Steam rose from the pot before the first children reached the new ETCO office. Outside, Kibera carried its usual noise — boda-bodas, a hawker calling prices, the smell of chapati from a stall down the lane.
Chris and Jayne had sponsored the day. We filled bowls with githeri and passed plastic cups of clean water, watching small hands test the heat before the first bite.
Our founder Collince moved between the doorway and the serving table, joking with parents, counting heads so no child waited too long. By midday the room smelled of stew and soap from freshly washed hands.
Someone said the day finally tasted like something solid. We ran short on spoons once — a child waited, patient, until we rinsed a spare.
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