All Community Service Stories
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 […]
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 Alumni Excelling at Equity Bank
September 20, 2019
Hatua Network’s mission is to promote equal opportunity in Kenya by providing promising, low-income students with scholarships, mentoring and career guidance that prepare them to join professional careers and serve as a link between their community and professional networks. The majority of the first students enrolled in our program have completed their undergraduate degree and […]
Library assistants break own record!
August 13, 2019
Each year the community in Likoni get to benefit from voluntary services from our exceptionally excelling gap year students as they wait to join the university. The team of gap year students volunteering in our library, commit their time not only to serve the students but also help them whenever they’re stuck! Students especially […]
Co-founder and Programs Director Peter Kwame Selected as 2019 Obama Foundation Scholar
June 19, 2019
We are thrilled to announce that Hatua Network Cofounder and Programs Director Peter Kwame, has been selected as one of the 2019 Obama Foundation Scholars. Kwame will be joining 32 rising leaders from around the world who will study at the University of Chicago and Columbia University for the 2019-2020 academic year. The program’s aim is to […]
Hatua Professional Mentorship, Meet Ahmed Maawy
August 6, 2018
Is there someone in your life who you look up to and who helped guide you through your first steps in your career? Do you want to become that person for someone else and make a difference in their life? Today we introduce you to Mohammed Maawy, one of Hatua’s valued mentors; here is an […]
Good News From Hatua Likoni Library
June 7, 2018
Some good news for you! Hatua Likoni Library is on the innovation path as we endeavor to improve our services for better user satisfaction. For the last 6 years since inauguration, we have consistently strived to ensure a dazzling user experience. Our Library is open 7 days a week to cater for the diversity and […]
Hatua Students Aim to Reach 5,000+ Youth with Peer Education on Reproductive Health
February 22, 2018
Today we take the opportunity to celebrate our Gap year students. In Kenya, a gap year represents the transitional period when students have cleared high school and await admission to college. The goal of Hatua’s Gap Year Program is to develop leadership skills among our most recent high school graduates by offering them a chance 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 […]