Help Kibera Youth Spread Their Message for Peace in Kenya

2008-03-05T18:56:49Z

No one could have predicted the degree to which chaos, destruction, and fear would sweep across Kenya last month. The Kibera slum of Nairobi has been one of the places most adversely affected by the ethnic violence gripping the country for near...

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CFK's Kicking AIDS Out (KAO) Project Produces Short Video

2008-02-29T16:37:45Z

CFK's Kicking AIDS Out (KAO) project empowers 32 young Kibera leaders trained as peer educators to help thousands of youth in the community tackle the challenges they face, including poverty, HIV/AIDS, gender, rape, substance abuse, tribalism and...

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Triangle Business Journal profiles Carolina for Kibera's $4M endowment fund strategy

2007-10-10T14:03:33Z

The Triangle Business Journal profiled Carolina for Kibera in its Oct. 5 article "UNC nonprofit aiding in Africa aims for $4M endowment." The article highlights CFK's new relationship with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and how t...

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"Talk Straight"/Carolina for Kibera video wins Gold Award at South Africa Everglades Int'l Film Fest

2007-10-04T20:39:16Z

"Talk Straight," directed by University of North Carolina professor Hap Kindem, won the Gold Award for Best Music Based Video at the 2007 Everglades International Film Festival. The award was presented on Sept. 29 in Dargle, South Africa. The ...

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UNC Seniors Choose Carolina for Kibera for Class '08 Gift

2007-09-24T13:49:18Z

The Senior Class of 2008 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chose Carolina for Kibera as the Senior Campaign for Carolina's endorsed class gift. Go here to read the Daily Tar Heel report. Many seniors are supportive and excited a...

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Carolina for Kibera enters Nike+Ashoka Changemakers "Sport for a Better World" Competition

2007-09-19T18:00:05Z

Carolina for Kibera entered the Changemakers "Sport for a Better World" competition sponsored by Nike and Ashoka today. The competition seeks out innovators in the field of sports-for-social-change, and CFK submitted the youth sports and leadersh...

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