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.
#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
#CFKAfrica is hiring for two US-based roles to help strengthen our communications, development and operations for community-led change in Kenya’s informal settlements. Open roles: ▶️Communications Manager ▶️Development & Operations Associate Apply or share with someone who would be a great fit cfkafrica.org/work-with-us/ #Hiring #JobOpportunities #ApplyNow
#CFKAfrica's Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) team facilitated a session in #Kajiado, bringing together Community Health Promoters and Community Health Assistants from informal settlements. Led by Patricia Odanga, the Sub-County Disease Surveillance Coordinator for Kajiado North, the session refreshed participants on how to identify and report unusual health signals from their communities. The team also reviewed recently reported signals and the challenges CHPs face while reporting #EBS. #CommunityHealth #DiseaseSurveillance
