Records
Kennedy Odede
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), a community organisation that began in Kibera, Nairobi.
Independently verifiedLatest source dated 2026Last reviewed 2026-10-26
What outcomes can be attributed to Kennedy Odede?
SHOFCO - overall reach (2025)
Self-reported
- Role
- Founder and CEO
- Outcome
- 2.5 million people reached in 75% of Kenyan counties; SHOFCO Urban Network (SUN) more than 2 million members across 84 sites
- Reported by
- SHOFCO 2025 Impact Report (internal MEL system)
[1, 2]SHOFCO - youth employment (2025)
Self-reported
- Role
- Founder and CEO
- Outcome
- 91,022 youth 'verified' in work (63% or 69% female - report conflicts); 1,482 apparel-sector trainees, 794 placed in formal jobs; 18,000+ members using SHOFCO SACCO
- Reported by
- SHOFCO 2025 Impact Report
[1]SHOFCO - girls' education and GBV services (2025)
Self-reported
- Role
- Founder and CEO
- Outcome
- 6,504 girls supported with scholarships to return to school (other sections give 3,800 / 3,556 / 3,829); 26,749 GBV cases handled with psychosocial and legal support; 28,630 adolescent girls in Reclaim Our Confidence clubs
- Reported by
- SHOFCO 2025 Impact Report
[1]SHOFCO - health and water (2025)
Self-reported
- Role
- Founder and CEO
- Outcome
- 470,105 household members reached by community health services; 0% mother-to-child HIV transmission at SHOFCO clinics; 37,500+ people accessing safe water daily via aerial piping; 11,929 households gained water and sanitation access
- Reported by
- SHOFCO 2025 Impact Report
[1]SHOFCO - audited expenditure (FY2023)
Independently verified
- Role
- Founder and CEO
- Outcome
- Total revenue and support USD 19,483,396; total expenses USD 20,854,099, of which programme services USD 19,402,432 (93%), management and general USD 789,466, fundraising USD 662,201; unmodified audit opinion
- Reported by
- Independent auditor (GRF CPAs & Advisors, Bethesda, MD, per letterhead), report dated 5 June 2024
[3]Cumulative reach (as described by TIME)
Self-reported
- Role
- Founder
- Outcome
- More than 3 million Kenyans reached
- Reported by
- TIME100 2024 profile (restating SHOFCO's figure)
[4]
Sources
- 2025 SHOFCO Impact ReportSHOFCO, 2026, primary source
- Measuring ImpactSHOFCO, primary source
- Shining Hope for Communities - Audited Financial Statements, years ended 31 December 2023 and 2022SHOFCO / independent auditor, 2024-06-05, primary source
- Kennedy Odede - TIME100 Most Influential People 2024TIME, 2024-04-17, secondary source
Change history
- 2026-10-26 Record published.
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