From November through to January we ran an appeal for clothes, toys and learning materials. With incredible support from the parents and pupils of Ipswich Prep School, the staff of Pound Gates and Sevatas, and, the Ipswich business community we have assembled a fabulous collection of items to send to…
On the 18th November we held our inaugural charity quiz at the Novotel Ipswich. We were joined by 144 guests from a wide range of Suffolk businesses. The evening was a great opportunity to introduce The Soma Leo Foundation to new comers and provide progress updates to those who have…
Commencing on 18th November Soma Leo are proud to announce the launch of our Appeal. Following Kevin and Rob’s visit to Kenya in September we established that providing clothes, toys and learning materials would be of huge benefit to some very disadvantaged children. In recent weeks we have worked to…
Whilst on a visit to Kenya in September, Kevin and Rob, Trustees of Soma Leo, had the great fortune to have a meeting with Mama Sarah Obama, President Barack Obama’s grandmother. President Obama spent a number of months living with the woman he calls “Granny Sarah” when he was in…
Kevin Collins and Rob Thacker, Trustees of The Soma Leo Foundation visited western Kenya, and in particular Nyiera, at the end of September. Nyiera is the site of the Soma Leo Academy, a school the charity built and established during 2015. Nyiera is little more than a collection of 25…
We opened one of our two classrooms in July. Although building fit-out work continues we have 30 of our intended 60 pupils now attending Soma Leo Nyiera Academy. The first classroom is for kindergarten / preschool aged children. They are mostly 3-5 years old. You can see from the smiling…
Work commenced on the project in November 2014. The initial phase of groundwork was difficult due to heavy rains, flooding and poor access to the site. We also struggled to source some key materials at reasonable cost. In December and early January substantial progress was made completing the ground works…
The Soma Leo Foundation Golf Day took place on the 1st July. Organised by Pound Gates Chartered Insurance Brokers and supported by Ellisons Solicitors, Larking Gowen Chartered Accountants and Big Yellow Self Storage. Thank you to all our players, sponsors and those who donated raffle prizes. Together we succeeded in…
