More Than a Health Centre—A Lifeline
On a rainy Saturday morning, one decision stood between life and loss. A newborn at Ruben Centre was struggling to breathe, and with hospitals on strike and resources stretched thin, hope seemed distant. For a brief moment, it felt easier to walk away.
But compassion intervened.
What followed was not one heroic act, but a chain of ordinary people choosing to stay. Nurses refused to give up, leaders persisted, and strangers stepped in. Months later, that fragile baby returned alive and thriving, a powerful reminder that sometimes saving a life begins with the courage to choose differently.
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A Short Walk, A Safe Birth
The arrival of a new baby in Mukuru once came with as much fear as joy. Too often, safety depended on chance rather than care. Over the last seven years, that story has slowly and steadily changed. Today, birth is no longer a gamble but a moment of protected life.
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A Tradition Reborn: The Comeback of Edmund Rice Camps at Ruben Centre
A few months ago Br Frank heard about the closure of Edmund Rice Camps in Australia and given he was one of two founders of the whole Camps idea, he decided he would celebrate their closure by opening them up again here at Ruben Centre. There is a good history of camps at Ruben, but they were slowly squeezed out by the orchestra since every school holiday was taken up by music camps.
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End of One Journey, Start of Another
November 3, 2025, marked a momentous day in Kenya’s education history as the first cohort of Junior Secondary School (JSS) students under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) system completed their final assessment. At AEF Ruben Comprehensive School, the atmosphere was electric with joy as 639 Grade 9 students finished their final paper in the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA).
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