Somnium Nostri

For 25 years, the founding fathers behind the Somnium Nostri foundation are working in Africa. Somnium Nostri means in Latin: our dream.

Somnium Nostri

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For 25 years, the founding fathers behind the Somnium Nostri foundation are working in Africa. Somnium Nostri means in Latin: our dream.

Our dream is that Africa can stand on its own feet and be totally independent of help. We want to achieve this by helping existing companies and local entrepreneurs to set up companies with technical and financial help and training where necessary.

It is our dream of an Africa where we can live happily and in peace with each other and work towards a bright future for the children of Africa. The SN-Africa is set up by engineers for the new engineers of Africa.

SN-Africa, together with committed communities and generous donors, has facilitated the economic development of local communities in Africa, and in so doing, improved the lives and livelihoods. The SN-Foundation was born out of the belief that, through effective training and collaboration, with legitimate local leadership and schooling in place, rural communities are empowered to enable development on a far more successful and sustainable scale.

Alfonso Muimba and Rob de Bruijn 2018

Study grants

70% of the scholarships, with a positive or negative deviation of 5 percent, will be allocated to girls.

Agricultural university

The end state is to create an economic self-sustaining food sector with export possibilities within the continent of Africa.

Business University

from all over Africa and beyond, in such a way that the final product will be graduates with a MBA diploma according to EU standards.

Our dream

It is our dream of an Africa where we can live happily and in peace with each other and work towards a bright future for the children of Africa. The SN Africa is set up by engineers for the new engineers of Africa.

Somnium Nostri has set itself these following 10 goals:

1. Provide study grants with continuity to underprivileged children in Africa

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70% of the scholarships, with a positive or negative deviation of 5 percent, will be allocated to girls. All children are preferably schooled at SN Africa Foundation sponsored or supported universities. The number of scholarships will be determined each year by the board, yet the minimum is set at 25 percent of the income of the SN Africa Foundation. Continuity of the grant should be taken into account. The scholarships are meant for the tuition fees and the required books per year at the study levels of applied university or research university education. In exceptional cases, extra money can be made available for other costs of the student that provides in the education of the student. Every year, the student has to pass its exams with a weighted average of 7.0 or higher to get a follow-up grant for the following year. From this weighted average deviation is possible in case of exceptional circumstances.

2. Set up an agricultural university with its own farms together with Wageningen University in the Netherlands

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with the final purpose to enhance the possibilities of responsible agriculture and animal husbandry with modern and sustainable methods. The end state is to create an economic self-sustaining food sector with export possibilities within the continent of Africa;

3. Set up a private Business University in order to train responsible entrepreneurs and managers

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from all over Africa and beyond, in such a way that the final product will be graduates with a MBA diploma according to EU standards;

4. Provide starting capital for starting entrepreneurs from within the SN Africa Foundation scholarship program.

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Funds, in the form of micro crediting, will be allocated after approval of the business plan and market study by SN Africa Foundation officials;

5. Support an labor climate by founding new companies

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where thorough and fair employment are fundamentally part of the company values, in possible collaboration with local partners, both federal or provincial;

6. Provide regional hospitals that have a supporting role to the current medical infrastructure;

7. Provide means and funds that support elementary and secondary education;

8. Conduct and finance feasibility studies by the SN Africa Foundation itself;

9. Provide quality drinking water within the continent of Africa;

10. Provide modern sustainable housing.

Alfonso Muimba

Rob de Bruijn

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