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.
To celebrate 25 years of community‑driven impact in slums in #Kenya, #CFKAfrica is proud to introduce a special #anniversary logo for 2026! This milestone honors the resilience of our communities and marks a quarter‑century of youth empowerment, locally-led change, and powerful partnerships. Asante sana to everyone who has been a part of our journey!
Community Health Promoters are considered an essential pillar of primary health care in #Kenya. They are the foundation of Kenya's health system, and strengthening their skills, according to health experts, will go a long way in ensuring the realization of universal health coverage. "We have trained 200 CHPs, 100 in Makadara and 100 in Kamukunji, strengthening referrals from community to facility and facility back to community," said Jane Ouko, #CFKAfrica's Senior Program Officer for Maternal and Child Health, in the KTN News Kenya Health Digest story here: https://youtu.be/nYQV38FHLSM?si=L2iBWXPgSrAgUfUG #communityhealth #globalhealth
Big news! ✨️ CFK Africa's #LuxSit Scholarship is proud to celebrate our first-ever A plain grades, achieved by Michael Daniel from Maseno School, Eng. Peter Mburu from Weithaga Boys and David from Murang'a Boys #CFKAfrica is proud of these young talents and their hard work, and extends a huge thank you to everyone who helped nurture and support these amazing young men. This win belongs to all of us! 👏 Congratulations again 🎊🎉 #nurturingyoungleaders #education #youthempowerment
