E-Waste Tour (Learning)
Wednesday began in Ngara. Mr Thuo and Mr Peter from the Electronic Waste Initiative Kenya stood beside piles of keyboards and stripped cables, explaining what happens before recycling — collection, sorting, fingers learning which plastic cracks clean.
KDI and Afrotecha-Urban organised the three-day Lab-Not-Lab tour — Gathanga Ndung'u, Wacera Thande, and Anita Wesonga kept us moving. SDI, ETCO, university students, and other partners followed in a loose line, notebooks open.
Dandora afternoon
By afternoon Dandora pressed in: gulls, smell, colour. Cricket Writes, Harun Baraza (Jamali), and Davis Tafari showed how informal handlers repair, re-engineer, and recycle what the city throws away.
At the WEEE Centre in Utawala, machines hummed — cable stripper, plastic shredder, glass grinder. Staff schedule the loudest work so families nearby can sleep.
We ended at the refurbishment bench where old computers return to life. If your school club wants a supervised e-waste visit, coordinate through EWIK and mention ETCO's October tour.
From Participation to Agency: ETCO at the SAIIA Youth Programming Innovation Lab
Last week, ETCO represented Kibra at the SAIIA Youth Programming Innovation Lab in Nairobi — where the real question wasn't youth participation, but youth agency. Here's what that means for our nine programmes, and an honest look at what it takes to build sustainably as a volunteer-run organisation.
Creating Impact, Building a Better Tomorrow
At ETCO, we're committed to creating lasting positive impact by keeping our environment safe and clean while creating meaningful employment opportunities for our communities. Through innovation and strategic partnerships with like-minded stakeholders, we're working together to achieve shared goals that drive sustainable development. We're also conducting a comprehensive economic survey to better understand the project's returns, impact, and scalability—ensuring every step we take is informed, effective, and built for long-term success.
Planning Meeting with PSN - Waste Management Project
Today's ETCO had logistical planning meeting at PSN Office to discuss the upcoming waste management project... Good things take time.