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.
What do you think Boston will look like? What do you want the world to know about you? What are your football dreams? Through a highly competitive process, Festival 26 selected six CFK youth to represent Kenya in Boston at a FIFA World Cup global youth leadership and sports program in July. It’s been no small accomplishment to get to this point – out of 48 participating delegations, CFK is one of just four from Africa. CFK Africa youth Harriet, Erick, Faridah, and Nehemiah share what they most look forward to about their upcoming experience in Boston. We are cheering these young athletes on!
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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.
Following the discussions, #CFKAfrica’s monitoring and evaluation team conducted a nutrition-focused field visit to Garden Of Hope Foundation, FAFU Education, and Utu Montessori in #Kibera. The visits focused on reviewing school meal menus, understanding existing nutrition practices, and exploring spaces that could support agriculture and school-based food sustainability initiatives. The engagement also created space for discussions on future collaboration and research implementation alongside Dr. Stephanie Martin as we continue advancing adolescent nutrition and healthier learning environments in #Kibera. #nutrition #schoolhealth UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
#CFKAfrica convened a school nutrition and adolescent research meeting led by Professor Stephanie Martin of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health alongside our #maternal and #childhealth team. The session focused on the formation of a Community Advisory Board that will help guide a four-year research journey aimed at promoting healthy dietary habits among adolescent girls in #Kibera. By bringing together community voices, research, and public health expertise, the initiative aims to gain a deeper understanding of the realities young girls face and support healthier futures through informed, community-centered approaches. #nutrition #adolescenthealth
"When you're strong, you lift others up, but if you are truly powerful, you will bring others together" - we are inspired by these words from Siobhan Davenport, Tides Advancing Girls Fund, at the Women Deliver conference, a convening of leaders and organizations committed to gender equality and movement building. CFK Girls Empowerment Senior Program Officer, Siama Yusuf, and CFK Advisory Council member, Dr. Karen Austrian, represented #CFKAfrica at this impactful gathering to advance the health, rights, and well-being of girls and women in slums in #Kenya. Thank you to Tides for supporting our work to ensure that #girlslead! #girlsempowerment
