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.
Join us October 10 for CFK Africa’s inaugural benefit in Charlotte as we launch Still, I Rise: Stories of Resilience from Teenage Mothers in Kenya’s Slums, celebrate 25 years of shared impact, and help shape what comes next. Tickets available now: https://cfkbenefit.givesmart.com/ We proudly recognize Southeastern Freight Lines as a Changemaker Sponsor. Thank you for supporting our mission to empower youth across Africa's informal settlements. Limited sponsorship opportunities are still available! Please reach out to nelia.verano@cfkafrica.org. #WeAreTogether #CFKAfrica #CFKat25
What happens when a child says something quietly and an adult listens? In our latest #25StoriesofChange feature, we share the story of George Bahati, a teacher in one of #CFKAfrica’s Best Schools Initiative schools and our 2026 Community Champion Impact Award recipient. George’s work reminds us that child protection often begins in everyday spaces. His story is about courage, safeguarding, and what becomes possible when teachers are trained, alert, and supported to act. Read more: https://ow.ly/mG9y50ZFxBS #Education #BSI
#CFKAfrica's 25th Anniversary celebrated the achievements of young people from various programs, including #GirlsEmpowerment, #Sports, #BestSchoolsInitiative, #LuxSitJimRogers, and the broader communities we serve. In these photos are learners, athletes, young mothers, scholars, mentors, and community voices, offering a glimpse into the 200,000+ youth impacted by our work over the years. For 25 years, our story has been shaped by young individuals with dreams, courage, talent, and the determination to keep moving forward. Seeing them together reminded us of the importance of this work and how the future is already taking shape within our communities. #25YearsOfService #YouthEmpowerment
