ETCO Children Feeding Program
Saturday comes in loud: plastic chairs scraping, someone laughing at the gate, and the smell of something cooking before you even see the pots. Schools are closed, so the numbers are up — more children squeezing onto the benches, more small hands reaching for plates. Visitors step through the door not as spectators but as people who came to do the work with us: scoop, serve, sit with a child for a minute.
This week we had extra reason to breathe easy. The Uebert Angel Foundation and the Faith Work Forum team stood with us in a very practical way — food came in, and non-food essentials too, until our office felt less like paperwork and more like a storeroom of possibility. Boxes lined the corridor; someone tested a ladle against a pot and the sound carried.
That kind of support does not arrive as a speech. It arrives as ugali that will stretch, as beans that will feed another Saturday, as supplies that say someone believes service to people is a blessing worth investing in. We are grateful — and we are already planning how every bag and carton moves out to where it belongs: into children's stomachs and into a community that keeps showing up.
If you have been thinking about giving, whether through M-PESA or by walking in with groceries, this is your invitation: join the next Saturday. Bring a friend. We will find you gloves, a serving spoon, and a child who will remember the day someone looked them in the eye while filling their plate.
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.