The BAS Academy (small spot on the upper left side of the picture) is located very close to the Soweto Slum (bigger spot on the right side of the picture) and it would take around a 10 minutes walk for the kids to get to school in the morning. If you want to take a closer look yourself, where we’re located here you can find our coordinates.
… founder of UNDER Lea’s TRUST in Germany and UNDER Lea’s INTERNATIONAL in Kenya. Since 2020, we’ve grown from a small food program to supporting over 600 children through school sponsorships. Our focus is education, but now, we’re ready to take a huge next step. So! Will you join us?
We’ve partnered with over 70 schools and have seen firsthand what works—and what doesn’t. Some of our kids walk long distances to overcrowded classrooms with one teacher for 100 children. It’s not education, it’s survival. We want better for them. We’re fighting not just for access to education, but for quality education.
In May 2024, I visited Kenya and was approached with an incredible opportunity: the owner of BAS Academy offered to sell her school to us. She’s retiring and wants the school to continue supporting children, just as she has for years. To be honest, I didn’t see this coming. Our long-term plan was to build a school from scratch, and we’re in the process of buying land for it. But in Kenya, that can take years. With this offer, we can have a fully functioning school now—three buildings, 14 classrooms, a school bus, a van, and 17 teachers—all for 3 million KSH (around €200,000).
It’s an amazing deal, far below market price. She trusts us with her life’s work, and we need your help to make this happen.
Here’s where you come in: if 20,000 people donate just €10, we can buy this school and change lives in an instant. Let’s come together to make this dream a reality for these kids.
If you have any questions or are considering making a larger donation, please feel free to contact us directly. We’d love to hear from you:
Email: lea@under-leas-trust.de
Phone: +49 176 64957195
We will be providing regular updates on the progress of the campaign and later on the school itself. This way, you can see exactly how your donation is making an impact and watch our dream of owning a school come true.