The Foundation (Reg. No. 326- Association of Jersey Charities) was established in September 2008 by Deep's family in his name with the aim of improving education and welfare in some of the poorest regions of Africa. Deep, having visited the continent, and Kenya in particular, on a number of occasions, had a great passion for Africa; for its wildlife; for it's people; and for its culture.
An enthusiastic young man with great ambitions, Deep's enduring resolution was to make a difference in those regions of Africa most deprived of the mere basics. The family and close friends have therefore decided to set up this foundation whereby they will take an active role in building schools, implementing facilities, and giving these children a future, where Deep's was so tragically taken away before his time.
The current focus is a lone project, not far from the shores of Lake Victoria, designated by the Kenyan Government, an area of high poverty. The Luo people who live there, in earlier times were, like the Masai, migrating in search of water and grazing land for great herds of cattle. These nomadic peoples settled and began to grow crops and also settled by the lake and learned to fish. They lived in close communities with strong family ties, fought great wars with other Bantu speaking peoples and preserved their unique philosophies, culture and traditions. This balance was tumultuously upset with the dawn of the European expansion into Africa and the ensuing fragile, stuttered march towards modern progress.