2nd children feeding program for 2025
School bells had barely settled when the pots at ETCO started singing again. After two months at home, many families had stretched githeri and ugali until the math stopped working — no lunch from school, more mouths in the house all day.
This was our second children’s feeding Saturday of the year: at least 350 children, 100 elderly neighbours, and 50 youth handed plates of hot food before the term picked up speed. The queue snaked past the door and into the sun; shoes shuffled, someone carried a baby on a hip, an elder leaned on a stick and still smiled when the plate came full.
We are honest — one meal does not erase structural poverty. It does give a child a full stomach on the way back to class, and elders a morning when sugar does not have to be traded for soap.
Help us stock the next Saturday: M-PESA details are on our notice board, and bulk maize flour from a shop in town saves us the markup at the corner.
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.
🎓 ETCO Education Empowerment Program
📚 Holiday Tuition Classes Now in Progress! Give your child the opportunity to learn, grow, and stay academically active throughout the school holiday. Our experienced teachers provide quality guidance in all subjects, helping learners improve their understanding, confidence, and performance. ✅ All Subjects Available ✅ Supportive Learning Environment ✅ Open to Learners of All *High School* Levels
From Participation to Agency: ETCO at the SAIIA Youth Programming Innovation Lab
Last week, ETCO represented Kibra at the SAIIA Youth Programming Innovation Lab in Nairobi — where the real question wasn't youth participation, but youth agency. Here's what that means for our nine programmes, and an honest look at what it takes to build sustainably as a volunteer-run organisation.