Female - Based Business Training session
Morning light cut across plastic chairs arranged tight — notebooks open, pens clicking, phones face-down so M-PESA alerts would not steal the hour. This was day two of our youth business training, and the room leaned toward young women who are tired of being told to wait their turn.
We focused on skills that translate into real interviews: how to speak about experience when your CV is thin, how to handle shifts and uniforms, how to read a payslip without embarrassment. The hospital sector came up again and again — not glamour, but steady hours and a path that can hold a family when rent is due in cash, not promises.
Training is not magic. Some participants will land placements quickly; others will need more coaching, more referrals, more weeks of showing up. ETCO is grateful to every partner who keeps the hall lit and the facilitator paid — because dignity, here, looks like a schedule you can trust.
If you can sponsor transport stipends or print certificates for graduates, contact us through etco-kenya.org. Small KSh amounts often decide whether a young woman returns for day three — or stays home to mind a sibling.
At break, someone rehearsed introducing herself in English while a friend timed her on a phone stopwatch — thirty seconds, no filler. The hospital corridor is still imaginary, but the voice was already steadier.
Facilitators circled back to questions about night shifts, standing for hours, and how to ask for leave without sounding ungrateful — the invisible curriculum no brochure prints.
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.
ETCO Office Under Repair & Setup
We're working on improving our office to better serve our community. Once complete, the upgraded space will help us provide more efficient, organized, and accessible services. Thank you for your patience and continued support as we build a better environment for everyone. Stay tuned for updates!
Happy Father's Day
As a man. It's Okay to start all over again. Let someone love you correctly, genuinely, value you and respectfully if they have to. Somewhere in your 30s, 40s or 50s, you'll get the opportunity to rebuild your life after a negative loop. It's important you see that journey through. Keep going and don't ever give up. Strong.