
SportsAfrica – Op-Ed Published by CFK Africa Executive Director Jeffrey Okoro on the Power of Women’s Soccer
“Soccer can be used not just as a gateway to education, but to also help bridge ethnic barriers.”
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“Soccer can be used not just as a gateway to education, but to also help bridge ethnic barriers.”
“Beyond the recent headlines, however, the Women’s World Cup serves an even more important role in helping connect at-risk girls and young women with mentors, serving as an entry point to education, and even helping them overcome deeply rooted ethnic divisions like here in Kenya.
CFK Africa’s Psychological Counselor, Elmard Rigan, and Project Officer for the Best Schools Initiative, Vivian Adhiambo, speak about our work to support youth leadership development in informal settlements through value-based sports, education programs, life skills trainings, and more on TV47 Kenya.
CFK Africa’s football exhibition at CreaKids Sports Centre in Gatwekera Village was featured in a sports digest feature on NTV Kenya.
CFK Africa is a registered NGO in Kenya and 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the U.S. that improves public health and economic prosperity in informal settlements through participatory research, primary health care, and education.
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