Shining Hope for Communities
Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) combats extreme poverty and gender inequity by linking a school for girls to a set of high-value, holistic community services for all in the urban slums of Nairobi, Kenya.
Why we love them
They have become the model for urban-based holistic service provision.
In the News
- Shining Hope for Communities was featured in the KBC article Kennedy Odede named among most influential Kenyans of 2022.
- SHOFCO was awarded the Hilton Humanitarian Prize in 2018.
- SHOFCO co-founders Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner Odede were selected as Echoing Green Fellows in 2010.
- Shining Hope for Communities founder Kennedy Odede was named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024.
- Shining Hope for Communities founder Kennedy Odede was featured in the Forbes article How One NGO Flipped Philanthropy On Its Head To Create Better Results.
