CFK Africa, an international nonprofit that empowers youth in 26 slums across East Africa, has announced that it received a grant from the Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation to launch a new initiative called Women at Work.
The program will provide women in Kenya’s slums with valuable training to develop critical job skills often found in higher-paying, male-dominated fields.
The program, set to launch in early 2026, will support teen mothers and other women living in informal settlements in Kenya in learning skills such as plumbing, electrical work, and auto mechanics alongside Master Craftswomen, skilled women in their trade.
These careers tend to pay more but are usually not accessible to girls and young women because of gender stereotypes and stigma.
“The best way to learn a job is by doing it,” said CFK Africa chief executive officer Jeffrey Okoro. “By pairing these young women with experienced women mentors in their fields, we can build the next generation of skilled women workers.”
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