Week 14 - Children Feeding Program
Three old desktops hummed — fans working harder than the afternoon deserved. Children in Class Six and above leaned forward, fingers learning keys as if keyboards were new instruments and they were figuring out the scales, hunting letters with the same focus they use when a teacher writes an exam date on the board.
We opened computer lessons as a test run: can we teach without shaming beginners, can we keep order when curiosity outruns bandwidth, can we protect equipment in a room that also welcomes dust and elbows? The session doubled as engagement — something worthwhile to hold minds while pots finished on the fire, steam and fan-noise mixing in the doorway, patience measured in minutes until the whistle for food.
Excitement showed in quick smiles when a window opened on screen — small triumphs we want to stack week by week. ETCO’s empowerment goals are not a poster; they are a child who can type her name and mean it, uppercase where it belongs, cursor blinking like patience.
We need more mice, surge protectors, and patient volunteers who can repeat a step ten times without sighing. Extension cords trip easily when twenty feet want one socket; we tape them flat and still watch, because a bruised knee heals faster than a ruined screen.
A boy opened a spreadsheet cell and typed his mother’s phone number wrong twice; the third time it sat clean and correct, and he looked up like he had unlocked a door, the screen’s pale glow on his cheeks proof that mistakes are not the end of learning.
The smell of food climbed the doorway while lessons ran — a deliberate order: minds first, then bowls, because empty minds and full stomachs rarely arrive on the same minute. If you can donate hardware or sponsor internet days, contact us — digital skills should not be a privilege reserved for estates with fibre hanging like decoration, not here, not when curiosity is already waiting.
Ngong River Regeneration Network - Zone (1-6)
The Ngong River Regeneration Network Zone Coordinators (Zones 1–6) held a productive meeting with the Commissioners representing the Ngong River, chaired by Commissioner Benjamin Langwen, alongside Commissioners John Kioli and Dr. Loice Jepkemboi Kipkiror, together with Inspector Ashford - NRC Secretariat. The meeting was highly engaging and inspiring, leaving us even more energized and committed to advancing the river restoration agenda. Together, we reaffirmed our shared commitment to not only regenerating our rivers, but also promoting a cleaner environment, encouraging food production through downstream farming, and creating sustainable job opportunities through riverine activities. #NgongRiverRestoration #NairobiRivers #EnvironmentalConservation #RiverRegeneration #ClimateAction #CommunityEmpowerment #GreenJobs
World Menstrual Hygiene Day Celebration
In celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day, ETCO, in partnership with Rotary Club of Nairobi Connect and with support from the Safaricom Foundation, today donated 900 sanitary towels to girls at Joash Olum Primary School. This initiative was aimed at supporting the girl child by promoting menstrual dignity, boosting confidence, and helping keep girls in school so they can stay focused on their education and future careers.
Kikuyu Rotary Club Team site visit - partnership
It was a pleasure hosting the Nairobi Rotary Club Connect’s Yumbya Nyamai, who also represented Ecologists Without Borders (EcoWB), alongside the Kikuyu Rotary Club Presidents—past, current, and incoming—George Ngotho, Patrick, and Marion respectively. We truly appreciated your visit to the site and your interest in the upcoming waste management project.