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.
Ngong River Regeneration Network - Zone (1-6)
The Ngong River Regeneration Network Zone Coordinators (Zones 1–6) held a productive meeting with the Commissioners representing the Ngong River, chaired by Commissioner Benjamin Langwen, alongside Commissioners John Kioli and Dr. Loice Jepkemboi Kipkiror, together with Inspector Ashford - NRC Secretariat. The meeting was highly engaging and inspiring, leaving us even more energized and committed to advancing the river restoration agenda. Together, we reaffirmed our shared commitment to not only regenerating our rivers, but also promoting a cleaner environment, encouraging food production through downstream farming, and creating sustainable job opportunities through riverine activities. #NgongRiverRestoration #NairobiRivers #EnvironmentalConservation #RiverRegeneration #ClimateAction #CommunityEmpowerment #GreenJobs
World Menstrual Hygiene Day Celebration
In celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day, ETCO, in partnership with Rotary Club of Nairobi Connect and with support from the Safaricom Foundation, today donated 900 sanitary towels to girls at Joash Olum Primary School. This initiative was aimed at supporting the girl child by promoting menstrual dignity, boosting confidence, and helping keep girls in school so they can stay focused on their education and future careers.
Kikuyu Rotary Club Team site visit - partnership
It was a pleasure hosting the Nairobi Rotary Club Connect’s Yumbya Nyamai, who also represented Ecologists Without Borders (EcoWB), alongside the Kikuyu Rotary Club Presidents—past, current, and incoming—George Ngotho, Patrick, and Marion respectively. We truly appreciated your visit to the site and your interest in the upcoming waste management project.