“As a leading NGO and healthcare provider in Kibera, Kenya’s largest informal settlement, CFK Africa is at the frontlines of this crisis.”
“We share the CDC’s vision for global health equity, in which all people have access to quality health services and can attain the highest levels of health, no matter their circumstances.”
KTN News Kenya interviewed young mothers in CFK Africa’s Funzo Project, Community Health Promoters, school administrators, and a member of the Funzo Project’s community Advisory Council about CFK Africa’s support of teenage mothers in returning back to school.
CFK Africa received an award this month from Isuzu East Africa for its decades-long girls’ empowerment efforts championing girls and young women in Kenyan informal settlements through health, education, and sports initiatives.
Executive Director Jeffrey Okoro was featured on VOA News – Africa 54 to talk about CFK Africa’s girls empowerment program models and successes with Esther Githui-Ewart.
“We understand that girlhood and adolescence are marked by significant growth, development, and change, filled with vulnerabilities and incredible opportunities and potential,” said CFK Africa Executive Director Jeffrey Okoro.
“Community engagement in developing solutions is the best way to have a lasting impact. From its humble beginnings in Tabitha’s home to providing quality health services to the Kibera community and beyond — CFK Africa is a powerful example of inclusive development in action,” said Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey.
CFK Africa launched the expansion of its girls’ empowerment initiative this week to support teenage mothers. The Funzo project improves the health, wellness, and educational outcomes of teenage mothers residing in informal settlements in Kenya, including Nairobi and Kilifi Counties.
CFK Africa named 10 new recipients of its scholarship program designed to empower students in informal settlements to succeed throughout all four years of high school, bringing its total number of currently funded scholars to 92.
This month, CFK Africa announced a new partnership with We One Action Network (WOAN) to support its Best Schools Initiative in 2024, continuing the organization’s efforts to improve educational outcomes in informal settlements in Kenya.
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