CBA.meda – CEO Jeffrey Okoro discusses the importance of compassion on “A Cup of Care”
July 27, 2026
“What if the strongest resource in a community isn’t money or infrastructure—but compassion?”
“What if the strongest resource in a community isn’t money or infrastructure—but compassion?”
“To make aid more effective, we need to ensure these local leaders play more than just a supporting role in their own stories. They need to be the main characters.
The end of the HIV epidemic has never been closer, yet it still feels distant for many of the world’s most vulnerable. The announcement last month that the drug Lenacapavir would
Spotlight on Africa reached out to three experts involved in rethinking the future of aid, including CFK Africa Executive Director Jeffrey Okoro.
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations includes CFK Africa ED op-ed.
Through a combination of public health interventions, educational initiatives, and youth empowerment programs, CFK Africa has not only transformed lives but also given hope to communities often overlooked by mainstream development programs.
“For [CFK Africa] as an organization we first started by mapping out the disaster areas just knowing who’s been affected by what. Thereafter we started coordinating the kind of help that can be provided.”
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.