Another great day with the kids
Before anyone tasted stew, paint smudged small fingers and crayons scratched across paper. Someone drew a house with a sun too big for the sky; someone else drew a football player mid-kick. Feeding days are not only about calories—they are about giving children an hour where they are not negotiating survival.
The session was interactive on purpose: drawing and painting first, then food. Joy arrived before the plate did, and that order matters. A child who creates something—even a crooked tree—walks taller to the serving table.
When the meal came, the noise changed pitch: spoons, swallowing, the soft arguing of friends. In the middle of Kibera’s Saturday, we had a small room of safety—colour on paper, warmth in the belly, adults who stayed close enough to notice if someone was quieter than usual.
That is what ‘another great day’ means here. Not perfection. Presence. A feeding programme that remembers children are not only stomachs—they are minds, hands, and stories still forming.
Parents notice it too—when a child runs home with paint on their sleeve and a full stomach, the week feels lighter for a few hours. That is the kind of ‘great’ we are chasing: small, real, repeatable.
If you were there, you know the feeling. If you were not, imagine colour on paper, then ugali on a plate—both kinds of fullness.
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.