WHO WE ARE
The goal of the Community Service Centre (CSC) is to enhance the quality of life of the people around it by connecting the knowledge and resources of the University to the country’s evolving economic, social and community needs. CSC collaborates with students, staff, alumni, private sector and government in partnerships which contribute to finding sustainable initiatives that meet community needs.
In all its work, CSC emphasizes student and staff participation with the aim of equipping them for a lifetime of outreach and volunteerism. Within this context, the University is keen to engage its students and staff in volunteer projects that expose them to the realities of the community and make them agents of change in their communities.
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Activities
over 70 outreach activities annually
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Locations & Partners
We engage over 45 partner organizations annually across Kenya: Lodwar, Kilifi, Machakos, Nairobi, Homabay, Kitui, Kitale, Eldoret, Kwale
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Volunteer Hours
over 450,000 volunteer hours annually ( 2 Million Volunteer hours in 4 years)
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Scholarships
Thus far we are providing scholarships for more than 300 primary and secondary school children across the country
OUR PROGRAMS
Macheo
This is an after-school program that aims at building the capacities of high school…
Project Tai
In line with our strategic goals of helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds…
Community Outreach Program
Our core projects include Kwetu Home of Peace, Wings of Compassion, Prisons Education Programme…
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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LATEST NEWS
14
Aug
COP@20: Celebrating 20 years of service
|By Celia Kinuthia| By the time you hit age 20, you’ve had a lot happen in your life. You learned to walk and talk, tie your own laces and cross…
14
Aug
650+ students | 10 schools | Competition |...
|By Stacy Chemutai| On Friday, 4th August 2023, I was privileged to be part of a group of volunteers from the Community Outreach Program (COP) who set out for Kitui…
07
Aug
COP@20: Janet Kore – Lighting up the world...
|By Faith Katumbi| Celebrating two decades of unwavering dedication, transformative moments, and boundless compassion, we embark on a heartfelt journey through the testimonials of those whose lives have been transformed…
06
Aug
Laugh a little more – My experience at...
|By Nicole Muthoni| After what felt like a century, I had a chance to take part in an outreach activity organised by the Community Outreach Programme (COP) that turned out to…
10
Jul
SU’s journey with schools in Kitui County
St. Peter's Manzi Itumo Secondary School is one of the schools that Strathmore University supports in terms of mentorship and guidance. It was established in 2017 with just 10 volunteer…
29
May
VC Run 2023: The enduring spirit of Strathmore...
|By Keith Albert and Francis Kabutu| A murmur of anticipation echoes through the crowd… they know a story is about to unfold — one that will surely transcend time. Why? It gives voice to…
22
May
In the heart of Turkana
|By Maria Gitau| I am going to take a trip down memory lane, of my recent trip to Kokuselei (“Koku”), a village in the heart of Turkana, where I volunteered…
20
Apr
My journey as a changemaker
|By Rachael Wangui Wanjohi| As I reflect on my service-based learning experience, I can’t help but feel a deep sense of satisfaction and inspiration. I volunteered at Pacemaker International, where I…
31
Mar
Moving from theories to practise
|By Teresia Maina| Earlier this year, our colleague, Arnold, told us about the World Hearing Day whose existence I was unaware of until this conversation. World Hearing Day is held…
18
Mar
Where does time go on such beautiful days?
|By Lynette Naisoi| Friday 10th of March 2023; a group of Strathmore University staff members from DVC Planning and Development adorned themselves in branded blue t-shirts branded ‘Strathmore at 60’…
14
Mar
SUMC Medical Camp: Promoting healthy lives in Mukuru...
|By Wambui Gachari and Jemmy Kamau| “We rise by lifting others. – Robert Ingerson When the University Secretary division spent a few hours within the homes of a number of…
13
Mar
The washroom that makes me smile
|By Teresia Maina| Never did I imagine that I would smile at the sight of a washroom. This, however, is the case each time I visit the ladies’ washroom in…
06
Mar
No act is too small to make a...
|By Kennedy Karanja| With the support of corporate partners, colleagues, friends, family, and the Community Outreach Programme (COP), Christina embarked on a journey that has so far impacted a marginalized…
27
Feb
A little fis, a little poetry, a little...
|By Anjali Bharadva| Volunteering is an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others and give back to the community. I had the privilege of volunteering at…
13
Feb
SU wins Gold at the Oscars of Education
|By Wambui Gachari| If you are on campus on Saturdays, you may have come across high school students tucked in at the corner of the ground floor cafeteria having a…
30
Jan
Joy, oh Joy! – Christmas in the remote...
|By Teresia Maina| I must admit, I am not too sure where to start nor how to tell this tale. Over the past few days, I have found myself wondering…
23
Jan
They took me into their family
|By Lucky Mwenze| Early one Saturday morning I joined the exuberant team of volunteers and off we went to Angel Centre for Abandoned Children located in Dagoretti, Nairobi. One of…
13
Dec
When an ordinary weekend becomes extraordinary
|By Innocent Baluge| The weekend at Dorothea Rescue Centre On Wednesday 30th November, it was announced that on Saturday, 3rd December, the Community Outreach Programme (COP) would be visiting Dorothea…
05
Dec
Juvenalised – Will you be a Carrot, Egg...
|By Naomi Nyakinyua| A wave of nostalgia swept me away as I peered out the window at the lush grass by the school hall. It bore with it memories of…
21
Nov
Macheo Graduate Spotlight: Amou Teng
|By Jemmy Kamau| Sitting in the lounge area at the Student Centre (STC), taking in the strong aroma of fried chicken from the cafeteria, Amou Teng, an International Student from…
14
Nov
Isn’t life a paradox?
|By Martha Ogonjo| Many a time, we go about life as though we are sure of what lies ahead, remiss in savouring the simplicity of life and possibly, oblivious of…
07
Nov
Digging Deep: My Mentoring Experience in Bondo
|By Reuben Apuya| Our goal on Friday, 23rd October 2022, as we traveled through Nairobi, Nakuru, Nandi, Kisumu, and finally Siaya County was simple: to change the life of one…
24
Oct
Footprints and 40 pairs of eyes
|By Elsie Mungai| The whole experience shaped and reshaped what I thought I knew about myself. Every time I stood in front of a class, I was looking into the…
18
Jul
Making Service to Society a way of life...
|By Bany Sabore| Barack Obama once said that “If you go out and make things happen, you will fill the world with hope…” At Strathmore University, Service to Society is…
11
Jul
Life Perspectives from Nyumba Ya Wazee
|By Ivy K.O.| In all honesty, I wasn’t going to be available for this weekend’s Community Outreach Programme visit to Nyumba ya Wazee for reasons I thought were beyond my control. I…
20
Apr
Dorothea Rescue Centre: A Saturday with a difference
|By Samita Mwanicky| Under the Community Outreach Programme, one’s Saturdays look different; they look like visiting new places, and giving back to the community and the larger society. On 2nd…
13
Apr
COP Activity to Brydges Centre- A reminder of...
|By Ivy Omoyo| The beauty about having a relationship between the University and an institution is witnessing the growth. My first activity ever at Brydges Centre during my first year…
06
Apr
My first COP activity: CARA Girls Rescue Centre
|By Kennedy Karanja| On March 12, 2022, I got the opportunity to visit CARA Girls’ Rescue Centre in Ngong Town, Kajiado County. The Centre rescues and empowers disadvantaged women and…
04
Apr
COP Team Building 2022
|Bildad Mwangi| Saturday 5th March, 2022 is a day that will forever be etched in my memory whenever I think of the Community Outreach Programme. First, it was my first…
28
Mar
KCPE Revision Camp for Candidates in Napetet Village,...
|By Maria Gitau| For many of us, our knowledge of Turkana (and Northern Kenya) in general is limited to what we have seen on television, read in newspapers and books…
01
Mar
Christmas Donations Drive – a trip to Napetet...
On 26 December 2021, five staff members and three SU alumnae set out to Turkana by road. The beautiful, green, scenic hills of Kapenguria and the sight of Mt. Elgon…
21
Feb
My Radical Transformation: It’s as if I went...
|By Kennedy Karanja| There was this unacknowledged consensus among us that we had become better persons over that week. Personally, I felt radically transformed. Firstly, I was more eloquent than…
11
Jan
Have you been to a mentoring camp?
|By Annah Grace| It’s a Wednesday afternoon, after two days spent at the edge of life due to bad food choices, when I see a WhatsApp story from a good…
25
Nov
Alumni Stories: Lydia Ekai – Feel the fear...
|By Annete Karanja| Lydia Ekai acquired a pass to a Strathmore education through a KIVA scholarship. In 2017, she graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree – Finance option. Years…
22
Nov
Macheo Programme Makes it to the Final of...
The Community Service Centre submitted an entry about the Macheo programme to the Going Beyond Awards competition. The final took place online on 16 November 2021. There were 52 submissions…
25
Oct
Staff Giving 2021: Be A Star in a...
|By Jemmy Kamau| A raffle. Scrumptious bitings. Enticing prizes up for grabs – 32” TV, phones, duvets, kitchen set knives, towels, head phones, tool kits, leather bags… How could one…
18
Oct
Ruby Mutheke and Diana Nelima are all smiles,...
|By Ruby Mutheke| If I were to summarize my experience at the Kitui Community Outreach Programme mentoring camp using two words, I’d choose: informative and exhilarating. On the first day…
08
Oct
Prof. Aranguren: At the service of the neediest
|By Luis Borrallo| Prof. Javier Aranguren spent his sabbatical leave (2015 – 2016) in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), and has been a visiting professor in the school…
27
Sep
COP greatly impacted my studies- Sally Rotich
|By Sally Rotich| I recently graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce – entrepreneurship – degree in the 17th Graduation Ceremony held on Friday, September 24. I’m currently an entrepreneurial trainer. I…
20
Sep
Strive to Be the Best- Violet Mogeni
|By Catherine Buretti| Being the first born in a family of six, her main goal in life was to become a successful entrepreneur. Having been brought up in a small…
30
Aug
A New Dawn for Adolescents in Kenya
|By Luz Edwards| “Macheo” is a programme that helps with academic revision, character building and mentoring. It was created in 2012 in Nairobi. Of the 2019 students who finished secondary…
23
Aug
A Fun-Filled Visit to Brydges Centre
|By Briege Mwangi| The day is 17th July 2021 when the journey to Brydges Centre children’s home begins at exactly 8:50 a.m. As usual, I would often plug in my…
16
Aug
Living the Strathmore Spirit: Jonathan Otieno
|By Jonathan Otieno| No one goes to Strathmore University and leaves with the same perception of life. The values are instilled right from the moment you start interacting with the…
09
Aug
Service Based Learning: Lang’ata Women’s Prison
|By Zipporah Wanjohi| Dealing with inmates is not a walk in the park, especially when one is compassionate or soft-hearted. For inmates, more often than not, no one cares about…
09
Aug
Students’ Excursion to Karura Forest
|By Joan Mathenge and Teresia Maina| Karura Forest is an urban upland forest on the outskirts of Nairobi managed by the Kenya Forest Service in conjunction with the Friends of…
26
Jul
Service Based Learning Chronicles: Crime Si Poa
In the depths of Nairobi Central Business District in Ngara lies a small yet noble organization known as Crime Si Poa. It was started Mr. Pete Ouko, together with other…
26
Jul
Beyond Studies: The Tale of “Wings of Compassion”
|By Francis Kabutu| Ever read a story that broke your heart — and then, right before the end, put it right back together again? Hold onto that thought…you’ll need to…
24
Jul
Meet Zahara, top 2020 Macheo scholar
|By Joan Mathenge| Zahara Omar from Kibera Girls Soccer Academy was top both in her class at Kibera Girls Soccer Academy as well as the KCSE 2020 Macheo class. Though…
19
Jul
Macheo hosts Career Day for 2020 Cohort
| By Joan Mathenge | Macheo Achievement Program was established with the sole aim of addressing the low rate of transition from secondary school to tertiary education for students from…
12
Jul
Preemie Love, One beanie hat at a time
|By Annete Karanja| The sound of a beeping microwave alerts you when your food is ready. That same kind of beep can be nothing but torment to a mother of…
10
Jul
No One should be Left Behind: Dr. Lucy...
|By Annete Karanja| The Kenya Examination Council results have shown a constant decline in the performance of Mathematics and Sciences in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in comparison…
05
Jul
Parental Involvement under Project TAI
Project TAI, under the Community Service Centre, is purposed with providing academic and life skills mentoring in Kitui; as a Center of Excellence project, it envisions the transformation of schools…
28
Jun
COVID-19 interventions in support of girls’ education
|By Christina Garashie| The Community Service Centre is involved in a number of projects whose aim is to empower individuals and communities using education, character development, and community engagement activities.…
21
Jun
A random conversation led me to Macheo
|By Annete Karanja| Boniface Muthama, a classmate, is the reason I am a Macheo Math tutor. In my second year, I randomly asked what he does while he’s not busy studying. “I…
14
Jun
Have you listened to the Winning@LifeSkills Podcast?
|By Luis Borrallo| How did you come around to starting the podcast project? What inspired you and your team? During the lockdown between April and May 2020 we were looking…
24
May
Service to the Mawe Ya Kati Society
|By Christopher Momanyi and Wambui Gachari| The heavy rains in December 2019 swept away the makeshift sanitation facilities that had been put together to serve students at Mawe Ya Kati Primary School, a…
18
May
Dr. Deepak Bedi: Strathmore College Alumnus Keen on...
In the peak of his career, Dr. Deepak Bedi joined the internationally renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, rising to Professor and Director of Ultrasound. In the last 25 years,…
11
May
Driving social change: The Ndolo Camp
|Anna Jessica Munya| Dreams are unrefined hopes, cost-free aspirations we might accomplish some day. Converting a dream or objective to a goal is a decision to take tangible steps to…
07
May
Service-Based Learning: Going Beyond Academics
|By Juliet Hinga| Learning goes beyond the acquisition of facts and knowledge, students must know how to apply this knowledge outside the classroom; in the real world. It is crucial…
07
May
Psychosocial Support – Project TAI Kitui
| By Teresia Maina | "Following the impact of COVID we partnered with 8 Psychologists, 2 of whom serve at the Strathmore University Medical Centre who facilitated a psychosocial support…
22
Oct
Mentoring Camp Experience- Stephanie Wambua
| By Stephanie Wambua | Kitui was mind blowing, heart-warming. It’s in Kitui that I was reminded to stop normalizing blessings. Blessings I mean the chance to be in a…
22
Oct
Mentoring Camp – Clare Kanja’s Experience in Kitui
| By Clare Kanja | “What does it mean to fight the battle that is in your mind?” A question asked by a form two girl. Now, I don’t know…
22
Oct
Resilience and Hope
| By Sereti Nenkai Sempele | Being in COP has been a whole new experience to me by itself, meeting new people, giving back to the community and serving them…
22
Oct
In this world, there are still people who...
| By Husna Kipsoi | Being part of COP Strathmore is always a life-changing experience. You’re always challenged, encouraged, cheered up and cheered on, all at the same time. I…
22
Oct
You Impact Others in Ways You Know Not...
| By Claire Kanja | “I know you from somewhere…” A phrase that is deemed cliché and insincere. Only this time, it introduced a conversation that instantaneously warmed my heart…
22
Oct
2019 Teambuilding – Stepping out of your Comfort...
| By Annah-Grace Kemunto | “STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE!” If you haven’t heard Babu say this then you haven’t yet had the ultimate COP experience. It all begins…
12
Oct
My COP Experience
| By Joy Soi | It is said that good things happen unknowingly. I can say that was the same case with how I came to learn about COP. I…
12
Oct
Brother’s Keeper
| By Divine Yalugue Danga | Last Saturday the Strathmore University Community Outreach Programme (COP) drove us down to Thika School for the Blind and visually impaired Kids. The school…
12
Oct
My Experience at Thika School School for the...
| By Antony Wanderi | On Saturday the 25th of May, I was part of the COP volunteers that visited Thika School for the Blind. I didn’t know what to…
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