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March 27, 2017
One of the many great things about being a part of the Hatua Family Team is their willingness to continue learning and improving personally and professional….and furthermore working together to do such things! We are very honored and proud to have been one of the few Segal Family Foundation(SFF) partners to be selected for their […]
A Positive Start to Hatua’s 2017 Peer Mentoring Program on Career Skills
March 13, 2017
We are excited to report that we have concluded our 2 week training which taught our 36 gap year students the curriculum they will be facilitating in secondary schools throughout Likoni, as well as on basic classroom facilitation skills. From Feb 27th to March 10th 2017 our Gap Year students learned how to facilitate lessons […]
February 28, 2017
Thanks to the help of the Segal Family Foundation for connecting us with Edge Consultancy firm, Hatua would like to welcome Boniface Kimunyi, our new Secondary Student Mentoring Coordinator and Maureen Mulombi, our new University Students Career Guidance Coordinator. We are extremely excited and grateful to have both Maureen & Boniface join our Hatua team […]
September 30, 2016
Violent extremist groups tend to target poorer communities owing to their high unemployment rates and lack of education. In Likoni, unemployment rates are relatively high and even more so among youth. Likewise, within Likoni very few youth make a smooth transition from primary school to secondary school (if at all), so that makes this town […]
September 22, 2016
This past June and throughout August, Hatua Likoni participated in a mass film screening and discussion of the documentary, “He named me Malala” in partnership with PAWA 254 and The Malala Fund. The purpose of showing this documentary was to bring awareness and support to issues affecting girls education within our community and beyond. The […]
Hatua Students Love their JOBS!
May 18, 2016
“I love medicine and I love my job… Seeing a person that is sick and being able to help heal their pain…it keeps me coming back day after day. ” Biabu Adam is 27 years old and is a recent graduate from our program! We are proud to announce that in 2015 she graduated from […]
January 20, 2016
Many people don’t realize that in Kenya, continuing your education after primary school (elementary school) is a luxury, and it is a luxury that most families in Likoni, Kenya cannot afford. If families cannot afford to educate their children in schools, how will these children transition to the professional work force, contribute to Kenya’s growing […]
September 24, 2015
Let me introduce to you yet another remarkable Hatua Likoni student…. Abdallah Mohammed is 25 years old and is currently studying Business Management at the Technical University of Mombasa. Abdallah first heard of Hatua Likoni when Founders/Directors, Gabi and Kwame began looking for students who could be possible candidates for the scholarship program. As […]
June 25, 2015
Gabrielle Fondiller, 29years, was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She attended Wesleyan University where she pursued a Bachelors degree in History and Government and will be attending Stanford University this July to pursue a Master’s Degree in Management Science. Her parents and 2 sisters are very supportive of the work she is doing […]
CONGRATULATIONS HATUA STUDENT!
June 16, 2015
We are pleased to announce that Hatua student, Seif Reje, was recently hired as an Operations Assistance with SEATRADE Agencies, a company of Seaforth Shipping (K) Ltd. In 2012, during Seifs’ second year at Moi University, his family endured a major setback after a tragic accident caused his father to lose his job. His […]