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.
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.