How service learning happens within Strathmore University
- Each student at SU does 200 hours of community service after completing first year of study. There is a structured way students are supervised and how they report their reflections/learning points. Based on the need of organization or community.
- The university set up the Community Service Centre which supports part of its mission of being of service to society.
- The center runs as a student and staff community service club and has projects that offer and facilitate volunteer opportunities for students and members of staff.
- The center has partnerships with various communities, including NGOs and education institutions
- Reciprocity is important in the relation-not one way but a two-way process
- It has major long-term projects as well as short term projects that offer weekly volunteer opportunities.
Making service to society a way of life…
By Christina, Babu and Alfred-Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya