{"id":2093,"date":"2018-02-15T14:21:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T14:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingphilanthropy.com\/?page_id=2093"},"modified":"2021-08-17T05:00:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T12:00:07","slug":"shofco-about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.focusingphilanthropy.org\/shofco-about\/","title":{"rendered":"SHOFCO About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading]A nonprofit social enterprise that combats extreme poverty and endemic, often violent, negative treatment of girls and women in Kenya\u2019s two largest slums, including Kibera, the largest slum in Africa. SHOFCO\u2019s approach is holistic, providing a range of social services with free medical clinics, clean water, community advocacy programs, and young girls\u2019 education as its core areas of focus.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Countries Served<\/strong><br \/>\nKenya[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Headquarters<\/strong><br \/>\nNairobi, Kenya[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Budget<\/strong><br \/>\n$4,215,517[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_accordion active_tab=&#8221;0&#8243; el_class=&#8221;donatebutton&#8221;][vc_accordion_tab title=&#8221;Donate Now&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;95bfbbb6-7da6-5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<em>Choose your preferred method of giving:<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Ffocusingphilanthropy.thankyou4caring.org%2Fsslpage.aspx%3Fpid%3D298||target:%20_blank|&#8221;]Credit Card[\/vc_button][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Ffocusingphilanthropy.thankyou4caring.org%2Fpages%2Fgeneral-pledge-form-fp||target:%20_blank|&#8221;]Check[\/vc_button][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Ffocusingphilanthropy.thankyou4caring.org%2Fpages%2Fgeneral-pledge-form-fp||target:%20_blank|&#8221;]Wire Transfer[\/vc_button][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Ffocusingphilanthropy.thankyou4caring.org%2Fpages%2Fgeneral-pledge-form-fp||target:%20_blank|&#8221;]Donor Advised Fund[\/vc_button][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Ffocusingphilanthropy.thankyou4caring.org%2Fpages%2Fgeneral-pledge-form-fp||target:%20_blank|&#8221;]Stock Donation[\/vc_button][\/vc_accordion_tab][\/vc_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_image=&#8221;2108&#8243; back_repeat=&#8221;inherit&#8221; back_attachment=&#8221;inherit&#8221; back_position=&#8221;right bottom&#8221; parallax=&#8221;yes&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629200876871{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 36px !important;border-right-width: 36px !important;border-bottom-width: 36px !important;border-left-width: 36px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;90&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;custom-padding&#8221;][vc_custom_heading separator=&#8221;yes&#8221;]Problem[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>15 slums in Kenya are home to 56% of the country\u2019s urban population.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 70% of Africa&#8217;s urban population lives in slums.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Urban slums are characterized by inadequate public infrastructure and a lack of basic health care services, safe drinking water, public education, formal job training programs, and financial services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-vyce&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;white&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; separator=&#8221;yes&#8221;]Programs Offered[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;white&#8221;]SHOFCO provides a growing array of social services, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kibera School for Girls, a\u00a0primary school delivering a high-quality curriculum meeting international standards, daily nourishment, health care, psychosocial support, after school programs, uniforms, and supplies, all free of charge. Together, the schools in Kibera and Mathare currently serve around 400 of the slums\u2019 brightest and most at-risk young girls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A growing network of health clinics serving tens of thousands of patients annually, providing primary pediatric and adult healthcare, child immunizations, a pharmacy, cervical cancer screening, HIV care, and maternal healthcare, among other services. Community health workers and two satellite clinics extend the reach of services to those unable to visit the primary clinic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SHOFCO Urban Network (SUN) provides a vast community organizing platform for Kibera and Mathare residents to raise awareness about social issues and advocate for peace and reconciliation. SUN also offers high school scholarships to community youth, provides micro-life insurance, and runs community savings and loans groups.<\/li>\n<li>Essential community services, including community centers and libraries, early childhood education, and our Gender Department that works to reduce incidents of gender-based violence.<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Livelihoods programs, including skills training and job placement for Kibera and Mathare youth, entrepreneurship training and mentorship, and SHOFCO Women&#8217;s Empowerment Program (SWEP) which provides employment to HIV-positive women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:560px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe qsa_\\&amp;showinfo\\=0\" id=\"WYL_N20gzWjn4Mk\"><div id=\"lyte_N20gzWjn4Mk\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/N20gzWjn4Mk\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC hidden\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N20gzWjn4Mk\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/N20gzWjn4Mk\/0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:560px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div> el_class=&#8221;white&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ghetto Mirror, a newspaper distributed across Nairobi\u2019s slums.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A community library with thousands of books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A gender-based violence response and prevention network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All these programs are provided in Kibera. A girls\u2019 school was opened in Mathare in 2014, and additional SHOFCO programs have been added as resources and capacity permit. SHOFCO Mathare currently provides community programs and health services. The need in each of these slums far outstrips SHOFCO\u2019s current capacity to address it.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1518722208959{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; expand_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; back_image=&#8221;2097&#8243; back_repeat=&#8221;inherit&#8221; back_attachment=&#8221;inherit&#8221; back_position=&#8221;left top&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1518723555533{border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading separator=&#8221;yes&#8221;]Historical Results[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>219,985 program beneficiaries in 2017, an increase of more an 80,000 from 2017.<\/li>\n<li>165,505 patients treated in 2017 at the primary and satellite health clinics in Kibera and Mathare.<\/li>\n<li>519 students are enrolled in the girls\u2019 schools in Kibera and Mathare. In 2017 the Kibera School for Girls graduated its first class of 8th grade girls and placed all 22 in prestigious boarding schools throughout Kenya and the United States.<\/li>\n<li>11,095 people received daily water from SHOFCO\u2019s clean water kiosks in 2017. SHOFCO provides clean water at 60% lower cost compared to private water vendors.<\/li>\n<li>In 2017, SHOFCO had a total of 40,558 SUN beneficiaries of whom 5,878 are principal SUN members. SUN is currently sponsoring 188 students through high school and supporting 275 community savings groups.<\/li>\n<li>In 2017, 4,248 SHOFCO members benefited from our Sustainable Livelihood programs and over 22,000 members benefited from our Essential Services offerings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;86&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_image=&#8221;2117&#8243; back_repeat=&#8221;inherit&#8221; back_attachment=&#8221;inherit&#8221; back_position=&#8221;center bottom&#8221; parallax=&#8221;yes&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1518720749180{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; 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winner of People\u2019s Choice Award for Outstanding Social Entrepreneur in the same year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Supported by numerous grantmakers trusted by Focusing Philanthropy, including ELMA Philanthropies and Deerfield Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; size=&#8221;btn-link&#8221; text_skin=&#8221;yes&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Ffocusingphilanthropy.org%2Fupload%2FUploads%2Fpublic%2FSHOFCO%2520Trip%2520Report%25202016%2520-%2520Public%2520Edit.pdf||target:%20_blank|&#8221;]\u2192 Read 2016 Trip Report[\/vc_button][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; size=&#8221;btn-link&#8221; text_skin=&#8221;yes&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.focusingphilanthropy.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F01%2FSHOFCO_DD_2015.pdf||target:%20_blank|&#8221;]\u2192 Read 2015 Trip Report[\/vc_button][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-vyce&#8221; 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