All Hatua Stories
Staff Spotlight: Cynthia Oyier
June 26, 2014
Cynthia Oyier, Hatua Likoni Accounts Manager Favorites: Food- Spaghetti with meat sauce. Color- “Safaricom Green. I […]
Staff Spotlight: Winfred Muthina John
June 6, 2014
Winfred Muthina John, Hatua’s Mentoring Coordinator Favorites: Food= Ugali with greens and fish. Color= Depends, navy blue on a car, otherwise pink and orange. Animal = Eagle. This of That: Dog vs. Cat- Cat. Morning vs. Night- Morning. Salty vs. Sweet- Sweet. Clean vs. Dirty- Clean. Hobbies: Preaching, swimming, listening to gospel music, and hanging out […]
Staff Spotlight: Priscillah Ali
May 27, 2014
Priscillah Ali, Hatua Likoni Office Manager Favorites: Food= Chapati with Beans and Biriyani. Color= Pink. Animal= Chicken. This or That: Dog vs. Cat- Dog. Morning vs. Night- Night. Salty vs. Sweet- Sweet. Clean vs. Dirty- Clean. Hobbies: Dancing, reading, watching movies (comedy and action). Afraid of: Cows (big ones) and snakes. Role Model: My mom […]
May 14, 2014
Peter Kwame, Hatua Likoni Co-founder and Programs Director Favorites: Food= Chapati. Color= Too many. Animal= dog. This or That: Salty vs. Sweet- Sweet. Morning vs. Night- Morning. Dog vs. Cat- Dog. Clean vs. Dirty- Clean. Hobbies: Photography and swimming Role Model: Nelson Mandela, because “His love for mankind, his humility. He’s a peace loving person.” […]
Hatua’s First Career Panel Discussion
May 6, 2014
Some people know from a very young age what they want to be when they grow up, while others even as young adults still don’t know what they want to do. Here in Kenya, one has to decide or at least narrow the field down as a teenager. Kenyan students get to choose which science […]
Student Spotlight: Ben Mtsonga
April 28, 2014
Ben Mtsonga Form 1 Who is your role model and why? Since time in memorial, man has endeavored to make life better and simple. Joseph Priestley, Aristotle, Albert Einstein, and many others have all dedicated their lives to make life easy and to explain different phenomenon, which were then mysteries. However, Alfred Nobel- my role […]
April 18, 2014
Plato. Socrates. Smith. Hobbes. It may sounds like a college-level philosophy class, but in fact, it’s Gabi Fondiller’s, co-founder and director of Hatua Likoni’s, new class that she’s teaching to Hatua’s gap year students once a week. Gabi originally took the six-week online class “How to Change the World” through Coursea, an educational platform that […]
Blood Drive to Support Church Shooting Victims
April 4, 2014
Tragic news struck Likoni last week. On Sunday, March 23, 2014 a deadly shooting took place at the Joy in Jesus Church just a few blocks away from Hatua Likoni’s office. News sources reported that three shooters entered the church from the rear and opened fire on the congregation. Six people were killed and many […]
Pool Day Celebration for Outstanding KCSE Scores
March 28, 2014
One… Two… Three! * Screams * Splash! It was a day of celebration. Hatua Likoni’s gap year students were being rewarded for their outstanding scores on their Kenyan Certificates of Secondary Education (KCSE). 83% of Hatua Likoni students passed with a C+ and above; nationally, only 27% of students got a C+ and above. It […]
Hatua Students Reaction on KTN’s Video of ‘The Last to Graduate’
October 18, 2013
During our Sunday mentoring classes, Hatua students were given an opportunity to watch a YouTube video produced by KTN media titled, ‘The Last to Graduate’ ‘The Last to Graduate’ is a short film about the poor school performance of students in the Coast province of Kenya. Hatua students were given a chance to share their […]