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.
Thanks to your support, Tabitha Week was our most successful community outreach yet! Your contributions empowered our community health promoters to deliver maternal and child healthcare directly to over 300 mothers in Kibera. We reached mothers with life-saving health education and made referrals to our facilities for antenatal care, ultrasounds, and delivery. These efforts honored the legacy of our co-founder Tabitha Festo, who began CFK Africa with just $26 and a dream to provide dignified, compassionate healthcare in slum communities. Together, we are making progress toward improving maternal healthcare for all expectant mothers.
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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.
#CFKAfrica friends in North Carolina, join us for a special benefit event at Steel String Brewery on Tuesday, November 4, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm! Learn about our mission to empower youth in slums and meet CEO Jeffrey Okoro on a special visit from #Kenya. Jeffrey’s journey from his teen years living in #Kibera, Africa's largest slum, to CEO is a testament to what happens when youth are given the tools, trust, and space to lead. Plus, 10% of the night’s proceeds will directly support our youth leadership and public health programs. Don’t miss this chance to be part of this impactful work.
“Kenya’s inclusion among the first nine countries chosen for Lenacapavir’s rollout by January 2026 is an encouraging step forward," says #CFKAfrica CEO Jeffrey Okoro in ScienceAfrica on the new HIV prevention and treatment drug, a potentially transformative moment in the fight against HIV/AIDS: https://news.scienceafrica.co.ke/hiv-challenges-remain-as-kenya-set-to-rollout-twice-yearly-injectable-drug/. "...we are eager to see its potential to reduce rates of infection in vulnerable communities in #Kenya and around the world.” #publichealth #news
#CFKAfrica was featured in Tech Times news coverage on Kenya’s #publichealth landscape, with our CEO Jeffrey Okoro sharing insights on how funding shifts are impacting access to essential healthcare in communities like #Kibera. "Today, there is a pervasive sense of fear, of losing access to critical health care services and of livelihoods lost. Even programs that were not directly supported by USAID have been affected as it disrupted the supply chain of medications in Kenya," said Jeffrey Okoro. Read more
#CFKAfrica joins #Kenya and the global community in mourning the passing of Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, former Prime Minister and long-serving Member of Parliament for Lang’ata Constituency, where #Kibera, our home, proudly stands. Raila officially opened our Tabitha Medical Clinic in 2009, leaving a lasting mark on our community. His leadership and years of service inspired Kibera to believe in the power of people-driven change. From the heart of Kibera, we honor his commitment to justice, equity, and uplifting communities. Thank you, Raila, for your lifelong dedication to Kenya’s progress.
