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Kennedy Odede | |
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| Education | Wesleyan University (2012) |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO of Shining Hope for Communities |
| Known for | Activism, Grassroots Organisations |
| Notable work | Book: Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum (2015) by: Jessica Posner and Kennedy Odede |
| Spouse | Jessica Posner |
| Children | Oscar Garvey Odede, Esther Maridad Odede, Zayn Nelson Odede (3) |
| Website | https://www.shofco.org/ |
Kennedy Odede is a Kenyan social entrepreneur and author.[1] Odede is the co-founder and CEO of Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), a movement based in Nairobi, Kenya, and New York, USA.
Odede was awarded the 2010 Echoing Green Fellowship and was named Forbes under 30 list of top social entrepreneurs in 2014. He is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative. His work has been featured by President Bill Clinton, Madonna, Beyonce,[2] and by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times and his book A Path Appears. Odede’s writing has appeared in the The New York Times,[3] CNN,[4] Project Syndicate[5] and The Guardian.[6]
Odede is a Young Global Leader (YGL) at the World Economic Forum and an Obama Foundation Africa Leader. He is the co-author of the New York Times best-selling book Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum, which he wrote with his wife and business partner, Jessica Posner.
- ^ "Education Books - Best Sellers - November 15, 2015 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ Ombogo, Mona. "How I got Beyoncé to fund my war on poverty- Shofco founder Kennedy Odede". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ Odede, Kennedy (2018-11-15). "Opinion | What a Kenyan Slum Can Teach America About Politics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ Odede, Kennedy (8 May 2015). "Africa's surprising future (Opinion)". CNN. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ Odede, Kennedy (2013-08-01). "Africa's Urban Challenge | by Kennedy Odede". Project Syndicate. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ Odede, Kennedy (2019-08-07). "I spent 21 years of my life angry before I realised we in the slums must lead change | Kennedy Odede". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-21.