This archive report was first published on 14 May 2020.
On May 14, 2020, The Coca-Cola Foundation and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa – Kenya (CCBA) partnered with Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Nairobi's Kibera and Mukuru slums.
SHOFCO received KShs 10 million from The Coca-Cola Foundation to support several health initiatives in the fight against the spread of Coronavirus in Kenya.
With the funds, SHOFCO will provide handwashing stations, enhance hand hygiene and sanitation by distributing water, soap, and sanitizers, and offer emergency food support to vulnerable families.
SHOFCO founder and CEO Kennedy Odede said, "We are providing a total of 70 handwashing stations in Kibera and Mukuru, which are located at main entry points and staffed by volunteers who instruct people on how to wash their hands on entering and exiting the slums to keep the virus out. We are also distributing clean water twice a day through trucks to people who have no access in the two communities to support the maintenance of basic hygiene levels at all times."
CCBA Managing Director Xavier Selga added, "We are all concerned about everyone impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak in Kenya. The Coca-Cola Foundation and CCBA is keen to support our vulnerable communities to adhere to the required hygiene practices that have been prescribed by the health authorities to beat the spread of the virus."
SHOFCO will also upscale its community outreach efforts using volunteers and community health workers to conduct door-to-door awareness, distribute illustrated Kiswahili information pamphlets, and identify anyone with possible symptoms for a referral to the Ministry of Health for quarantine and testing.
