Tag: Kenya 
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 […]
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 […]
HATUA MENTORS’ NETWORKING EVENT
February 14, 2019
Our university mentoring is at the core of Hatua’s programmatic approach. In this department, we pair each of our students in tertiary level with a mentor working in an industry that the student is studying. These mentors then help our students grow career-wise by offering guidance, opportunities for on-job training and assistance for students in […]
September 26, 2018
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