All Hatua Stories
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 […]
JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AT HATUA LIKONI !
December 5, 2016
Hatua Likoni is hiring – we run youth programs in Likoni, Mombasa. Please help us find two new team members who enjoy guiding youth in their personal and professional development journey! Hatua Likoni is hiring a High School Counseling and Mentoring Lead! Are you highly passionate about the youth and have strong commitment to […]
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 […]
March 30, 2016
We continue to be amazed by our international supporters from around the world. Thanks to the hard work of Roger Hobby & Franklin Craig, lobbying on Hatua Likoni’s behalf, they have acquired a total of 15 laptops for Hatua university students and 4 desktop computers and 1 scanner to donate to Hatua’s Cyber Café since […]
Swahili Box Ladies Boot Camp for Girls!
February 23, 2016
Saturday February 20th, 2016 Hatua partnered with Swahili Box Ladies to host an “Intro to Web Programming & Blogging with Word Press” Boot Camp. This Boot Camp was aimed at empowering girls to use digital tools as a means for better education. We had extended the invitation to 40 girls in upper primary & high […]
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 […]
November 3, 2015
Masika Ali is 26 years old and has been a beneficiary of Hatua Likoni since 2007. Masika first heard about Hatua Likoni back in 2006 when she was in Class 8. Kwame and Gabi had visited her school looking for bright students from poor backgrounds to join their scholarship program. Masika comes from a single […]