Week 12 - Children feeding Program
When a visitor stands before the children — a nurse, a teacher, someone who smells like the outside world — the room changes. Chairs scrape closer. Questions sharpen. The wait for food becomes a wait for a story that might reroute a week.
That is what we value: life skills spoken person-to-person, not downloaded from a generic slide. On weeks without guests, children still come — they joke, they kick stones, they hover near the kitchen — but the day stretches thinner. We notice it. They notice it, in the way questions arrive slower and eyes scan the lane for a new face.
Visitors are welcome to share a talk, run an activity, or simply sit in the circle and answer honest questions about work and failure. You do not need a perfect CV — you need respect and punctuality. Message ETCO to schedule; we will match you to an age group and a topic that fits.
The meal will still be served either way. What your presence adds is texture — proof that adults can show up without a camera crew, and still be enough.
Last week a nurse demonstrated hand-washing with a bar of soap and a bucket — no slides, just foam and timing — and the children copied her like a chorus.
That is the difference we chase: voices from the community and from professions, meeting at the same plastic chairs — proof that a feeding day can hold both hunger work and horizon work without pretending either is easy.
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.
High Level NRC & Development Partners Meeting
Representing the Ngong River Regeneration Network, I'm having the privilege of attending a high-level breakfast meeting convened by the Nairobi Rivers Commission (NRC) in collaboration with the Kenya Permanent Mission to UN-Habitat. The meeting has brought together Development Partners, Government Agencies, Private Sector representatives, and Community representatives to deliberate on the restoration and sustainable management of Nairobi’s rivers.