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…
SHOFCO Expands Water System to Mathare
-All human beings need clean water to survive. Yet, for the millions of people living in slums, clean water…
Meet our Library Coordinator
-SHOFCO’s seven community centers and libraries provided library services to 27, 921 community members in 2018. We talked to…
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…
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…
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…
