Kenya
HealthCarolina for Kibera, Inc. - Carolina for Kibera, Inc.
Address
Carolina for Kibera, Inc.
FedEx Global Education Center UNC-Chapel Hill Campus Box 5145
Chapel Hill,
North Carolina
27599-5145
United States
919-962-6362
http://cfk.unc.edu
Mission
Run by Kenyans and advised by American and Kenyan volunteers, CFK's mission is to promote youth leadership and ethnic cooperation in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya through sports, young women's empowerment, and community development. Additionally, CFK works to improve basic healthcare, sanitation and education in Kibera.
Programs
(1) The Youth Sports Program uses soccer (football) to promote ethno-religious and gender cooperation; leadership; and community development. (2) The Binti Pamoja (Daughters United) Center is an advocacy platform for adolescent girls to address gender-based discrimination and violence. (3) Tabitha Medical Clinic improves basic healthcare for 20,000 residents in partnership with the CDC. (4) Taka ni Pato (Trash is Cash) is an income-generating, solid waste and trash management program.
Carolina for Kibera, Inc.'s Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Empowering Girls in Kibera |
Carolina for Kibera, Inc.'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Carolina for Kibera, Inc. |
Personnel Overview
Rye Barcott - President
Rye Barcott was graduated in May 2001 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Peace, War, and Defense, and International Studies. Rye speaks Swahili and Shen'g, the language of Nairobi ghetto youth, and is currently working on a book titled Kibera Blood: Violence and Perseverance in East Africa's Largest Slum. Rye is currently on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Salim Mohamed - Program Manager
Abandoned on the streets of Nairobi as a baby, Salim overcame tremendous odds to excel in school and sports. At age 16, Salim was chosen to lead MYSA, a youth sports association in Mathare with over 2,000 members. The British Council twice employed Salim as a consultant to launch youth sports associations in Ghana. Salim, 26, is pursuing a B.A. in Anthropology at the University of Nairobi.
Personnel Statistics
Leann Bankoski, Program Coordinator
Founded in 2001
Employees: 10
Volunteers: 5,000
Financial Statistics
Budget (2007): 250,000
Budget (2006): 225,000
Maximum Budget: 275,000
Overhead: 17%
Other funding sources: Ford Foundation; Nike Foundation; Omidyar Network; American Jewish World Service; Kenan Foundation, SC Johnson; University of North Carolina; Duke University; private individuals & charitable funds.
Religious Affiliation: Carolina For Kibera is not affiliated with any religion
