Githeri Day
As a child, githeri was one of those meals that felt like home—maize and beans cooked together until the flavours married, filling enough to carry you through an afternoon of football and chores. The maize gave quick energy; the beans held you steady until evening.
On feeding days at ETCO, we sometimes swap rice and beans for githeri: simple, nutritious, and honest. There is nothing fancy about a big sufuria steaming behind a tent, but there is something sacred about it—350 children eating together, spoons scraping plates, someone asking for seconds and someone else laughing.
We watch the queue move, we check the salt, we make sure the smallest hands get served. Joy here is not abstract; it is a child’s full belly and the sound of friends arguing about who finished first. The communal sharing of meals builds a kind of belonging—proof that you are not alone in needing help, and not alone in receiving it with dignity.
On days when charcoal costs bite and tomatoes feel like a luxury, githeri still delivers: protein and energy in one pot, the kind of meal grandmothers cooked when budgets were tight and love was measured in fullness, not flair.
You can almost set your watch by it: when the sufuria lid lifts, the steam carries the same promise it carried years ago—enough for today, and strength for whatever the afternoon asks for.
Our hope is straightforward—that these children grow into adults who remember what it felt like to be fed without humiliation, and who pass that memory on in how they treat the next person in line.
Easter Feeding Program
Thanks to Tim Ruff and Stephanie, ETCO hosted a warm Easter Friday feeding program for children at our new office—bringing joy, a good meal, and community together in Kibera.
ETCO's Kibera Slums Tour
We thank Tim Ruff and Stephanie for joining ETCO’s Slum Tour in Kibera—walking with us, listening to residents, and experiencing the strength and reality of our community firsthand.
FLOOD SUPPORT APPEAL – KIBERA
Heavy rains brought flooding to Kibera’s riparian areas—destroying homes, claiming lives, and leaving families in urgent need. ETCO appeals to well-wishers for food, clothing, bedding, medical support, and other basics, while urging everyone to stay safe around fast water and contamination risks.