On the morning of January 6th, 2021, just one day after schools resumed for the term, a fire broke out in St. Martin’s dormitory. Thankfully, no student or staff was in the dormitory at the time, as they were in class around 9:30a.m. when it broke. About 70 students lost their property which was covered […]
The SOBA America Lend-A-Hand Initiative has enjoyed early success in its mission to make a difference in the lives of SOBANS and SOBANESE in need. The Fote administration rolled out this program on May 15th, 2020 at the peak of the current COVID-19 pandemic. The initial phase of the program has been focused on providing […]
On October 14th, 2020, SOBA America presented a gift of new sick bay to St. Joseph’s College, Sasse during a ceremony on the campus of SJC Sasse. The newly completed sick bay building was handed over to St. Joseph’s College, Sasse during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Due to a scheduling conflict, Bishop Michael Bibi, proprietor of […]
Transforming Lives Through Education: The SOBA America Scholarship Endowment Fund Every act of kindness has the power to change lives. For me, Dr. Bertrand Fote, that moment came 34 years ago when I was a student at St. Joseph’s College (SJC) Sasse, a prestigious boys’ boarding school in Cameroon —and […]
A brainchild of former Soba America President Beltus Ntopi, the Soba America Sponsorship Fund (SASF) was officially launched in May, 2012, during the convention in Phoenix, Arizona. Its main mission is to indirectly alleviate poverty via sponsorship of orphans and/or children from financially poor background through Sasse by mobilizing the power of its alumni volunteers […]
The health of students is very important. Over the past several years, SOBA America has partnered with SOBA UK to address the issue of poor access to healthcare for the students of Sasse College. The Sick Bay project that was aimed at revamping the old, dilapidated sick bay was spearheaded by SOBA UK. SOBA America […]