Cell Phone Drive: CFK Africa Wants Your Unused Devices
May 11, 2023
Do you have a gently used smartphone lying around after an upgrade? Don’t let it collect dust! Put it to good use by supporting CFK
Do you have a gently used smartphone lying around after an upgrade? Don’t let it collect dust! Put it to good use by supporting CFK
Do you have a desire to work with a dynamic and growing organization that values innovations in public health, fosters youth leadership development, and uses data to drive impactful health and education programming? CFK Africa seeks an Operations & Mission Support Associate in our US office who will be responsible for a variety of critical tasks that support our operations, communications, and program development work.
“The new research from our partners at MIT will help us fine-tune our programs. We are eagerly awaiting this next phase of the Best Schools Initiative to help students in informal settlements gain more educational opportunities which lead to better academic outcomes.”
Selected as one of 10 global partners for the Leveraging Evidence for Action to Promote Change (LEAP) program, CFK Africa and MIT researchers will work together to increase the rate of primary school graduation among students in informal settlements.
CFK Africa’s Program Coordinator for Education and Livelihoods, Joshua Omweno, discussed the collaboration between BIC East Africa and CFK Africa to distribute 300,000 pens to 150,00 students in Kibera.
In 2023, BIC East Africa collaborated with CFK Africa to distribute 300,000 pens to a minimum of 150 thousand students in Kibera, as well as
CFK Africa has launched a microgrant pilot program in Kibera, the country’s largest informal settlement, to support entrepreneurs in building community economic resilience.
CFK Africa Executive Director, Hillary Omala, was quoted in Pulse News about an upsurge in cholera cases in 2022.
CFK Africa was selected as a 2022 Triangle Business Journal Corporate Philanthropy Award winner for its work in public health and education.
After marking its 20th anniversary of transformative initiatives in Kibera, CFK Africa began expanding into 25 informal settlements in Kenya.
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CFK Africa is a registered NGO in Kenya and 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the U.S. that empowers youth in slums.
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