“…we at CFK aim to restore the dignity of these girls by providing them with sanitary towels on a monthly basis in the hope of retaining them in school.”
“I love the safe spaces sessions that we participate in. They are forums where we feel safe and get a sense of belonging. I know a brighter future awaits.”
“They tell us that the men leave to make money for the family, but the women are left to guard what is left. There is also a lot of insecurity, so someone has to stay to guard the home,” Mr. Okoro said.
“Fatuma is determined to use her national platform to advocate for issues affecting girls.”
“At least 600 young women have returned to school through the group’s programme.”
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.
“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.
This new mother of three is transforming her future through education.
As students were sitting for their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations at the end of 2022, Esther Askoye, student at the neighboring Olympic High School in Kibera, delivered a healthy baby girl at CFK Africa Tabitha Maternity Home. Hours later, she took her national Agriculture examination in the same clinic.
