Merry Christmas 2023
Today, ETCO, in collaboration with local and international partners, hosted a community awareness and cleanup event in Soweto East village, Nyayo Highrise Ward, Lang'ata Constituency. The event was graced by notable figures such as Power Engineers' Don Stuartuvent, Erik Nquist, and Gino; Ecologists Without Borders' Cleve Stuart; Nairobi Rivers Commission's Rebecca Bor; Kounkey Designs Initiative's Ibrahim and his team, PAKPRO's Melissa Kasaba; and various Nairobi County officials including Assistant County Commissioner Rodrick Cheruiyot, District County Commissioner Eliud Waweru Ngung'u, area chiefs Isaac and Kennedy, and the office of the area Member of County Assembly representative, Moses Oyoo. Stakeholders from Ngong' Rivers Zone 2 and community members also participated.
On the second day of our site visits and meetings, the ETCO team participated in a capacity-building training provided by Care Kenya. This session was crucial for us to understand the importance of sharing household responsibilities to be supportive and effective family members. During this training, our environmental program partners, EcoWB and Power Engineers, joined us and gained insight into our activities beyond our environmental care initiatives.
Our partners from EcoWB and Power Engineers arrived yesterday. After a welcome meeting at IBIS Hotel, we took an evening walk to have an overview of the site and office. The 1st team to arrive was Cleve from EcoWB and Erik from Power Engineers.