Empowering Communities.
Transforming Lives.

Through education, outreach and partnership, we build stronger, healthier and more resilient communities.

Community Engagement
Capacity Building
Sustainable Impact
 

Prof. Hellen Mwenje

Prof Margaret Mwenje

Director, Community Outreach

Welcome to the Directorate of Community Outreach at Karatina University. Our mandate is to ensure that the knowledge generated within our institutions is converted into tangible applications that uplift the lives of the communities we serve.

Through strategic partnerships, research-driven interventions, and active engagement. Our commitment to social responsibility remains unwavering as we align every activity with the University’s Medium Term Strategic Plan.

I invite you to explore our initiatives, join our programs, and become part of a movement that transforms knowledge into lasting community impact.

— Prof Margaret Mwenje, Director

Community Outreach & Social Responsibility

Karatina University, a Chartered Public University, was established as a corporate body with a vision to be a university of global excellence meeting the dynamic needs of the society. This is to be achieved through training, research, innovation and community outreach.

In recognition of the noble role of serving the community, Karatina University has engaged proactively in outreach activities. The quest for community outreach strives to ensure that the knowledge generated from the university is converted into useful applications for the betterment of the society. The University is alive to its social responsibility and, therefore endeavors to engage with all relevant communities in the pursuit of knowledge and innovation to harness the results stemming from the process of research, innovation, teaching and learning. All outreach activities are in tandem with the Medium Term University Strategic Plan that seeks enhancement of extension services and technology transfer to the community, all in line with the vision and mission of the University.

Here-in presented therefore, is a compilation of the core Community Outreach activities undertaken in the academic year 2020/2021 for website hosting. The Report significantly captures each activity in line with the strategic direction of the University.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities are a critical part of the strategies captured in Karatina University’s Medium Term Strategic Plan. The University prioritized its CSR activities as discussed below and implemented them within approved budgets.

Community Outreach Report

Academic Year 2020/2021 – A comprehensive compilation of core community outreach activities in line with the strategic direction of the University.

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Karatina University Main Campus
Community Outreach Office
Karatina, Kenya

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+254 729 721 200