Cold Season but we still have to eat
Nairobi cold is not European cold — it is a damp chill that sneaks under your collar and makes you tighten your jacket — but a child’s hunger does not drop because the sky is grey. The pots still have to meet the day.
We like when children play just beside the kitchen office — breath visible for a second when they laugh, feet slapping cold concrete, the smell of food pulling them close like a magnet. It turns feeding into a scene instead of a statistic.
Someone’s jumper is too thin; someone else shares a scarf anyway. Nairobi June cold does not care about your budget — it simply arrives — so a hot meal lands like a small rebellion against the season.
When visitors come — someone from another part of the city, someone carrying questions instead of cameras — the children lean in. Who are you? Where did you come from? The surprise on their faces is a kind of payment: proof that curiosity is still alive even when money is tight.
We keep the kitchen door philosophy simple: feed first, talk second. Warm food in cold weather is a language even shy children understand — and adults too, if we are honest.
Cold season reminds us that warmth is not only weather. If you want to sit with children on a Saturday, share a story, and leave with your own heart a little fuller, send a message — we will find you a plastic stool and a cup of tea.
Easter Feeding Program
Thanks to Tim Ruff and Stephanie, ETCO hosted a warm Easter Friday feeding program for children at our new office—bringing joy, a good meal, and community together in Kibera.
ETCO's Kibera Slums Tour
We thank Tim Ruff and Stephanie for joining ETCO’s Slum Tour in Kibera—walking with us, listening to residents, and experiencing the strength and reality of our community firsthand.
FLOOD SUPPORT APPEAL – KIBERA
Heavy rains brought flooding to Kibera’s riparian areas—destroying homes, claiming lives, and leaving families in urgent need. ETCO appeals to well-wishers for food, clothing, bedding, medical support, and other basics, while urging everyone to stay safe around fast water and contamination risks.