International Women's Day 2025
Laini Saba was loud with footsteps before the hall was. More than four hundred people — women, men, and children — moved in one long ribbon from AMREF toward Canaan Estate Community Hall, whistles and songs mixing with boda-boda engines at the edge of the road.
ETCO, with partners from the Kibera Gender Advocacy Network (KGAN), had set the room with plastic chairs in tight rows and a table for guests. The procession was not decoration — it was a public line drawn from one side of Kibera to another, saying we are still walking for women’s rights.
At the plenary, microphones squealed once, then settled. Speakers named what everyone already knows in whispers: unpaid care work, fear at home, the cost of silence. Others pointed to women-led groups and small wins — a loan repaid, a girl back in school, a neighbour who believed her.
After the speeches
The day did not fix everything. It never does. But for an afternoon, over 410 people shared the same roof and the same argument: that women’s safety and dignity are not a side agenda in Kibera — they are the agenda.
If you work with a women’s group or want to volunteer with KGAN through ETCO, ask how to plug into the next walk or community forum — your voice adds weight when the route is long.
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.