All Hatua Stories
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 […]
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 […]