The Royal house of Sori Foundation focuses on water restoration, poverty, health and education to dramatically improve the quality of life for the descendants of Prince Ibrahim Sori, living in America and Guinea. The Royal House of Sori foundation plans to build partnerships that bring together resources, expertise, and vision.
Working with the best organizations around the globe to identify issues, find answers and drive change.
Working with the best organizations around the globe to identify issues, find answers and drive change. Our foundation launched in 2023 by The DNA descendants of Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, the foundation works in the United States, Guinea and abroad in an effort to assist in water purification treatment systems and develop better resources for clean water supply, alleviate poverty, development of our agriculture programs, strengthen education systems, and promote effective policy making. Beyond its investments in the development and distribution of nutrition we are dedicated to educating our families to be fully equipped to better assist themselves. The Royal House of Sori foundation funds projects in health innovations and discoveries, backpack to school, Thanksgiving dinners for the homeless, Christmas Dinners for the homeless, cancer awareness, Intracranial Hypertension awareness. Its Global Development Division funds projects in Women’s health, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene.
The Royal House of Sori Foundation, was founded in 2023 by descendants who had their DNA tested by ancestry DNA and found out that they were direct descendants of Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori.
The Royal House of Sori is rooted in several generations of family, where no voice is louder than the next and different opinions are valued. By applying this legacy to our work, we are redefining the way philanthropy collaborates with grantees and communities to take on some of the world’s biggest problems.
We do this by bringing diverse perspectives to the same table: From Engineering to Health Care Professionals our family is educated and have a vast array of knowledge combined that helps to facilitate and run our family’s foundation and ensure that we maintain legal updates to stay abreast of all laws Nationally and internationally. By listening to and learning from each other’s experiences, we can reach a shared understanding and create innovative solutions that achieve true impact.
In the late 18th century, there was this African Prince from Guinea, native of Futa Jallon, the mountains from which rose the river Niger. His name was Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori (also known as Abdul Rahman). By ethnicity he was a Fulbe or Fulani, one of the members of the Niger-Congo family of languages and culture.
Ibrahim left Futa in 1774 to study at the famous and ancient University of Timbuktu, in present day Mali. He was trained in law and philosophy. He completed his studies and returned to Futa to play a role in the daily life of his father’s court.
Upon return to Futa, Ibrahim became the leader of one of his father’s army divisions. This was how he got sold into slavery, after losing a battle in an expedition against one of the troublesome neighbors.
He was captured and subsequently sold to different slave traders until he ended-up in the United States in the year 1788 at the age of 26. This was two years after the signing of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the Government of United States and the Empire of Morocco.
He ended up in Mississippi on a cotton and tobacco farm owned by one Thomas Foster. By using his knowledge of growing cotton in Futa Jallon, and his literacy skills which were transposed to this new circumstance, Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori rose to a position of authority on the plantation and became the de facto foreman. During this time, he met an old acquaintance, Dr. John Cox.
Dr. Cox was an Irish surgeon who served on an English ship. He was the first European person to reach Timbo in the Futa Jallon areas where Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori was born.
He fell sick in Timbo and was stranded by his ship. Cox ended up staying ashore for six months and was taken in by Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori’s family. Who treated his illness, fed and housed him then sent him back on his way to Europe all at their expense.
Cox told Foster this serendipitous story and then asked Foster to “sell” him the Prince so he could help him return to Africa.
Foster refused since Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori had made himself the soul and brain of the Foster farm. He was too valuable to be lost.
Dr. Cox continued, until his death in 1816, to seek Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori’s freedom, to no avail. After Cox died, his son took up the cause.
Dr. Cox was an Irish surgeon who served on an English ship. He was the first European person to reach Timbo in the Futa Jallon areas where Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori was born.
He fell sick in Timbo and was stranded by his ship. Cox ended up staying ashore for six months and was taken in by Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori’s family. Who treated his illness, fed and housed him then sent him back on his way to Europe all at their expense.
Cox told Foster this serendipitous story and then asked Foster to “sell” him the Prince so he could help him return to Africa.
Foster refused since Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori had made himself the soul and brain of the Foster farm. He was too valuable to be lost.
Dr. Cox continued, until his death in 1816, to seek Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori’s freedom, to no avail. After Cox died, his son took up the cause.
The Royal House of Sori Foundation assists with monetary donations to help global initiatives in Guinea during Ramadan with community needs.
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