All Hatua Stories
Hatua holiday mentoring receives a major upgrade
May 3, 2022
Up until recently Hatua’s holiday mentoring programs have always been an in-house affair designed and implemented by our mentoring team based on our years of experience working with youth. As Hatua has grown and we have spread our wings to serve more and more youth, we recognized we needed to further develop our mentoring program […]
Alumni Feature: Sylvia Ouma on her scholarship journey and being the family breadwinner
April 29, 2022
For Sylvia Ouma, Hatua’s Finance Officer, receiving a Hatua scholarship was about putting her family first. It meant living her dream and lifting her family out of their challenging financial situation. Sylvia’s scholarship journey led her to become someone her family could rely on. We sat down with Sylvia to find out more about […]
How Mentorship Helped Mwanaidi Start a Youth Group
March 10, 2022
Only in her first year of college, Mwanaidi Hamisi is surely becoming a force to reckon with. She already is the chairperson of Mtongwe Youth Alliance, a youth group she started in 2019 with the help of her mentor, Mahmoud Noor, founder of Swahili Pot Hub. “I started a youth group to help reduce drug […]
Salim Kea: The Young Entrepreneur
March 8, 2022
Salim Kea is the lucky wearer of three hats. He describes himself as “a graphic designer by profession, a mentor by passion and an entrepreneur by default”. Like many of our students, Salim faced an uncertain future after successfully completing his KCPE examination at St.Johns First Baptist Primary School in Likoni. But in 2015, he […]
Daniel Kalasa on how mentoring shaped his career and led him to Hungary
October 29, 2021
Some might say that Daniel Kalasa was born under a lucky star. With one term left to his KCPE examination, Daniel’s father sat him down and admitted that he couldn’t be able to support both Daniel and his older brother (who was also doing his KCPE examination the same year) through high school. “I […]
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 […]
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 […]
How Nancy is spearheading mentoring for the 21st century workplace
June 24, 2021
Mentoring lies at the heart of Hatua’s scholarship program. It evolved from its humble beginnings as Sunday afternoon sessions which tackled simple topics such as how to make good decisions into what it is today — a solid curriculum touching on global, career-relevant topics and issues. Since January this year, Nancy Wairimu, has been spearheading […]