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.
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.