“To live in my parents’ house was to experience constant joy”
The launch of the biography of Tomas and Paquita Alvira, ‘Our lives in His Hands: An Ordinary Couple’s Path to Holiness, took place at Strathmore University. The book is a recollection of the life and adventures of the couple who raised a large family and had joys and struggles that contemporary couples can identify with.
Transform Kenya - Strathmore University
We're very happy to be celebrating 60 years since the people who started Strathmore came to Africa from United States and Europe and their dream was to start a university.
The Sinai Children
The very final day of the end of their last secondary school academic year, with very little time to rest, 35 young men closed their suitcases to get ready to fly to Nairobi (Kenya) on a volunteer activity which would last 2 weeks. They would be helping out in some schools of the poorest slums of the country.
Grandparents are a treasure
These are the words Pope Francis spoke in one of his homilies back in November of 2013. And a group of young couples attending courses organised by Strathmore Business School's Program for Family Development are coming to appreciate these words better.
Chebarus Church inaugurated on Easter Sunday
Strathmore University students helped to build this church in the diocese of Kitale. Over the years they sourced for funds and did some physical work to help the local community make this project a reality.
St. Valentine's celebration with the disabled of Mother Teresa
We learnt that most of these ladies lived in this home because they had nobody to look after them. Some ladies were abandoned when they were very young while others were slightly older.
Strathmore University Remembers its Founder
Since last year, the 2nd to the 6th of October plays host to a bevvy of special events and activities in Strathmore University when they celebrate Founder's Day.
The Story of Strathmore University
Strathmore College in Kenya was started in 1961, right around the time that Kenya was becoming independent. St. Josemaria encouraged those who were starting the university to resist racial tensions, and insisted that they start an inter-racial school.