Recognized as a Time Magazine and Gates Foundation “Hero of Global Health,” CFK Africa (CFK) fights extreme poverty in African informal settlements through participatory research, primary healthcare, and youth development. Founded in 2001 as Carolina for Kibera by a Kenyan youth leader, a nurse, and an NROTC midshipman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), CFK is a 501(c)3 U.S. nonprofit, a major affiliated entity of UNC, and an international NGO registered in Kenya.
Value-Based Sports (VBS):
Conducts extensive leadership training with coaches, referees, parents, and teachers to engage students in conversations that encourage participation in school and discourage drug use, crime, and violence. Soccer drills are paired with discussions that equip students from grades four to seven with resilience tools and develop healthy behaviors.
Community Soccer Tournaments:
Engages community teams in informal settlements, serving as an entry point to connect youth with health services, break down social barriers, build friendships, and develop a sense of belonging.
Special Project
Kibera Soccer Football Clubs: Talented men and women’s soccer teams who play at the national level and serve as social change champions related to issues of girls’ empowerment, access to education, ending GBV and sexual and reproductive health.
