SHOFCO Urban Network (SUN) community advocacy platform
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Girls Leadership and Education Platform
Health Services
Number of employees
500 (2018)
Website
https://www.shofco.org/
Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) is a grassroots movement based in Nairobi, Kenya in urban slums providing services, community advocacy platforms, and education and leadership development for women and girls.
SHOFCO serves more than 350,000 urban slum dwellers in 10 slums across three cities in Kenya.[1]
Famous supporters of SHOFCO include Sibusiso Dlamini, Beyonce,[2] Madonna, Chelsea Clinton,[3] Nicholas Kristof[4] and Abby Disney,[5] alongside Bradley Whitford, Maria Menounos, Representative Karen Bass and artist Bradley Theodore.
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^Ombogo, Mona. "How I got Beyoncé to fund my war on poverty- Shofco founder Kennedy Odede". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
^Williams, Rock Center with Brian. "On Assignment: Couple's love story leads to life-changing school in Kenyan slum". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
^Kristof, Nicholas (2011-09-28). "Opinion | Just Look at What You Did!". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
^MacBride, Elizabeth. "The Day The Peacebuilders Came To Kenya". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
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