South Sudan, World Concern

John Chol Akot is the Project Coordinator for World Concern South Sudan, Five Talents’ partner in Bahr el Ghazal. With more than 12 years of experience supporting savings groups and community banking institutions across South Sudan, Kenya and Uganda. He is committed to helping local communities grow economically and move out of poverty.

John is inspired by the resilience he sees through the micro-enterprise development programme, where vulnerable households are building a strong culture of savings and becoming more resilient than before.