Kibera Rugby Academy - Junior Rugby
Kibera hums with football boots and volleyball nets, but rugby has always been the harder road — too far to travel, too expensive to dream on casually.
So we started closer to home. Kibera Rugby Academy is not only about tackles and passes; it is about integrity, passion, solidarity, discipline, and respect — the values that keep a sport from becoming noise.
Rugby welcomes bodies of different sizes and ages; that is part of its beauty. Our job is to teach children early that strength without respect is just weight.
On muddy ground, a pass is a promise. We run drills until boots lose their shine, then remind players that the game continues off the pitch — at home, in school corridors, in how you speak to your sister when you are tired.
Parents watch from the sideline with folded arms and quiet pride. They know what a free afternoon costs; they also know what a wasted afternoon costs. Rugby gives language to discipline — but language still needs calories.
Shirts, a visit, and an honest gap
It was a good week: Tatiana and her friends sent training T‑shirts — bright fabric that makes a child stand taller before the ball is even passed. Then we welcomed Sarah from the Kenya Rugby Union, a reminder that the national game is watching grassroots pitches too.
Here is the truth we do not sugarcoat: rugby burns fuel. After training, young athletes need a meal that matches the sweat — ugali, beans, something solid. Right now, that post-training plate is our tightest line. If you can help with food or a small M‑PESA top‑up for ingredients, you will be feeding more than hunger; you will be feeding commitment.
Local clubs and well-wishers sometimes share balls and cones; we are asking for the unglamorous line in the budget — beans by the kilo, greens, fruit when we can afford it — so a child does not choose between a tackle and tomorrow’s energy.
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.