An opinion piece by ED Jeffrey Okoro published in STAT News shares his personal story alongside the story of CFK Africa’s work and model.
“CFK Africa, a locally led youth leadership and public health nonprofit focused on fighting extreme poverty in African informal settlements, announced seven new members of its global Advisory Council.”
CFK Africa has announced seven new members of its global Advisory Council who will provide expertise as the organization plans to expand access to health care, improve educational outcomes and provide mentorship to girls and young women.
“The three-day training for more than 36 teachers was aimed at equipping them with the necessary skills on how to better support children with disabilities.”
“He will further strengthen initiatives that empower women and girls in Kibra and other informal settlements.”
“Soccer can be used not just as a gateway to education, but to also help bridge ethnic barriers.”
“Beyond the recent headlines, however, the Women’s World Cup serves an even more important role in helping connect at-risk girls and young women with mentors, serving as an entry point to education, and even helping them overcome deeply rooted ethnic divisions like here in Kenya.
“We teach breastfeeding mothers from three months onwards on how to express their milk. We teach them how to store because for some they don’t have refrigerators.”
CFK Africa experts were sought after for news stories on international radio outlets during World Breastfeeding Week. Listen here.
“Breastfeeding is of utmost importance to the mother and child,” said Esther Opana, nutritionist at CFK Africa’s Tabitha Medical Clinic.
CFK Africa is a registered NGO in Kenya and 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the U.S. that improves public health and economic prosperity in informal settlements through participatory research, primary health care, and education.
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