ETCO Office
Find us fifty metres to the right of Cultures Road, off Jesus Winners Road — Kibera, Soweto East Village, Nyayo Highrise Ward, Lang’ata Constituency, Nairobi. Look for the lane where children know the shortcut and adults know the rent schedule.
Directions sound like poetry until you are ankle-deep in mud. Follow the painted sign, ask the mama selling soap — she will point. Our door is where programmes become paperwork and paperwork becomes people again.
We began with one rented room — a desk, a dream, a wall calendar crowded with community meetings. After PS Julius Korir and his team visited, the need for a business room became clearer: sustainability is not a poster; it is a till that rings.
Today we rent two rooms. One holds office work — programmes, letters, the hum of planning. The other hosts a cyber project: keyboards, careful pricing per minute, young people learning to send CVs without fear.
The cyber room clicks and hums: printers warming up, teenagers learning to attach a PDF without shame, a volunteer explaining how “CC” works on an email because nobody should be locked out of a job for lack of jargon.
We fundraise among ourselves for rent because dignity includes paying landlords on time. If you want to visit, bring curiosity, not pity. If you want to support, help us keep the lights on and the modems warm — connectivity is a small word for a large door.
Rent in Kibera is not abstract; it is a line on a wall calendar and a quiet panic on the 28th. A second room was not vanity — it was a bet on income that stays inside the community.
Ngong River Regeneration Network - Zone (1-6)
The Ngong River Regeneration Network Zone Coordinators (Zones 1–6) held a productive meeting with the Commissioners representing the Ngong River, chaired by Commissioner Benjamin Langwen, alongside Commissioners John Kioli and Dr. Loice Jepkemboi Kipkiror, together with Inspector Ashford - NRC Secretariat. The meeting was highly engaging and inspiring, leaving us even more energized and committed to advancing the river restoration agenda. Together, we reaffirmed our shared commitment to not only regenerating our rivers, but also promoting a cleaner environment, encouraging food production through downstream farming, and creating sustainable job opportunities through riverine activities. #NgongRiverRestoration #NairobiRivers #EnvironmentalConservation #RiverRegeneration #ClimateAction #CommunityEmpowerment #GreenJobs
World Menstrual Hygiene Day Celebration
In celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day, ETCO, in partnership with Rotary Club of Nairobi Connect and with support from the Safaricom Foundation, today donated 900 sanitary towels to girls at Joash Olum Primary School. This initiative was aimed at supporting the girl child by promoting menstrual dignity, boosting confidence, and helping keep girls in school so they can stay focused on their education and future careers.
Kikuyu Rotary Club Team site visit - partnership
It was a pleasure hosting the Nairobi Rotary Club Connect’s Yumbya Nyamai, who also represented Ecologists Without Borders (EcoWB), alongside the Kikuyu Rotary Club Presidents—past, current, and incoming—George Ngotho, Patrick, and Marion respectively. We truly appreciated your visit to the site and your interest in the upcoming waste management project.