Programs

Pathways to learn, build, connect and lead

Three programs, each addressing a different point where opportunity is most often lost — university, primary school, and the digital divide that runs through both.

A student presenting to a room of seated peers at the Innovation Summit

01 · Innovation Summit

Ideas that shape South Sudan

A three-day program that brings together a select group of university students from across South Sudan who propose creative ways to address local problems.

Through collaborative workshops and professional mentorship, participants gain hands-on experience in problem-solving and entrepreneurial development as they refine their ideas. The program concludes with a public presentation where students pitch their refined concepts to judges and a wider audience — a platform to share their work, inspire others, and meet people and organisations able to help them build it.

At its core, Innovation Summit is about cultivating a mindset — training students to identify problems, shape solutions, and take action long after the event itself has ended.

A primary school student writing in a notebook at their desk

02 · Guardian Angels

Education, kept within reach

An education support program that identifies high-achieving and determined primary school students from low-income backgrounds and connects them with individuals willing to support their education.

Students may receive school fees, scholastic materials, books, uniforms, technology and other educational needs, depending on their circumstances and the support available.

Guardian Angels exists on a simple conviction: a student's finances should never decide how far their education goes.

Students collaborating around a laptop at a Junub Code workshop

03 · Junub Code

From users to builders

A technology literacy and software development program created to bridge the digital divide. Many students in South Sudan have minimal interaction with computing and its professional possibilities; Junub Code provides a dedicated space to explore, innovate and create.

Through interactive workshops and technical projects, participants build real competency in software engineering and algorithmic thinking. Within the same framework, Junub Hack invites university-level talent and emerging developers to a competitive annual event centred on community challenges.

Through it all, Junub Code works toward one shift: turning students from passive observers of technology into active creators with it.