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.
Call for Youths Business Training
ETCO and the African Initiative for Rural Development are running business training for youth in Kibera—building employability skills and links to hospitality-sector opportunities. Slots are limited; SMS 0711 785664 to register or ask questions.
A successful day it is - Sports and children feeding program.
Football, laughter, and a shared table made it a banner day: young people exercised body and spirit, then everyone sat down together at the ETCO office for a meal that turned neighbours into teammates.
Week 18 - Scouting Week.
ETCO-Kenya combined a youth football tournament with our Saturday feeding programme and stationery donations—scouting talent while investing in nutrition, school supplies, and safer choices for young people.
Week 17 - Eventful day
From dawn prep to a late curtain call, Week 17 stacked sport at Undugu grounds, a hearty meal at ETCO, and a live ETCO Theatre show at Canaan Estate Community Hall—passion made visible in every department.
Week 16 - Children Feeding Program
Heavy skies did not stop Saturday: mid-quarter rains remind us how mud slows everything except hunger—so we kept the feeding programme running, grateful for donors who make weekends predictable for children.