Filling Potting Potting Bags - Nairobi Dam Tree Nursery
Red soil on our hands
Morning at the Nairobi Dam Park tree nursery began with grit under fingernails. Empty potting bags lay in long lines, waiting like quiet promises along the Ngong River in Zone 2.
Brigadier Joseph Muracia, CEO of Nairobi Rivers, helped coordinate the day — one more step in the Nairobi Rivers Regeneration Project. We scooped soil, tamped each bag, and straightened rows until our shoulders ached.
A journey of a thousand miles starts with one heavy sack, someone said, and we believed it. The air smelled of earth and river mist.
Watch our posts for the next nursery Saturday at Nairobi Dam — bring gloves if you have them; we share spades when the queue grows.
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.