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.
For 25 years, CFK Africa has worked alongside slum communities in Kenya to transform health systems, empower youth, and build local leadership. Join us for the US Book Launch of Still, I Rise, and the We Are Together Benefit in Charlotte, NC, on October 10th.
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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.
The Community Clean-Up was not just preparation for #CFKAfrica’s 25th celebration, but a reminder of Kibera’s strength in the people who take ownership and improve together. Let’s carry that spirit beyond Undugu Grounds. Community change thrives when initiative becomes a habit. #25YearsOfService #Kibera #TBT
CFK Africa's #BestSchoolsInitiative has successfully trained 100 teachers from 47 schools in the complete Teaching at the Right Level Africa approach. This training has included skills in #literacy in April and #numeracy in August. These teachers are now equipped to support learners who are falling behind in foundational skills and to assist other teachers in implementing TaRL in their classrooms. When teachers are empowered, more learners can catch up and thrive. #FoundationalLearning #EducationForAll
Pole pole ndio mwendo (Slow and steady wins the race.) Revisiting #Kibera through the eyes of #CFKAfrica’s founding members - Rye Barcott, Nicholas Kennedy Juma and Mama Jane - is a reminder that lasting progress does not always happen all at once. It grows step by step, through trust, consistency, and a community that chooses to build together. From the early days to where we are now, CFK’s story has always been shaped by the people of Kibera. See what our founding members think of CFK today, and why slow, community-led progress can go the furthest. Tuko Pamoja! #25YearsOfService #CommunityLedChange
