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.
Youth in Kenya’s slums face many hardships, but they have learned to be resourceful, creative, and resilient. This holiday season, our youth wrote you a letter sharing their hopes, challenges, and gratitude. They remind us why our mission to empower youth in slums matters and why your support is so vital! Please consider a year-end tax-deductible donation to CFK Africa to support youth leaders like Vallary, Regarne, and Mercy throughout slums in Kenya.
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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 best way to learn a job is by doing it,” said #CFKAfrica chief executive officer Jeffrey Okoro about our new partnership with the Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation to launch Women at Work. “By pairing these young women with experienced #women mentors in their fields, we can build the next generation of skilled women workers.” Read more about the innovative program to break barriers for women in traditionally male-dominated fields: https://commerce.co.ke/cfk-africa-secures-grant-to-launch-skills-training-program-for-women-in-kenyan-informal-settlements/ #news #economicempowerment
Our final impact number in our 2025 #yearinreview highlights our commitment to local leadership. Community engagement is at the core of everything we do. Our success is because of our communities - thank you for your trust and your partnership. We look forward to seeing what we accomplish together in 2026! #CFKAfrica
