Most days at ETCO run on a patchwork — personal contributions, one-off donations, sponsorships that arrive with relief and disappear just as fast. That patchwork works until it does not: when the economy bites, when friends are stretched, when donor fatigue sits heavy in the inbox. A feeding programme cannot live on good intentions alone; neither can art classes or homework help.
So we are building something sturdier — a Computer Centre that trains neighbours in real IT skills while generating income to cross-subsidise the programmes people already depend on. Willow Oak Advisory stepped in with computers; their partnership turns a hollow room into a classroom.
Skills today, sustainability tomorrow
The goal is simple to say and hard to do: fewer Saturdays where we wonder whether the budget will clear. If you have refurbished machines, curriculum links, or employer partners who need digitally confident young people from Kibera, connect with us. The centre is not only about cables and screens — it is about keeping the doors open for everything else ETCO does.
