All Hatua Stories
This is how Anita, Hatua’s “mentorship matchmaker”, works her magic!
June 24, 2021
At the beginning of 2021, Hatua was lucky enough to welcome some amazing people into our team. One of those people is Anita Akinyi, Hatua’s University Mentoring Coordinator. Anita wears many hats in her new role at Hatua. And a lot of exciting things have been happening since she started in January. We decided to […]
Asha Mohammed speaks for the ‘voiceless ocean’
June 14, 2021
Early life Asha Mohammed grew up near the ocean, more specifically, Shelly Beach in Likoni. Unlike most people in Mombasa, where the ocean receded into the background, becoming a silent feature of their daily lives, for Asha the ocean took center stage. Perhaps, this is why at a young age, she became passionate about the […]
From Intern to Employee of the Year: This is Abdallah’s Journey to Success
March 22, 2021
For Abdallah Mbwana, finding the right words to express how grateful he is to have received a university scholarship proves difficult. “I don’t know how to fully express how grateful I am. If it weren’t for them, I probably wouldn’t be able to speak to you as I do now.” Abdallah is one of […]
October 19, 2020
Following the closure of all learning institutions in March this year, our network of libraries was affected and followed suit. Interestingly, our library department made the decision to go mobile to continue serving children and youth in Mombasa during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main focus areas for this program was to provide books to our […]
Hamisi Juma Giving Back to Hatua High School Students
October 19, 2020
We found Hamisi Juma in the thick of tutoring Gideon, Winnie, Alfred, Grace, Angela, and Samuel on how to calculate the surface area of solids, a form 2 Math topic. The session was so engaging and I remember having a brief bittersweet déjà vu. When Hamisi, a Marine Business Management 2nd year student at Moi […]
Derick Omondi’s Family Home Visit
October 19, 2020
Meet Derick Omondi, a Hatua high school beneficiary whose family is among those that have benefitted from Hatua’s Nutritional Support Program. Derick is currently in Form 3 at Lenana High School, he has three siblings but is the only child currently staying with her mother in Likoni. It is so touching to still see these […]
Keeping Hatua’s Gap Year Students Engaged during the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 28, 2020
As our secondary school graduates await to join college, Hatua, during their gap year offers a peer mentoring program designed to engage and nurture our secondary school graduates with hands-on leadership and soft skills development opportunities. But to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the department readjusted its training and is now using the Google […]
We are recruiting 4 Library Fellows
January 14, 2020
Hatua is recruiting 4 Library Fellows for a period of 1 year! This is a paid opportunity open to form 4 or Diploma graduates who will join our library team and make the best of themselves while serving the community. One fellow will be based in one of our Mvita satellite libraries while the other […]
Hatua Re-opens Likoni Community Library at Ushindi Baptist
November 21, 2019
Hatua Network on the 16th of November held its 13th Annual General Meeting at the Ushindi Baptist in Likoni, marking 13 amazing years of offering scholarships, mentoring, career guidance and professional networks links to academically promising and high need students in Mombasa, Kenya. We kicked off the day with the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Ushindi Baptist […]
Proactive Hatua Alumni Impressive performance opens doors for fellow graduate
October 8, 2019
On receiving the calling letter to join Moi University to pursue a Bachelors’s Degree in Economics, Hatua pioneer alumnus Victor Mwandima Kasololo found himself at a crossroads. “I was sure my parents were not in a good financial position so I had to think out of the box”, narrates Victor. “There were many challenges for […]