Always thankful.
Today the compound felt fuller—more children in line, more laughter bouncing off the walls, more elders finding a seat in the shade. Saturdays at ETCO are loud in the best way: a place where hunger is not hidden, and help is not handed out with shame.
We gather in Kibera with roughly 350 children, about 50 youth, and around 100 elderly neighbours—not only to eat, but to play, draw, sing, and learn before the meal. It is a deliberate rhythm: keep young people busy with football and art, keep conversations going, keep bellies full at the end.
What it costs—and how to help
None of that happens free. On a lean budget—about KSh 16,500 a week for supplies—we stretch every coin until it feeds as many mouths as it can. When money is short, the programme still hurts first: the price of beans rises, fuel for cooking shifts, and someone goes home with a smaller portion than we wanted to give.
If you want to stand with us, you can give via M-PESA or PayPal. A small weekly gift is the difference between a child eating once on Saturday and going home knowing Monday still looks impossible. We are always thankful—because gratitude is how we honour the people who keep showing up.
Message us on +254718783190 if you want to coordinate a drop-off, sponsor a week, or volunteer where your hands fit best. Today’s bigger turnout is not luck—it is proof that when a community eats together, it grows braver together.
Project Site Visit by Rotary Club of IPSWICH (USA) and Kikuyu (Kenya)
It was a great and engaging day of partnership and learning as we hosted the International Rotary Club of IPSWICH team, led by Environmental Lawyer Chris and his wife, Jane, Former President of Rotary Club of Kikuyu Hon. George Ngotho and Rotarian Yumbya for a visit to our project implementation sites. The visit provided an opportunity to review the project areas on the ground, discuss implementation priorities, and strengthen our shared commitment to sustainable environmental and community development. We also had the opportunity to visit the Nairobi Rivers Commission (NRC), where we were hosted by Commissioner Dr. Loice Kipkorir, a member of the Ngong River Committee. We explored opportunities to strengthen collaboration and align our work with the Nairobi Rivers Commission's Restoration Framework.
Community Capacity Building Training
We are currently participating in the ongoing PROVE (Public Space Governance Research, Observation, Validation and Experimentation) Pilot Programme, a four-month initiative by Public Space Networks (PSN) bringing together 11 community groups from Kamukunji and Korogocho. The programme focuses on strengthening community organizations’ capacity to manage, protect and improve public spaces as well as restoring rivers and it's ecosystems. The ongoing capacity-building training is helping CBOs and community organizations better understand the connection between public spaces, river restoration and ecosystem conservation, while exploring practical approaches and stronger collaboration among communities, government agencies, development partners and other stakeholders.
High Level NRC & Development Partners Meeting
Representing the Ngong River Regeneration Network, I'm having the privilege of attending a high-level breakfast meeting convened by the Nairobi Rivers Commission (NRC) in collaboration with the Kenya Permanent Mission to UN-Habitat. The meeting has brought together Development Partners, Government Agencies, Private Sector representatives, and Community representatives to deliberate on the restoration and sustainable management of Nairobi’s rivers.