SHOFCO and The Coca-Cola Foundation Partner to Provide Economic Empowerment Training to 2,500 Women and Youth in Mombasa, Kenya
-The project provides employment and entrepreneurship training over 12 months in Kenya’s second-largest city. The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), the global philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company, has awarded Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), a grant of Kshs 28,300,000 to implement a 12-month training project among marginalized urban slum communities in Mombasa, Kenya. The grant helps to create sustainable…
Sustainable Livelihoods Program Empowers Youth Through Skills Development
-Mary completed her secondary school education in early 2021. Growing up in Nairobi’s Kawangware are, Mary had admired being a mechanical engineer, having grown up always seeing a neighbor servicing motorbikes at their residential area. ”My dream was always alive but even after completing my secondary education, I knew chances of me pursuing mechanical engineering or a plumbing…
Kennedy Odede selected as Schwab Foundation 2022 Social Innovator of the Year
-SHOFCO co-founder and CEO, Kennedy Odede, has been selected as a 2022 Social Innovator of the Year by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. As the sister organization of the World Economic Forum, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is a leading global platform for accelerating social innovation. This year the Foundation recognized 15 global leaders who are tackling…
Employability training delivers life-changing opportunity to slum youth
-William moved to Nairobi from his rural home in western Kenya in 2019, shortly after completing his high school education, to pursue his dream of getting a job. He settled in his aunt’s place in Mathare urban slum. He started searching for jobs, but none was forthcoming, largely due to his lack of basic skills that employers look…
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