National Tree Planting Day
Nyayo Highrise Ward held soil like a promise today — holes dug, seedlings unwrapped, hands pressing earth firm around roots. ETCO stood with Power Engineers, EcoWB, LLWF, ESNAC, Amani Kibera, Highrise Garbage Youth Initiative, and others.
Area Chief Mr Kennedy watched the lines of volunteers; group leaders spoke plainly about why trees matter in a place where shade is currency and floods do not read speeches.
Representatives from Canaan Estate, Andolo, Lindi, and SeaFar field joined the effort. By the end, three hundred and fifty seedlings had addresses — small flags on a map that desperately needs green.
The Deputy President’s national push — fifteen billion trees — can feel far away when you are holding one seedling and hoping it survives the week. Still, today was not abstract. It was mud under nails and a shared refusal to surrender the future to dust.
Kenya talks about billions of trees; we contributed our honest three hundred and fifty toward that national dream. Water them with us: follow our environmental days, volunteer, and help us protect the saplings from goats and neglect.
Trees are not charity props; they are shade for meetings, anchors for soil, and quiet teachers for children who deserve to grow up with green in the corner of their eye.
If you passed by and saw muddy knees and tired smiles, that was the work — not performance, proof.
We will be back to check stakes, chase stray plastic, and remind each other that care is not a one-day costume.
From Participation to Agency: ETCO at the SAIIA Youth Programming Innovation Lab
Last week, ETCO represented Kibra at the SAIIA Youth Programming Innovation Lab in Nairobi — where the real question wasn't youth participation, but youth agency. Here's what that means for our nine programmes, and an honest look at what it takes to build sustainably as a volunteer-run organisation.
Creating Impact, Building a Better Tomorrow
At ETCO, we're committed to creating lasting positive impact by keeping our environment safe and clean while creating meaningful employment opportunities for our communities. Through innovation and strategic partnerships with like-minded stakeholders, we're working together to achieve shared goals that drive sustainable development. We're also conducting a comprehensive economic survey to better understand the project's returns, impact, and scalability—ensuring every step we take is informed, effective, and built for long-term success.
Planning Meeting with PSN - Waste Management Project
Today's ETCO had logistical planning meeting at PSN Office to discuss the upcoming waste management project... Good things take time.