Tag: scholarships 
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 […]
#HowWeMadeIt: Sharon Otieno on Becoming a Young Trailblazer and an Erasmus Mundus Scholar in Europe
September 27, 2022
So, who is Sharon Anyango? Sharon Anyango isn’t your average 26-year-old. In fact, for the talented and ambitious Sharon, average isn’t the kind of career she wants to build. Since starting her industrial attachments and internships, Sharon has always been looking to the future and thoughtfully planning each step of her career. How it […]
How Noah Kwoba Turned His Back on Gangs and Found His Calling as a Trainer
August 10, 2022
At an early age, Noah Kwoba had no other choice than to join his family in selling local brew to help put food on the table. “At the time both my parents were unemployed, and unable to provide for my three siblings and I,” Noah says. “They were doing their best. Their focus was on […]
Adan Mohammed is using his leadership skills to become an activist for maths in schools
July 5, 2022
In any leadership committee, Adan Mohammed’s quiet and unassuming composure is easy enough to draw one’s curiosity. When it’s his turn to speak, Adan’s demeanor changes into one that can easily inspire a crowd to action. Leadership comes effortlessly to Adan, and so does finance. As a child, Adan’s passion for leadership and finance began […]
Kevin Mirikwa on Passion, Grit and the Role of Mentors
June 17, 2022
From an early age, Kevin Paul Mirikwa knew that teaching was his true calling. This is because teaching is a two-way street which would allow him to improve himself and impact the greater society right from the very beginning. “I want to use my skills towards the betterment of myself, my family, society, my nation […]
Alumni Feature: Sylvia Ouma on her scholarship journey and being the family breadwinner
April 29, 2022
For Sylvia Ouma, Hatua’s Finance Officer, receiving a Hatua scholarship was about putting her family first. It meant living her dream and lifting her family out of their challenging financial situation. Sylvia’s scholarship journey led her to become someone her family could rely on. We sat down with Sylvia to find out more about […]
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 […]
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 […]