Empowerment Through Educational Equity
Guided by the belief that every child deserves educational equity, the Soma Initiative seeks to create access to educational resources and opportunities in under-served communities worldwide.
Percentage of Funding
Academic Scholarships
Sponsoring children in elementary, primary and secondary schools with great scholastic records; but who lack the resources for a high school education, giving them the opportunity to excel academically. Through education, we believe that the students will be empowered and engage in the socio-political and economic progress needed in these underserved regions. They will become the catalyst of change in their community and the world.
Healthcare Education
Our goal is to improve access to medical care; facilitate and encourage better hygiene and sanitation; increase awareness of disease.
School Libraries & Buildings
With this initiative, our goal is to set up physical structures that are accessible to students to access educational resources, encourage learning, stimulate growth, and spark new ideas for change.
“Education is the most powerful weapon for changing the world.”
— Nelson Mandela
“Globally, the number of illiterate youth is 115 million. Regional and gender disparities persist, however. Literacy is lowest in least developed countries and higher among males than females. In the most recent years for which data are available, young women accounted for 59 per cent of the total illiterate youth population.”
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics global databases, 2018