Early Lunch and rainy weather
Some children drift toward the ETCO office the way others drift toward a favourite auntie’s house — not because a poster told them to, but because here there is food, familiar faces, and time that does not feel borrowed. On a wet week, that second-home feeling matters more.
Rain pushes everything earlier: lunch before the heaviest drops, games squeezed into dry windows, tarps checked like a ritual. We mostly work outdoors, so schedules bend with the sky — an honest compromise when the ground turns slick and the cold bites harder after sunset.
Children treat the office like a second home because consistency is rare — a roof that does not leak every day, adults who remember names, a place where being small is not a problem to solve. They drift in even when there is “nothing planned,” which tells you what kind of week they are carrying.
We still want your company — teach a song, bring a ball, help serve while the light holds. Early lunch beats a soaked evening queue.
Rainy seasons also mean mud caked into everything — floors, socks, the hem of a school skirt — so we keep soap where hands can find it. Small dignities matter when the weather tries to make people feel small.
When we shift lunch earlier, we are also protecting volunteers who walk home before paths become risky — care has to include the people serving, not only the children eating. Ask us the week’s schedule before you visit; we would rather you arrive dry and useful than heroic and soaked.
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.