Environmental Care - Dirt is Fertilizer
Informal settlements are often called dirty before they are called home. At ETCO, we refuse the insult without denying the plastic in the drain — work begins where shame ends.
Morning light catches plastic in ditches; it also catches neighbours who sweep anyway — because dignity is not waiting for a truck that never comes.
Compost turns peelings into soil; soil turns a sack into a garden. We teach that chemistry in plain language — no TED talk, just gloves and a demonstration beside someone’s wall.
We organise clean-ups in different corners, rakes scraping packed soil, children assigned to bag what adults overlooked. Dirt, handled well, becomes fertiliser — compost for sacks of kale beside a wall.
We partner with environmental groups for tree planting in schools and for sweeping streets where drainage is a community project, not a city promise.
We talk to families about using small plots for urban farming — beans climbing a fence, spinach in a basin — food security that fits a renter’s life.
Nairobi Dam
Our environmental team has drafted a plan to support reclaiming Nairobi Dam — stopping solid waste upstream before it becomes poison, and creating jobs for people who will maintain what we clean. Join a clean-up, fund a rake, plant a tree — the city’s water remembers every shortcut we take.
The dam is not a postcard; it is a catchment for everything Nairobi throws away when nobody is looking. Stopping waste upstream is work for hands, not slogans — and we are recruiting both.
🎓 ETCO Education Empowerment Program
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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.
Creating Impact, Building a Better Tomorrow
At ETCO, we're committed to creating lasting positive impact by keeping our environment safe and clean while creating meaningful employment opportunities for our communities. Through innovation and strategic partnerships with like-minded stakeholders, we're working together to achieve shared goals that drive sustainable development. We're also conducting a comprehensive economic survey to better understand the project's returns, impact, and scalability—ensuring every step we take is informed, effective, and built for long-term success.