Salim Mohamed is 2016 Eisenhower Fellow. He is the co-founder of Carolina for Kibera,  an International NGO that seeks to develop and supports local leaders, catalyzes positive change and alleviates poverty in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. … Through sports programs, young women’s empowerment, and community development, Carolina for Kibera (CFK) promotes youth leadership and ethnic and gender cooperation.

Salim holds a Master of Science degree in Organization Management and Implementation of Development projects. He is dedicated to alleviating poverty, prevent violence through community-based development and empowerment of youths at the grassroots with expertise in management and implementation of development projects not only in Kenya but globally.  Salim values ensuring that solutions to poverty are better placed when the people affected are at the forefront of the design and implementation of the interventions. He is a Draper Hill Summer fellow at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law.