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Brief History

SOBA America

was founded in 1990 as SOBA – USA by a group of dynamic ex-students of St. Joseph’s college Sasse living in the USA, who had the foresight to understand the need for the alumni to get together and give back to their alma mater. It became clear early on that Sasse College needed significant help from its alumni to be able to continue to be a leading institution of learning in Cameroon and cater for the educational needs of the boy child. To achieve this major goal of giving back, the then SOBA USA needed to position itself to be able to raise funds.

The philanthropic/ non-profit arm – Sasse Alumni Association, Inc. – was created in 2003 as a 501(c3) Organization under the laws in the State of Georgia. The sole goal of this arm was to raise funds in accordance with applicable laws while offering donors tax-exempt benefits for their donations to help the association meet its goals.

As SOBA USA grew, its role as a leader in the global SOBA community became apparent. The difference in the lives of the many young students – future leaders of tomorrow – that SOBA USA made through projects in Sasse College saw a surge in interests from SOBANS to join the cause. SOBA USA felt the need to include our brothers north of the border into this movement. SOBA USA became SOBA America to include membership of SOBANS residing in Canada and the rest of the American continent in 2003. Our current membership includes SOBANS in the USA and Canada.

SOBA America has seen a steady growth over the past 25 years, from only a handful of chapters to eleven chapters now – with Carolinas being the newest chapter.

Our Vision

Our principal objective is to initiate and execute projects to the benefit of the current students of Saint Joseph’s college Sasse, as well as the community which the school is uniquely positioned to educate. We believe in uniting “us” to help “them”. As such our goal is to bring all the ex-students of St Joseph’s College Sasse, who are based in North America, together. We provide a platform where Sasse Old Boys (Sobans) can foster mentorship and nurture brotherhood, while interacting with each other, to build lasting professional networks.

Our Mission

To explore ways and means of aiding our alma mater;
To maintain a sense of attachment to Sasse College and to reinforce the prestige of the same;
To be generally concerned with anything relating to the development of Sasse College.
To promote unity and solidarity amongst its members
To promote channels of communication with SOBANS in other parts of the world;
To explore ways and means of helping SOBANS in the USA and Canada.

The Sasse Alumni Association presents both Sobans and non-Sobans a platform to donate generously to our noble mission of empowering students in Sasse. We believe that it is a priceless investment in the grooming of the caliber of competent leadership badly needed to secure Africa’s future.

Sasse College is reputed for breeding an extensive set of consequential leaders in a wide variety of fields. A couple of examples would include the former prime minister of the Republic of Cameroon, H.E Peter Mafany Musonge, and professor Victor Anomah Ngu, AKA the Queen’s doctor. Professor Victor Anomah Ngu was also a former Cameroonian Health Minister, a Lasker award winner(for excellence in clinical research), a former president of the Association of African universities, and a leading researcher in the fields of HIV/AIDS and Cancer).

Some of the projects that have been successfully carried out by the SOBANS to help Sasse College include; the donation of books to the school’s library, the donation of equipment to the School’s biology, chemistry, and physics laboratories, accomplishing a project to bring Sasse College up to par from an IT standpoint, an ongoing scholarship fund to make it possible for some underprivileged boys to attend Sasse College also, a sick bay, a portable water supply network, 21 sets of soccer Jerseys and other sports equipment , a complete marching band, and much more.

Although Sasse College is located in Cameroon and is primarily a Catholic Christian College for boys only, its students come from different African countries and diverse religious backgrounds. In line with our social-culturally diversified upbringing in Sasse, SOBA America also participates in causes that foster respect and growth of the girl child. In essence we are whole hearted supporters of similar associations emanating from all girls colleges. We take great pride in our Soban wives who are a backbone of our success in North America.

SOBA America’s goals are not only tailored for Sasse College, but for the different local communities in which Sobans reside within USA and Canada as well. We work with various community organizations to help the needy, thus giving back to these countries which have greatly welcomed and blessed us. Mindful of our afore mentioned goals, we are convinced that partnering or donating to SOBA America is sowing in a vision to transform lives through Sasse College, and making a positive difference in our local communities.

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About Us

We are the Sasse Alumni Association

a 501 (c) organization functioning in absolute compliance with the US IRS laws that govern such bodies. It is the non- profit arm of SOBA America, whose members are ex-students of Saint Joseph College SASSE, Cameroon, residing in USA and Canada.