A walk in Kibera is never only a walk. When ETCO joined the Kibera Gender Advocacy Network for the launch of 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, feet on the road meant something simple and heavy: we see you, we refuse to call harm normal.
The route ended at Guadalupe Catholic Church in Adams — shirts printed with this year’s theme, Let’s Come Together and Act Now, darkening with sweat, placards held high enough for boda-boda riders to read at the junction.
Violence in homes and streets still steals sleep and school days, especially from women and children. Speaking about it in daylight does not end it overnight — but silence does not end it either.
What we do next
Through community forums and KGAN partners, ETCO keeps naming violence where it hides — in jokes, in unpaid labour, in the fear of walking home late. If you need referral or a listening ear, ask for our community desk; if you can volunteer as a safe escort on event days, we will train you.
