Hatua Network News
Scholarships
July 5, 2021
Mombasa, Kenya (July 5, 2021) Hatua Network is excited to announce its three-year partnership with If International Foundation. Under its Education Thematic Domain, the Foundation has pledged to support Hatua over the next three years and help it extend its scholarship recruitment efforts to reach all public primary schools in Mombasa county. “Hatua is […]
Hatua’s student selection process in the midst of a global pandemic
June 24, 2021
Hatua’s scholarship selection process is well known by many to be very rigorous. We review hundreds of applications from a pool of bright, and deserving students who need financial aid before selecting those who will join our ten year scholarship program. The person behind this process is Steve Biko, Hatua’s Scholarship Officer. We sat down […]
HIGHLIGHTS OF HATUA’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
November 21, 2018
Saturday, 17th November was a special day for our organization. Our Annual General Meeting went down at JCC Church, Likoni. This is an annual gathering where we reflect and pass key resolutions for the coming year. Beginning from 8 am, stakeholders streamed into the church hall and everything was set to go with 300 attendees […]
Mentoring
Communication Skills for our First Cohort of Junior Secondary Students
August 13, 2023
Communication! Talking, writing and non-verbal gestures are probably what comes to your mind when you hear this term. To Hatua, it is not just a skill, it is one of the core competencies that we strive to equip our students with in preparation for the workforce. The Junior Secondary mentoring bootcamp themed; ‘There is value […]
Empowering Futures Through Mentorship
June 29, 2023
At the heart of every successful young person is mentorship. Holding the hand of a young person and offering accurate information on issues affecting them and the community is the focus of our secondary mentoring program. Mentorship the Hatua way: Holiday mentoring programs at Hatua provide a structured framework for our students to receive guidance […]
Cynthia Gathoni & Montana Ochieng: How Mentorship Shaped our Lives
April 13, 2023
Hatua’s mentoring program is a foundational pillar of our scholarship. Throughout their eight-year journey, our students are equipped with critical soft skills that will help them thrive in the 21st-century workforce. Among the youth we’re proud to see excel in our mentoring program are Cynthia Gathoni and Montana Ochieng, who are recent high school graduates […]
Mentor Finds Fulfillment Helping Mentee Discover her Passion for Teaching
August 16, 2022
A shared love for the Kiswahili language brought Mwanabiishe Mwamagadi and her mentor, Madam Meme Majiwa together. Md. Majiwa was Mwanabiishe’s Kiswahili teacher at Shika Adabu High School in Likoni. When Mwanabiishe joined Umma University to study Kiswahili and Islamic Religious Education, she naturally decided to go back to the one person she knew who […]
Alumni Stories
Hatua alum, Diana Heri, is Changing the Conversation on Nutrition in Kwale County
February 29, 2024
Diana firmly believes that her life’s work is to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and layman’s understanding When she started her diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics at the Kenya Medical Training College, Diana Heri was looking for a purpose. “I went into my Nutrition course without really knowing what I was doing but I was certain […]
#HowWeMadeIt: Sharon Otieno on Becoming a Young Trailblazer and an Erasmus Mundus Scholar in Europe
September 27, 2022
So, who is Sharon Anyango? Sharon Anyango isn’t your average 26-year-old. In fact, for the talented and ambitious Sharon, average isn’t the kind of career she wants to build. Since starting her industrial attachments and internships, Sharon has always been looking to the future and thoughtfully planning each step of her career. How it […]
How Noah Kwoba Turned His Back on Gangs and Found His Calling as a Trainer
August 10, 2022
At an early age, Noah Kwoba had no other choice than to join his family in selling local brew to help put food on the table. “At the time both my parents were unemployed, and unable to provide for my three siblings and I,” Noah says. “They were doing their best. Their focus was on […]
Kevin Mirikwa on Passion, Grit and the Role of Mentors
June 17, 2022
From an early age, Kevin Paul Mirikwa knew that teaching was his true calling. This is because teaching is a two-way street which would allow him to improve himself and impact the greater society right from the very beginning. “I want to use my skills towards the betterment of myself, my family, society, my nation […]
Libraries
The Nyali Community Library Becomes a Hub for Local Children During School Break
June 23, 2023
In this fast-paced digital age, where the internet marks a great percentage of our interactions, children are often left to watch television and hardly get time to interact outside school. In such a time, there is something remarkably enriching about a visit to a community library, more specifically in this case, the Hatua Nyali Community […]
June 24, 2021
Hatua began its Fortified Uji Project in 2020 right before the pandemic forced schools to shut down. No students meant no uji (porridge); and the project, like so many others, went on a hiatus. When schools opened in January, Evans Omondi, Hatua’s Library Coordinator, spent more than a few sleepless nights working to get […]
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 […]
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 […]
Partners
Celebrating 9 years of growth with Segal Family Foundation
July 28, 2022
For close to a decade, Segal Family Foundation (SFF) has been one of Hatua Network’s key partners, working with us to break the cycle of poverty for youth in Mombasa. In 2013, we were still a fledgling non-profit, abundant with vision but lacking the funding we needed to implement all of our ambitious ideas. In […]
Mombasa Corporates, Thank You for Supporting Our Golf Tournament
March 10, 2019
Hatua Network’s inaugural charity golf tournament raised Ksh1.3m that will go a long way in supporting the education of students in the Hatua Scholarship Program. Being a first of its kind, we had lots of learning experiences. We are sincerely grateful for the support from individuals and corporate institutions that joined the worthy cause of […]
HIGHLIGHTS OF HATUA’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
November 21, 2018
Saturday, 17th November was a special day for our organization. Our Annual General Meeting went down at JCC Church, Likoni. This is an annual gathering where we reflect and pass key resolutions for the coming year. Beginning from 8 am, stakeholders streamed into the church hall and everything was set to go with 300 attendees […]
Hatua’s Director selected for the African Visionary Fellowship
March 20, 2018
As a shift from traditional philanthropy, Africa Visionary Fellowship (AVF) initiative was designed by Segal Family Foundation in order to build capacity, offer mentorship, technical support and an exposure to donor spaces for African leaders driving change within their communities. Our Co-founder and Programs Director, Peter Kwame is privileged to be among the 15 selected […]
All News
Hatua alum, Diana Heri, is Changing the Conversation on Nutrition in Kwale County
February 29, 2024
Diana firmly believes that her life’s work is to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and layman’s understanding When she started her diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics at the Kenya Medical Training College, Diana Heri was looking for a purpose. “I went into my Nutrition course without really knowing what I was doing but I was certain […]
Communication Skills for our First Cohort of Junior Secondary Students
August 13, 2023
Communication! Talking, writing and non-verbal gestures are probably what comes to your mind when you hear this term. To Hatua, it is not just a skill, it is one of the core competencies that we strive to equip our students with in preparation for the workforce. The Junior Secondary mentoring bootcamp themed; ‘There is value […]
Empowering Futures Through Mentorship
June 29, 2023
At the heart of every successful young person is mentorship. Holding the hand of a young person and offering accurate information on issues affecting them and the community is the focus of our secondary mentoring program. Mentorship the Hatua way: Holiday mentoring programs at Hatua provide a structured framework for our students to receive guidance […]
The Nyali Community Library Becomes a Hub for Local Children During School Break
June 23, 2023
In this fast-paced digital age, where the internet marks a great percentage of our interactions, children are often left to watch television and hardly get time to interact outside school. In such a time, there is something remarkably enriching about a visit to a community library, more specifically in this case, the Hatua Nyali Community […]