SONIA NABETA FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
The Sonia Nabeta Foundation believes in an Africa where children with type 1 diabetes have an equal chance at long, healthy, productive and gainful lives. SNF aims to reduce the cost of treatment and to provide holistic healthcare for low income children with type 1 diabetes in Africa.
About This Cause
The Sonia Nabeta Foundation (SNF) is a 501c3 nonprofit based with an audacious mission to reduce the burden of type 1 diabetes (T1D) for children from low-income households in Africa. Founded in memory of Sonia Nabeta, who lost her life to T1D at age 24, SNF envisions an Africa where children with T1D, affectionately called warriors, have an equal chance at long, healthy, productive, and gainful lives. T1D remains a death sentence in many parts of Africa, not due to lack of medical knowledge, but because of persistent social determinants of health, poverty, food insecurity, low literacy, and insufficient healthcare infrastructure. SNF’s approach is holistic, combining medical care, education, psychosocial support, and socioeconomic interventions. We don’t just treat the disease, we support the whole child, their family, and their community. Our Programs World of Warriors: Our flagship program in Uganda strengthens access to care through 36 nurse-led clinics and over 50 trained Warrior Educators (young adults with T1D who are trained as certified peer educators). In 2024 alone, we served over 4,500 warriors, conducted more than 6,700 A1C tests, and made over 600 home deliveries of insulin and supplies. SNF Campus: Just completed, the SNF Campus is Africa’s first comprehensive center for integrated diabetes care, academic education, special needs education, vocational training, and mental health support. Designed to serve 300 warriors annually, it is modeled after the world’s leading centers like the Barbara Davis Center and Joslin Clinic, only built for Africa’s reality and context. SNF Clinic in Ghana: Operating in partnership with Sanford Health, the Ghana clinic is a hub for clinical care, research, and training, recently winning the SWEET Initiative’s Best Improvement Award, placing us in the company of elite institutions from Norway, Canada and the United States, such as the Barbara Davis Center for type 1 diabetes in Denver. Project Equity: This groundbreaking research initiative investigates how social determinants such as poverty and food insecurity affect glycemic control and clinical outcomes for warriors. It currently spans 76 clinics across three countries. Project Mishra: A scholarship and skills development program that helps the most vulnerable warriors stay in school and gain vocational training in fields like nursing, metalwork, teaching, and biomedical repair fostering self-sufficiency and breaking cycles of poverty. Project Tuyinza (Camp Program): A dynamic camp experience and outreach initiative that builds community and disease proficiency. Tuyinza means "We Can!" and through it, warriors gain the knowledge and confidence to manage their condition while enjoying the dignity of childhood. Our Impact • 4598 warriors served in 2024 • 1031 newly diagnosed children enrolled • 6752 A1C tests administered • 611 home visits to the most vulnerable • 476 camp experiences delivered • 131 lives lost—a sobering reminder of what’s at stake Why Support SNF? We are building systems that are sustainable, community-driven, and locally led. We integrate the lived experience of warriors into the health system through initiatives like the Warrior Educator Training Program. With only four pediatric endocrinologists in both Uganda and Ghana, these trained peer leaders are critical in reaching underserved communities. Your support not only secures insulin and essential supplies, it builds capacity, breaks the cycle of poverty, fosters a self-sufficient community, and saves lives. With partners like the Helmsley Charitable Trust, we are scaling our model to ensure no child is left behind. Join us and help us make sure that being born with T1D in Africa is not a death sentence—but the beginning of a full, healthy, and dignified life.