Press Release – Pro Women’s Football Team From Kenyan Slum Has Sights Set on FKF Cup Victory as Playoffs Begin
May 1, 2025
Kibera Soccer Women FC is proving the resilience and talent of informal settlement youth.
Kibera Soccer Women FC is proving the resilience and talent of informal settlement youth.
“All our officers are here to represent everyone at all times of the day and night. When you arrive at Mathare Police Station, you are safe.”
“Ensuring that expecting mothers have access to high-quality neonatal care and reducing the maternal mortality rate in informal settlements is a top priority for CFK Africa.”
Leading public health NGO CFK Africa offers five actionable steps for fighting the potential surge of Mpox in Kenya’s informal settlements and elsewhere throughout the country.
Four killed, including school teacher survived by wife and children, thousands affected NAIROBI, KENYA—CFK Africa, an international nonprofit with offices in Kenya and the U.S.,
US Ambassador Meg Whitman attended CFK Africa’s annual celebration of community heroes, including honoring Kibera Soccer Women FC for their service as champions of social change in Kibera.
“CFK Africa’s TechCraft initiative aims to boost the lifetime earning potential of young people in Kibera and other informal settlements throughout the country by helping them get jobs in promising career paths.”
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.
“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.
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.
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