Care through food
If you listen long enough in Kibera, you learn the languages people trust — music, football, prayer, and food laid out where everyone can reach.
Today the dialect was githeri and laughter: spoons clicking, steam curling toward the rafters, someone arguing playfully about who finished first. A little girl offered her friend the bigger potato because she knew we could refill the pot — that small confidence is what a regular meal grows.
Parents watched from plastic chairs, some still in work dust, shoulders dropping as children ate. Teenagers helped carry cups of water; an elder teased a boy about his appetite, and the boy grinned instead of hiding.
Compassion shows up in those small generosities — eye contact from a volunteer, a second serving without a lecture — not in speeches.
Want to fund the next shared meal — or cook with us once? Contact etco-kenya.org; we will send the shopping list in KSh and the head count we expect this Saturday.
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.