Sharing is fun
There is a particular sound when a child realises the plate in front of them is truly theirs — not borrowed, not promised — and the spoon moves faster.
Our feeding programme exists because food insecurity is not a headline here; it is a Tuesday. Nutritious meals buy time for growth, for attention, for the small lessons that happen when a child is not distracted by hunger.
You notice it in the body: shoulders drop, eyes lift, a joke lands because nobody is calculating the price of the next meal mid‑laugh.
Sharing is fun because it breaks isolation. A volunteer jokes; a neighbour serves; dignity stops being a lecture and becomes a portion.
We are not claiming we solve every problem with a plate. We are claiming that starting with food makes the rest of the day possible — homework, play, hope.
On Saturdays, sharing is also logistics: who carries water, who stirs longest, who notices the child hanging back and walks over with a smile first, food second.
Fun sounds light. Here it is also discipline — the discipline of returning, of not making hunger a private shame, of letting a child feel normal for an hour.
Join us — bring a morning, bring a bag of maize, bring your name to the list.
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
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Planning Meeting with PSN - Waste Management Project
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