Hope in an African Slum

Following a serendipitous encounter in Kenya, Kennedy Odede ’12 and Jessica Posner ’09 have expanded the impact of their organization, SHOFCO (Shining Hope for Communities), to serve more than 350,000 people. Here, Odede shares their inspiring vision, also chronicled in the New York Times bestseller Find Me Unafraid and as part of Wesleyan’s First-Year Matters program this fall.