Happy New Month
A new month often begins with lists — rent due, school fees lurking, the price of cooking oil remembered with a wince — but it can also begin with steam. We welcomed the first day with our feeding programme: pots set early, laughter spilling before the food was even ready.
Hope, for us, sounds like children arguing playfully over who sat down first — petty, alive, ordinary. It sounds like parents trusting a safe corner where a child can be noisy without being in danger.
A new month also means new maths — how many bags of maize, how many litres of oil, how many plastic spoons disappear faster than you can explain. The feeding programme does not run on vibes; it runs on lists that get shorter in pen marks.
We are thinking of donors who send support even when their own months are tight — people who set a standing order, who buy an extra bag of maize, who share our posts so someone else can see the need. You are part of why this new month begins with plates, not promises alone.
If the month behind us taught us anything, it is that calendars turn faster than bank balances — yet children still grow, still ask questions, still deserve a place where hunger is not their first teacher.
May this month bless children, strengthen parents, and return kindness to everyone who gives it. If you are starting fresh today, start with us — there is always room for one more hand on the ladle.
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.