Victory Farms Kenya Supports ETCO.
Schools were closed, so the yard filled early — over 920 children, 230 elders, 125 youth, numbers that sound like pride until you remember why they matter: holidays stretch food math past breaking.
Victory Farms Kenya, led by Sharon and Christobel, rolled in with fish stacked like silver, sacks of maize and wheat flour, rice, cooking oil, greens, sanitary pads, soda, bread — logistics paid for so ETCO could focus on spoons and songs. Mart Stiekema at Victory Farms helped unlock what felt impossible on a single day.
Children played football until the dust went orange; someone drummed on a plastic jerican; a girl drew a fish with a broken crayon and held it up like a trophy. The crowd also whispered a truth we do not hide — we still need our own hall and field so no one eats in the rain.
Sponsor a sports afternoon next holiday — balls, whistles, juice — and we will put your name on a chalkboard that children actually read.
Engaging Children through Feeding Program
Thanks to Chris and Jayne, ETCO had a warm feeding program for children at our new office—bringing joy, a good meal, and community together in Kibera.
Project Site Visit by Rotary Club of IPSWICH (USA) and Kikuyu (Kenya)
It was a great and engaging day of partnership and learning as we hosted the International Rotary Club of IPSWICH team, led by Environmental Lawyer Chris and his wife, Jane, Former President of Rotary Club of Kikuyu Hon. George Ngotho and Rotarian Yumbya for a visit to our project implementation sites. The visit provided an opportunity to review the project areas on the ground, discuss implementation priorities, and strengthen our shared commitment to sustainable environmental and community development. We also had the opportunity to visit the Nairobi Rivers Commission (NRC), where we were hosted by Commissioner Dr. Loice Kipkorir, a member of the Ngong River Committee. We explored opportunities to strengthen collaboration and align our work with the Nairobi Rivers Commission's Restoration Framework.
Community Capacity Building Training
We are currently participating in the ongoing PROVE (Public Space Governance Research, Observation, Validation and Experimentation) Pilot Programme, a four-month initiative by Public Space Networks (PSN) bringing together 11 community groups from Kamukunji and Korogocho. The programme focuses on strengthening community organizations’ capacity to manage, protect and improve public spaces as well as restoring rivers and it's ecosystems. The ongoing capacity-building training is helping CBOs and community organizations better understand the connection between public spaces, river restoration and ecosystem conservation, while exploring practical approaches and stronger collaboration among communities, government agencies, development partners and other stakeholders.