact and solutions to poverty are only possible when the communities most affected are the real change-makers.
We engage community advisory boards, hold feedback sessions, and strengthen collaborations with like-minded organizations, building trust and credibility essential to the success of our programs.
With over two decades of work in our communities, CFK Africa has a proven track record of leading change.
community members served annually.
years of experience working in slums.
of Kenya’s population is < 35 representing power and promise.
Our PBIDS 2.0 has landed in #Kilifi! This week, we kicked things off with an insightful session led by #CFKAfrica’s PBIDS lead, sharing the power of #EventBasedSurveillance in protecting communities. Here’s what we’re building together: ✅ Faster early warning and response systems ✅ Smarter reporting from diverse sources ✅ Broader coverage, from known threats to emerging diseases This is how we turn data into action and collectively protect our #PublicHealth.
Through #CFKAfrica’s Sports for Development program, the Kibra Sub-County #basketballtournament remarkably united #Kibera community. The passion displayed by our junior secondary and secondary teams filled the court with continuous energy from the stands! Thank you for coming out and supporting the teams!
