ETCO's Kibera Slums Tour
The lane narrowed where corrugated sheets leaned close, and Tim Ruff and Stephanie kept pace beside us — not behind glass, but on the same dust, the same climbs.
We stopped where women rinsed sukuma wiki at a tap. We passed stalls with tomatoes piled in pyramids and soap stacked like bricks. Lamar Safaris had linked the visit; a good introduction matters when you are asking someone to see your home plainly.
This is not a show. It is a Thursday with laundry flapping overhead and a radio competing from three windows. We answered questions about school fees, water, and how a day here is budgeted to the shilling.
If you are booking a Kibera walk, ask Lamar Safaris to connect you with ETCO — we will set a time and a route that respects residents' space.
Engaging Children through Feeding Program
Thanks to Chris and Jayne, ETCO had a warm feeding program for children at our new office—bringing joy, a good meal, and community together in Kibera.
Project Site Visit by Rotary Club of IPSWICH (USA) and Kikuyu (Kenya)
It was a great and engaging day of partnership and learning as we hosted the International Rotary Club of IPSWICH team, led by Environmental Lawyer Chris and his wife, Jane, Former President of Rotary Club of Kikuyu Hon. George Ngotho and Rotarian Yumbya for a visit to our project implementation sites. The visit provided an opportunity to review the project areas on the ground, discuss implementation priorities, and strengthen our shared commitment to sustainable environmental and community development. We also had the opportunity to visit the Nairobi Rivers Commission (NRC), where we were hosted by Commissioner Dr. Loice Kipkorir, a member of the Ngong River Committee. We explored opportunities to strengthen collaboration and align our work with the Nairobi Rivers Commission's Restoration Framework.
Community Capacity Building Training
We are currently participating in the ongoing PROVE (Public Space Governance Research, Observation, Validation and Experimentation) Pilot Programme, a four-month initiative by Public Space Networks (PSN) bringing together 11 community groups from Kamukunji and Korogocho. The programme focuses on strengthening community organizations’ capacity to manage, protect and improve public spaces as well as restoring rivers and it's ecosystems. The ongoing capacity-building training is helping CBOs and community organizations better understand the connection between public spaces, river restoration and ecosystem conservation, while exploring practical approaches and stronger collaboration among communities, government agencies, development partners and other stakeholders.