Meet a Health Champion: Austrine Musili
April 4, 2024
“Preventive healthcare is the most important step in ensuring communities are free from diseases.”
“Preventive healthcare is the most important step in ensuring communities are free from diseases.”
“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.”
“Every individual can make a difference, even if that difference is only felt by one person.”
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.
“Adolescent girls in Kibera are knowledgeable, resourceful, and solutions-focused.”
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.
“What drives me is my family and my child. I believe in my potential and strive to do better every day.”
“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.
“In summary, for nonprofit organizations, NGOs, and government entities working to increase economic opportunity for women or combat IPV in communities around the world, considering the connection between the two is key.”