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In three urban slums, SHOFCO is successfully integrating early childhood development education and nutrition needs of children under age five
-The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are critical to physical and mental development. Proper nutrition, healthcare and sanitation…
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Meet our Library Coordinator
-SHOFCO’s seven community centers and libraries provided library services to 27, 921 community members in 2018. We talked to David…
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From homeless kid to hero of Africa’s biggest slum
-Kennedy Odede, SHOFCO’s Founder and CEO, was recently interviewed by the BBC World Service for the Outlook program, sharing his…
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Anti-SGBV Champion: “The positive impact of my work keeps me going.”
-It is 11:28am. Rukia Godana arrives at SHOFCO gender office in the slum of Mukuru Kwa Njenga in Kenya’s capital,…
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She never thought she could make it, now she’s starting her own business
-Before SHOFCO, Sarah Akinyi’s family’s life in Kibera slum, was a struggle. “I used to wake up very early to…
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When I came to SHOFCO, I met friends, I was trained and life became easier
-When Joan Adhiambo enrolled her daughter in the Kibera School for Girls in 2009, she knew their life would change.…
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SHOFCO Employability Program: Helping Slum Youth to Beat Unemployment
-For Wycliffe Okumu Oliech, growing up in the Mathare slum meant facing a scarcity of resource and the knowledge that…
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Irene Oiro
-What do you do? I provide the technical guidance and leadership required for the successful implementation of all psychosocial activities…
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Growing Girl Gurus
-Growing Girl Gurus (GGG) is a mind-body therapy program for young girl survivors of gender-based violence. The program utilizes the…
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2017 Kenyan Elections
-August 24th UPDATE: We are happy to announce that all SHOFCO facilities and programs have resumed. While the Kenyan…
