**A Season of Hope and Community Love! **
Merry Christmas from Kibera. The season finds us tired sometimes — honest — but still lighting stoves, still answering messages, still believing the next child through the gate matters.
This year you helped us do the unglamorous work that holds a neighbourhood together: outreach when it rained, environmental clean-ups when it was easier to stay home, talent days where a shy singer became brave for three minutes.
We felt your support in practical ways — supplies arriving, strangers becoming friends, messages that said, “We see you.” That kind of solidarity is not decoration; it is fuel.
We are not asking you to picture us perfect. We are asking you to picture us present — black, white, and grey T‑shirts; dust on shoes; M‑PESA confirmations that mean beans tomorrow.
If the holidays are hard for you too, know you are not alone in that. Community is partly built in the uncelebrated weeks — the return visits, the follow‑up calls, the clean‑up after the party.
However you celebrate, carry a little of this place with you: warmth, noise, stubborn hope. And if you can, send a year‑end gift to ETCO so January’s programmes start strong.
We will close the year the way we started it — with work that fits in gumboots and aprons, with gratitude spoken plainly, and with room for one more plate if someone arrives late.
Ngong River Regeneration Network - Zone (1-6)
The Ngong River Regeneration Network Zone Coordinators (Zones 1–6) held a productive meeting with the Commissioners representing the Ngong River, chaired by Commissioner Benjamin Langwen, alongside Commissioners John Kioli and Dr. Loice Jepkemboi Kipkiror, together with Inspector Ashford - NRC Secretariat. The meeting was highly engaging and inspiring, leaving us even more energized and committed to advancing the river restoration agenda. Together, we reaffirmed our shared commitment to not only regenerating our rivers, but also promoting a cleaner environment, encouraging food production through downstream farming, and creating sustainable job opportunities through riverine activities. #NgongRiverRestoration #NairobiRivers #EnvironmentalConservation #RiverRegeneration #ClimateAction #CommunityEmpowerment #GreenJobs
World Menstrual Hygiene Day Celebration
In celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day, ETCO, in partnership with Rotary Club of Nairobi Connect and with support from the Safaricom Foundation, today donated 900 sanitary towels to girls at Joash Olum Primary School. This initiative was aimed at supporting the girl child by promoting menstrual dignity, boosting confidence, and helping keep girls in school so they can stay focused on their education and future careers.
Kikuyu Rotary Club Team site visit - partnership
It was a pleasure hosting the Nairobi Rotary Club Connect’s Yumbya Nyamai, who also represented Ecologists Without Borders (EcoWB), alongside the Kikuyu Rotary Club Presidents—past, current, and incoming—George Ngotho, Patrick, and Marion respectively. We truly appreciated your visit to the site and your interest in the upcoming waste management project.