Week 22 - Feeding Program
Week 22 of 2023: Saturday meant home for children not in boarding, rest for adults catching breath between gigs. ETCO opened the gate for the weekly meal — one sitting that stitches the week together.
Bowls, banter, someone’s phone playing gospel too loud on purpose. This is how we stay neighbours — not through projects alone, but through repeated presence.
Meanwhile the ETCO Theatre team rolled street theatre into the office yard — the first performance focused on gender-based violence and domestic violence, stories told loud enough for people passing the lane to stop and listen. Art is not decoration here; it is a warning and a mirror.
We still need mentors, partners, and sponsors who can stay past a single headline. If you have theatre skills, legal aid links, or funds for the feeding line, start at etco-kenya.org — we will match you to what is urgent this week, not last year’s brochure.
Engaging Children through Feeding Program
Thanks to Chris and Jayne, ETCO had a warm feeding program for children at our new office—bringing joy, a good meal, and community together in Kibera.
Project Site Visit by Rotary Club of IPSWICH (USA) and Kikuyu (Kenya)
It was a great and engaging day of partnership and learning as we hosted the International Rotary Club of IPSWICH team, led by Environmental Lawyer Chris and his wife, Jane, Former President of Rotary Club of Kikuyu Hon. George Ngotho and Rotarian Yumbya for a visit to our project implementation sites. The visit provided an opportunity to review the project areas on the ground, discuss implementation priorities, and strengthen our shared commitment to sustainable environmental and community development. We also had the opportunity to visit the Nairobi Rivers Commission (NRC), where we were hosted by Commissioner Dr. Loice Kipkorir, a member of the Ngong River Committee. We explored opportunities to strengthen collaboration and align our work with the Nairobi Rivers Commission's Restoration Framework.
Community Capacity Building Training
We are currently participating in the ongoing PROVE (Public Space Governance Research, Observation, Validation and Experimentation) Pilot Programme, a four-month initiative by Public Space Networks (PSN) bringing together 11 community groups from Kamukunji and Korogocho. The programme focuses on strengthening community organizations’ capacity to manage, protect and improve public spaces as well as restoring rivers and it's ecosystems. The ongoing capacity-building training is helping CBOs and community organizations better understand the connection between public spaces, river restoration and ecosystem conservation, while exploring practical approaches and stronger collaboration among communities, government agencies, development partners and other stakeholders.