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 Arms Around the World Benefit in Charlotte, NC, on October 10th.
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During this milestone event, we honored 25 years of community collaboration and...
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.
For over 20 years, #CFKAfrica has worked with CDC and Kenya Medical Research Institute on disease surveillance in #Kibera. Following today’s confirmed Ebola death in Nairobi, our teams are on heightened alert. We have strengthened screening, infection prevention and reporting. Tabitha Medical Clinic remains open and continues to provide routine care, with additional precautions in place to protect patients, staff and the wider community. We are working closely with The Ministry of Health, Nairobi City County, CDC and KEMRI, and following official guidance. Our thoughts are with the family affected and the health workers responding. To learn more on Ebola Virus Disease dial *719# #Ebola #StaySafe
For Siama Yusuf, this work is personal. Her own experiences as a teenage girl shaped a career spent standing with young women, many of them survivors, and helping them see that what happened to them does not have to define what comes next. That is also what she hopes Still, I Rise leaves behind: “I want it to be remembered as a reminder that teenage mothers deserve dignity, not judgement.” Changing a girl’s future also means changing how families and communities see, support, and stand with her. #StillIRise #CFKAfrica #GirlsEmpowerment
Tomorrow is the day, North Carolina! 💚 Join #CFKAfrica at Steel String Taproom in Carrboro from 5:30–7:30 PM as we mark 25 years of community-led impact. Come meet three members of our Kenya team, hear the stories behind the work, and connect with the CFK community that has been part of this journey. 10% of sales from the evening will support CFK Africa’s youth programs. We would love to see you there! #CFKat25 #CommunityLed #UNC
