A week-long blood donation drive with the Regional Blood Transfusion Centre, Embu. No forms and no appointment: walk in and give blood. It takes about ten minutes.
Members of the University of Embu community visited St Monica children’s home to spend time with the children and support the home.
The film follows the day, from arrival to the time spent together.
With Miti Alliance and the I&M Bank Foundation, staff and students planted over 7,200 trees of 48 species across 2,900 square metres, using a dense native-planting method that grows woodland up to ten times faster. The forest will double as a living laboratory.
The M-Pesa Foundation handed over KSh 50.6 million in new TVET workshops for beauty therapy, barbering, motorcycle repair and electronics. The programme offers fully funded training to 1,300 youth from all 47 counties, and more than 450 have already benefited.
The University was named a Taifa Laureate at the 2026 Diversity and Inclusion Awards at KICC, Nairobi, recognising its work on inclusion, equity, sustainability and community impact.
Source: The Flashlight, Issue No. 14, August 2026
Since 2022, run with the Embu County Professionals Development Association, offering health screening and health education.
With Chuka University and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, working on agricultural resilience, nutrition and practical farming.
The Centre for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation takes its work to schools, alongside the Climate Innovation Hub.
KES 556 million spent with local suppliers in 2025/2026, 146.8 per cent of the local-content target.
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