STAFF-CFK-KENYA

Salim Mohamed
Executive Director

SALIM MOHAMED has been with CFK since its founding in 2001.  Salim grew up at an institution based in Nairobi Mama Fatuma Children's Home. In 1988 Salim joined the MYSA, a nascent youth sports association in Mathare founded by a United Nations Development Program advisor.  At 16-years-old, Salim led an organization with over 2,000 members and an annual budget of over $150,000. After graduating from high school, Salim was hired by MYSA as a full-time HIV/AIDS project officer. The British Council has twice employed Salim as a consultant to help launch youth sports associations in Ghana and Nigeria. In 2002, he was nominated to serve on the Diversity for Peace Advisory Board with Nobel Peace Laureates Oscar Arias Sanchez, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, and Norman Borlaug.  Most recently, Salim presented at the International AIDS Conference in Thailand and has been a facilitator for gathering of young leaders organized by YES! since 2005. Since 2006, Salim has been assisting a community in Gambia develop a community program.   Salim was also selected as a TED Conference Africa Fellow for 2007.