Jedca Media – CFK Africa and BIC Partnership Highlighted to provide students in slums with pens
May 19, 2025
“Items like pens may seem minor, but they are powerful in shaping a child’s academic performance.”
“Items like pens may seem minor, but they are powerful in shaping a child’s academic performance.”
“The launch event affirmed several truths for me: that many are committed to ending GBV, that community ownership is key, and that extraordinary potential exists when people unite around a shared cause.”
CFK Africa and Save the Children are partners in fighting to lessen the burden of pneumonia and other healthcare inequities across informal settlements in Kenya.
“For young people in informal settlements, there are many different paths to a successful career, and we want to encourage all of them,” said CFK Africa Executive Director Jeffrey Okoro.
“Our education interventions from scholarships, student support, mentorship, and parental engagement provide us with a holistic approach in supporting students get to their potential and become meaningful citizens.”
“We understand that education is one of the most effective tools in addressing poverty.”
“CFK Africa has established through their research that when learners are supported to access quality education, then they come to school and stay in school.”
In partnership with CFK Africa, BIC East Africa is donating over 300,000 pens to assist students in need across Kenya.
“We expect even bigger things to come in 2024 between our new partnership with WOAN to support our Best Schools Initiative and our other efforts to catalyze youth leadership across informal settlements in Kenya.”
CFK Africa Executive Director, Hillary Omala, discusses the role of NGOs in building partnerships and promoting peace in this op-ed.
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