Week 17 - Eventful day
The team barely slept — pots to light, mats to roll, routes to confirm. By dawn, smoke already climbed from the kitchen; cooking was the day’s first act of love, long before anyone called it a programme, long before the first whistle.
At Undugu Grounds, children scattered into motion — rugby, handball, volleyball, soccer — jerseys clashing colours, coaches shouting encouragement that sometimes sounded like fathers who remembered being young here too, lungs burning and still calling one more pass.
When stomachs began to complain louder than ambition, we returned to ETCO for a hot meal — benches scraping, spoons ringing enamel. Then evening tilted toward Canaan Estate Community Hall, where ETCO Theatre took the stage and the day finished in dialogue and laughter instead of statistics, the kind of ending you remember in your feet, still tapping a rhythm from the last scene.
Born from inside
We love when activities rise from our own people — passion you can hear in voices that crack at the right line, joy that spills into the aisles. That energy shapes which departments we grow next, where we invest rehearsal time, and how we defend art as work, not decoration.
Backstage, someone stitched a tear in a costume with fishing line — tough, invisible, patient. Out front, the audience forgot to check their phones for whole minutes.
If you want to sponsor theatre props or transport for the next show, talk to us — the curtain goes up because someone pays for the diesel and the daring.
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
At ETCO, we're committed to creating lasting positive impact by keeping our environment safe and clean while creating meaningful employment opportunities for our communities. Through innovation and strategic partnerships with like-minded stakeholders, we're working together to achieve shared goals that drive sustainable development. We're also conducting a comprehensive economic survey to better understand the project's returns, impact, and scalability—ensuring every step we take is informed, effective, and built for long-term success.
Planning Meeting with PSN - Waste Management Project
Today's ETCO had logistical planning meeting at PSN Office to discuss the upcoming waste management project... Good things take time.