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Education | Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO)

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Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO). It Starts With a Girl. SHOFCO’s innovation places free schools for girls in the center of holistic community services, allowing the school to become a portal for large scale social change. This approach invites both genders to be part of the solution and builds a community invested in its own future ultimately, transforming the face of urban poverty while creating tomorrow’s leaders. More Than an Education. Why Educate a Girl? Educating a girl through at least the f...

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Locations | Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO)

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Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO). This makes urban poverty a critical challenge. In Nairobi, the focal point of SHOFCO’s work, 60%-70% of it's roughly 3.5 million population lives in informal settlements that comprise just 5% of the city's footprint. Those living in urban poverty are deeply vulnerable. Daily challenges of urban poverty include:. Limited access to employment and education opportunities. Inadequate and insecure housing. Violent and unhealthy environments. 1 The World Bank.

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Water & Sanitation | Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO)

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Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO). The lack of adequate WASH (water, sanitation, and hygeine) services negatively impacts the well-being and productivity of Kenya’s growing population; WASH-related diseases and associated conditions (e.g., anemia, dehydration and malnutrition are the top causes of under-five hospitalization and mortality, and over 50% of hospital visits in Kenya stem from water, sanitation and hygiene-related illnesses. Food and Water Watch. Water and Sanitation Projects.

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PBS' A Path Appears Trailer | Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO)

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Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO). PBS' A Path Appears Trailer. SHOFCO is so proud to be part of this moving documentary. Brought to you by the groundbreaking series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity. Watch Beldin Inspire at Clinton Global Initiative 2015. At this year's Clinton Global Initiative, Chelsea Clinton featured one of our 12-year-old students, Beldin, as she performed her poem, "The Flowing Dream". Chicago Ideas Week 2013: Kennedy. Kennedy-CGI Middle East and Africa 2015.

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Our Model | Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO)

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Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO). Building Urban Promise from Urban Poverty. Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) combats gender inequality and extreme poverty in urban slums by linking tuition free schools for girls to holistic social services for all. It Starts with a School for Girls. The School Is Linked to Holistic Social Services. SHOFCO raises the overall health of the community by providing access to free health care, clean water, sanitation education and toilet facilities. We empower t...

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Initiatives | Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO)

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Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO). SHOFCO’s innovation places free schools for girls in the center of holistic community services, allowing the school to become a portal for large scale social change. This approach invites both genders to be part of the solution and builds a community invested in its own future ultimately, transforming the face of urban poverty while creating tomorrow’s leaders. SHOFCO goes beyond clean, affordable water. While our 100,000 liter water tower serves as the largest ...

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Board of Directors | Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO)

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Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO). Founder, Chicago Cares. Leslie Bluhm is the founder of Chicago Cares, one of Chicago’s most successful nonprofits, which organizes more than 35,000 volunteer opportunities every year. The unique funding model that Bluhm created for Chicago Cares, in which roughly 75 percent of the organization’s income is derived from donations it receives for its customized Business Shares programming, provides a firm platform for sustainable growth. Chicago Cares is one of onl...

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Community Empowerment | Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO)

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Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO). SHOFCO is dedicated to providing slum communities with the tools to create bright futures for themselves. Our community programs provide resources to further economic opportunity and advance human rights, creating space for individuals to pave personal paths out of poverty. Changing the Life of a Girl Can Change the Future of a Community. Learn About Our Model. Adult Literacy and Entrepreneurship. Group Savings and Loans Program and Kiva Zip. Shining Girls for Kibera.

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Kibera | Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO)

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Shining Hope For Communities (SHOFCO). Located just three miles from the center of downtown Nairobi and home to an estimated 1 million people in an area the size of central park, Kibera is Africa’s largest slum. In some of Nairobi’s slum settlements, more than 52% of the population is under age 25. 43% of sexually active female adolescents living in Kibera reported that their first sexual experience was forced. 54% of women and 23% of men living in Kibera have no reliable source income. SHOFCO acknowledg...