James Akoon Akot
Executive DirectorJames provides overall leadership and strategic direction, helping Compassion Initiative coordinate its programmes, partnerships and service to vulnerable communities.
Compassion Initiative, South Sudan
Raising Hope.
Restoring Dignity.
Empowering Communities.
We walk alongside vulnerable women, children and communities in South Sudan, creating opportunities for education, economic independence, resilience, dignity and hope.
Who We Are
Standing with people as they rebuild their lives.
Compassion Initiative, South Sudan is an indigenous South Sudanese organisation committed to raising hope among vulnerable people, restoring dignity and empowering communities to build better and more sustainable lives.
We understand the realities faced by communities affected by poverty, conflict, displacement, hunger, disasters and limited economic opportunities.
Our work seeks not only to respond to immediate needs, but also to help people rebuild livelihoods, strengthen resilience and become active participants in shaping their own future.
“We do not see vulnerable people simply as recipients of assistance. We see individuals with gifts, knowledge, abilities and potential.”
Our Purpose
Vision & Mission
Our work is guided by a clear commitment to raise hope, restore dignity and empower vulnerable communities to build a better future.
Our Vision
A South Sudan where every person lives with hope, dignity, and opportunity.
Our Mission
To raise hope and restore dignity by empowering vulnerable communities to thrive.
A Message From Our Executive Director
Building hope together, one community at a time.
At Compassion Initiative, South Sudan, we believe that every person deserves to live with dignity, hope and the opportunity to build a better future.
Our communities face many challenges, but we also see courage, resilience and enormous potential. We therefore seek to walk alongside vulnerable women, children and families—not simply providing assistance, but helping people develop the skills, opportunities and confidence they need to shape their own future.
Through women's economic empowerment, education support, community development and humanitarian response, we are committed to turning compassion into practical action.
We welcome partners, friends and supporters who share our belief that meaningful change begins when we stand together with communities and listen to what they need.
James Akoon AkotExecutive Director, Compassion Initiative, South Sudan
Our Team
The people behind the work
Compassion Initiative is strengthened by a committed team working together to serve communities, create opportunities and turn compassion into practical action.
Angelina Adut Yel
Program CoordinatorAngelina coordinates the organisation's programmes and helps ensure that activities are planned, implemented and connected to the needs of the communities served.
Atong Madut Wol
Finance & Administration OfficerAtong supports responsible financial management and administration, helping the organisation maintain strong systems, accountability and effective day-to-day operations.
Peter Adhal Tong
Community Outreach CoordinatorPeter helps build relationships with communities and supports outreach activities that connect Compassion Initiative's work with people and local priorities.
What We Do
Creating opportunities where hope can grow
Our programmes respond to immediate needs while building the foundations for longer-term resilience, self-reliance and opportunity.
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Women's Empowerment
We support vulnerable women, particularly widows and women affected by poverty, conflict and displacement, to strengthen their economic independence and participation in community life.
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Savings & Micro-Loans
We organise women into savings groups and support access to small loans and resources that can help members begin or strengthen income-generating activities.
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Skills & Entrepreneurship
We provide practical support in financial management, savings, entrepreneurship, small business development and community leadership.
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Community Development
We work with communities to identify local priorities, strengthen resilience and develop practical solutions that respond to their needs and aspirations.
05
Agriculture & Livelihoods
We recognise agriculture as an important pathway toward food security, productive livelihoods, resilience and greater self-reliance for communities.
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Education Support
We support vulnerable children through learning materials, teacher support, temporary learning spaces and mobilisation of resources for simple classrooms.
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Humanitarian Response
We stand alongside communities affected by disasters, displacement, hunger and other emergencies through appropriate humanitarian and relief support.
Agriculture & Livelihoods
Growing food. Strengthening livelihoods. Building resilience.
Supporting communities to see agriculture not only as a source of food, but also as a pathway toward greater resilience, productive livelihoods and a more secure future.
Opportunity can grow from the land.
For many families, the land is closely connected to food, household wellbeing and the ability to earn a living. Compassion Initiative recognises the importance of strengthening agricultural livelihoods as part of a wider approach to community resilience.
Our work seeks to encourage productive use of available resources and support pathways that can help communities become more self-reliant while strengthening their ability to face economic and environmental challenges.
From cultivation to opportunity
When communities have opportunities to produce food and build livelihoods, agriculture can become part of the foundation for dignity, resilience and hope.
Cultivating opportunitySupporting productive agricultural livelihoods that can contribute to household food security and resilience.
Growing for the futureStrengthening pathways through which communities can use agriculture as part of building more secure and sustainable livelihoods.
Education Support
Helping children learn with dignity and hope.
Some children in South Sudan are currently studying under trees because their communities do not have adequate classrooms. Compassion Initiative is working to help change this reality.
Our education projects focus on practical support that can make learning safer, more accessible and more meaningful for vulnerable children.
- Providing basic learning materials
- Supporting teachers and local education efforts
- Creating temporary learning spaces
- Mobilising resources for simple classrooms
- Helping vulnerable children access a safer place to learn
Our Core Activity
Empowering Women Through Opportunity, Dignity and Economic Independence
We believe women should not only receive assistance. They should have opportunities to rebuild their lives, support their families and become economically independent.
Through savings groups, micro-loans, skills development and compassionate community support, women are gaining confidence, learning to manage resources collectively and becoming active contributors to their families and communities.
- Savings and lending groups
- Small business and income-generating activities
- Financial management and entrepreneurship
- Community leadership and participation
- Support for widows and vulnerable women
From dependency toward self-reliance
Our goal is not simply to provide temporary assistance. We want women to have the confidence, skills, resources and opportunities to shape a more secure future for themselves and their families.
Standing With Communities
Compassion when communities face crisis
When disaster and displacement threaten people's ability to meet their basic needs, we seek to respond with dignity and compassion.
Humanitarian Response
Communities in South Sudan can face severe challenges caused by conflict, displacement, flooding, drought, hunger and other disasters.
Compassion Initiative seeks to provide appropriate relief support while connecting emergency assistance with longer-term recovery, resilience and community empowerment.
Support This Work
Relief is about more than supplies.
It is about standing with people during difficult moments, listening to their needs, respecting their dignity and helping communities find pathways toward recovery.
Our Approach
People at the centre of change
We believe lasting transformation happens when communities participate in identifying problems and developing solutions.
Listen
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Understand
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Empower
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Equip
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Accompany
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Transform
What Guides Us
Our Core Values
Compassion
We respond with love, understanding and genuine care.
Dignity
Every person deserves respect and opportunity.
Hope
We believe a better future is possible.
Empowerment
We equip people rather than creating dependency.
Integrity
We value honesty, accountability and transparency.
Community Ownership
Communities participate in shaping their own solutions.
Partnership
We collaborate to create lasting impact.
Service
We serve with humility and commitment.
In The Community
Compassion in action
Through community-led action, Compassion Initiative walks alongside women, children and families as they build livelihoods, strengthen resilience and respond to difficult circumstances.
Humanitarian relief and community support
Standing with communities
Responding to urgent needs
Compassionate humanitarian action
Relief reaching communities
Restoring dignity during crisis
Community-led response
Women building stronger communities
Savings, lending and economic empowerment
Empowering women through opportunity
Agriculture and community livelihoods
Growing food and strengthening livelihoods
Supporting children to learn
Creating hope through education
Work With Us
Be part of raising hope.
Compassion Initiative, South Sudan welcomes individuals, organisations, partners and supporters who want to stand alongside vulnerable women, children and communities as they move from vulnerability toward resilience, dignity and opportunity.
Support Our Work
Your support can help vulnerable women access opportunities, children receive learning materials, and communities respond to urgent needs. If you would like to support Compassion Initiative, please visit our donation page or contact us directly.