Give a meaningful gift for Mother’s Day!
Honor the mothers in your life by providing healthcare to our students and their families! Your donation will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000 when you give by May 12th.
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Chelsea Clinton shares our story on NBC’s Rock Center
Special Correspondent Chelsea Clinton features the work of Shining Hope for Communities on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams!
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Nicholas Kristof & Olivia Wilde Visit!
Our work empowering girls and their familes is featured by Half the Sky Movement: a campaign inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Nicholas Kristof and Half the Sky Celebrity Advocate Olivia Wilde recently visited us in Kibera!
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“Say Yes!” Kennedy Odede Graduates from Wesleyan
On May 26th, our founder Kennedy Odede graduated from Wesleyan University. He is the first person from the Kibera slum to graduate from a prestigious American University.
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Stories from Kibera
Our new media platform gives you a glimpse into the Kibera community, and the lasting impact of SHOFCO's programs. Watch now and learn more about the lives of our students, SHOFCO's soccer team members, and the Shining Girls of Kibera.
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Shining Hope for Communities combats gender inequality and extreme poverty in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, by linking tuition free schools for girls to accessible social services for all.
Everyone, everywhere deserves the chance to hope
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$15 Provides sanitary napkins for our adolescent girls’ program for 1 month
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$30 Sponsors a student's education at The Kibera School for Girls for 1 month
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$100 Provides the SHOFCO's Women's Empowerment Program with supplies for 1 month
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$200 Sponsors a SHOFCO Youth Program community clean up
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$500 Provides a computer for our clinic, school, or cyber cafe
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$1000 Sponsors our Youth Education Programs for 1 month
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$2000 Provides 1 year of medical supplies for our clinic
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$5000 Sponsors the salary of a nurse or midwife for the clinic
Did you know?
In Kibera, 43% of the girls do not attend school, compared to 29% of boys
Women and girls in Kibera contract HIV at a rate 5 times their male counterparts
Life expectancy in Kibera is estimated to be 30 years of age, compared to 54.2 years of age in the rest of Kenya
"Shining Hope for Communities demonstrates that those who believe in change can make it happen. They are leading a remarkable transformation of Kibera, providing education, healthcare, clean water and hope for a better life. We've been a proud supporter from the start, and we’re thrilled to see them grow and succeed."
Robert H. Forrester
"You know you've been a little modest here, but this is kind of a breakthrough in Kibera-- what you're doing for young girls and women...it's a breakthrough that has to be done everywhere."
President William J. Clinton to Kennedy (April 2011, CGI U Closing Plenary)
"In many parts of the world women are routinely beaten, raped, or sold into prostitution. They are denied access to medical care, education, economic and political power. Changing that could change everything"