A freezing Nairobi week did not stop parents, children, or ETCO—warm lunch continued after Saba Saba, with extra care for cold weather and deep thanks to supporters.
Grateful for your support
Our Saturday Children Feeding Programme runs on trust, volunteers, and the generosity of people who believe no child should face the weekend hungry. Your support keeps pots simmering, plates filled, and young people knowing their community sees them.
Care through food
Food is one of the clearest languages of love we share with children at ETCO. When we sit down to eat together, we see smiles, hear stories, and build the trust that makes every other programme stronger.
Day of an African Child 2023
On 16 June, ETCO stood with Greencard Mtaani, Women Network, Anointed Voice for the Needy, SPEC, and Janris Foundation to mark the Day of the African Child with colour, learning, and joy—reaching more than two thousand children while spotlighting rights in a digital world.
The Day of An African Child
ETCO is teaming up with Greencard Mtaani, Women Network, Jahris Foundation, and Anointed Voice for the Needy to mark the International Day of the African Child on 16 June, with the theme “The Rights of the Child in the Digital Environment”—through music, art, sport, and practical online safety sessions.
Week 23
This week we cooked more food than usual: the crowd at our Saturday gathering grew beyond the rough split of about 350 children and 150 adults we often plan for. Seeing almost equal numbers of adults and children reminded us how hunger touches whole households—and how shared meals knit the community together.
Week 22 - Feeding Program
In week 22 of 2023, our Saturday Children Feeding Programme drew growing numbers as families stayed home for the weekend—while ETCO Theatre took vital conversations to the street with a performance on gender-based violence and domestic abuse.
Additional Engagements
Alongside our regular Saturday feeding, we held a drawing and painting session for children curious about art—spotting talent we hope to nurture through dedicated classes and mentorship.
Meeting about Nairobi Dam and it's Tributaries
ETCO met leaders from SHOFCO’s CEO office and EcoWB to plan action on Nairobi Dam and its tributaries—pairing monthly community clean-ups and future dam-area work with awareness on gender-based violence.
Female - Based Business Training session
On day two of our youth business training, we centred young women—building employability skills and exploring pathways into hospitality-related roles, including in hospital settings where steady work changes households.
Youth Business Training Initiative
With high youth unemployment pressing Kibera’s families, ETCO and the African Initiative for Rural Development hosted a two-day business and employability bootcamp—equipping young people with tools to seize real opportunities instead of survival-mode shortcuts.
Gratitude for Feeding Support
We give not because we have everything, but because we remember what it feels like to have nothing. On a day when we were not sure provision would come through, friends and strangers stepped up—proving again that our feeding programme rests on faith, work, and shared humanity.
Feeding for bonding
A reliable meal helps children feel safe and cared for—so they relax, speak honestly, and join gentle conversations about life skills, health, and emotional wellbeing that might never happen in a rushed classroom line.