Food and Non-Food Donations
In 2020, when the pandemic pressed hard on work that already paid day-to-day, we channelled food and non-food donations to more than 6,000 people across informal settlements — not as statistics, but as neighbours with names we learned at the door.
Queues formed early; the sun climbed; someone brought a baby on a back, someone else leaned on a stick. We moved bags the way you move furniture in a small house — carefully, with apologies when elbows touched.
Non-food mattered as much as maize: soap so hands could be clean without quarrel, pads so girls could stay in class when schools returned, blankets when June cold slid under doors.
Many families lost jobs overnight; savings barely exist when hand-to-mouth is the honest description. With an average of three people per household, a small sack of maize can stretch into a week of ugali — or fail if illness arrives.
Our Community Health Volunteers walked door to door, mapping vulnerability with neighbourly precision — who is elderly, who is feeding grandchildren alone, who cannot queue for hours.
Before any parcel left our hands, we gathered people for a short session — teaching, listening, sometimes sensitising on hygiene or rights. Dignity is not only what you receive; it is being spoken to before you are handed a bag.
How you can help next
To every donor who sent cash, soap, sanitary pads, or a referral — thank you. If you want to give again, we still need bulk staples, baby soap, and funds for logistics. KSh 500 buys more than items; it buys time until a parent finds the next job.
Referrals still help: tell a church, a company CSR desk, a WhatsApp group that remembers Kibera as real houses, not a headline. We will show them the line — and the dignity before the bag.
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.