All Our Students Stories
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 […]
September 24, 2015
Let me introduce to you yet another remarkable Hatua Likoni student…. Abdallah Mohammed is 25 years old and is currently studying Business Management at the Technical University of Mombasa. Abdallah first heard of Hatua Likoni when Founders/Directors, Gabi and Kwame began looking for students who could be possible candidates for the scholarship program. As […]
September 17, 2015
Abubakar Abdi, a beneficiary of Hatua Likoni, is 20 years old and has been a part of our program since 2012. Since joining Hatua, he has excelled in his studies and has become one of our most promising students. It is clear to everyone that he has an extraordinary talent for public speaking and […]
CONGRATULATIONS HATUA STUDENT!
June 16, 2015
We are pleased to announce that Hatua student, Seif Reje, was recently hired as an Operations Assistance with SEATRADE Agencies, a company of Seaforth Shipping (K) Ltd. In 2012, during Seifs’ second year at Moi University, his family endured a major setback after a tragic accident caused his father to lose his job. His […]
Student Spotlight: Ben Mtsonga
April 28, 2014
Ben Mtsonga Form 1 Who is your role model and why? Since time in memorial, man has endeavored to make life better and simple. Joseph Priestley, Aristotle, Albert Einstein, and many others have all dedicated their lives to make life easy and to explain different phenomenon, which were then mysteries. However, Alfred Nobel- my role […]
April 18, 2014
Plato. Socrates. Smith. Hobbes. It may sounds like a college-level philosophy class, but in fact, it’s Gabi Fondiller’s, co-founder and director of Hatua Likoni’s, new class that she’s teaching to Hatua’s gap year students once a week. Gabi originally took the six-week online class “How to Change the World” through Coursea, an educational platform that […]
Pool Day Celebration for Outstanding KCSE Scores
March 28, 2014
One… Two… Three! * Screams * Splash! It was a day of celebration. Hatua Likoni’s gap year students were being rewarded for their outstanding scores on their Kenyan Certificates of Secondary Education (KCSE). 83% of Hatua Likoni students passed with a C+ and above; nationally, only 27% of students got a C+ and above. It […]
Likoni Youth Agenda Use Interactive Sections to Educate their Peers
October 17, 2013
This October, Likoni Youth Agenda are visiting 15 secondary schools in Likoni to educate their peers. They are teaching students about a variety of issues that directly affect many people in Likoni. Some of their recent topics have included HIV/AIDS, its causes, and how we can all work to prevent it. Drugs, alcohol abuse and […]
My First Day at The Technical University of Mombasa
September 26, 2013
Athman Ramadhan Baya, first year student at Technical University of Mombasa Studying medical laboratory sciences. (Hatua Student) I reported at the Technical University of Mombasa on 2nd September. It was one of the most difficult and enjoyable days I have ever experienced. I felt happy because I had pursued my dreams and was successfully admitted to […]
Five Hatua Students Honoured During Prize Giving Day at Moi Forces Academy
September 20, 2013
On 10th September, Moi Forces Academy in Mombasa held a recognition ceremony for their top students. The event congratulated students who graduated last year with high marks, as well as those currently in school who have performed at the top of their class. Hatua was proud to see five of our beneficiaries among those recognized: […]