  The proton-inelastic scattering from $^{6,8}$He and $^{7,11}$Li nuclei are
studied in a folding model approach. A finite-range, momentum, density and
isospin dependent nucleon-nucleon interaction (SBM) is folded with realistic
density distributions of the above nuclei. The renormalization factors N$_R$
and N$_I$ on the real and volume imaginary part of the folded potentials are
obtained by analyzing the respective elastic scattering data and kept unaltered
for the inelastic analysis at the same energy. The form factors are generated
by taking derivatives of the folded potentials and therefore required
renormalizations. The $\beta$ values are extracted by fitting the p +
$^{6,8}$He,$^{7,11}$Li inelastic angular distributions. The present analysis of
p + $^8$He inelastic scattering to the 3.57 MeV excited state, including
unpublished forward angle data (RIKEN) confirms L = 2 transition. Similar
analysis of the p + $^6$He inelastic scattering angular distribution leading to
the 1.8 MeV (L = 2) excited state fails to satisfactorily reproduce the data.
