Abukloi Foundation

What Abukloi Foundation does

Abukloi Foundation is a US-incorporated nonprofit organization founded in 2010 by Angelo Mangar Maker, a Lost Boys of Sudan survivor, to deliver education, agriculture, health, and economic development programs in Rumbek, Lakes State, South Sudan. Operational headquarters are located in Rumbek with administrative offices in Chester, Virginia, and program presence at the University of Juba through a partnership with UniPod South Sudan. The foundation operates an integrated portfolio of programs including Abukloi Secondary School (650+ students, 52 staff, 570 graduates to date), Abukloi Agriculture (Makerdit Farm, Nancy's Garden, and a School Garden cultivating 60 acres), Abukloi Health (school clinic and community health initiatives), and Abukloi Enterprises (YES! Club and the EDL digital literacy program).

The foundation's service delivery is community-led, with programs co-designed alongside local leaders, community councils, and parents. It also supports the Abukloi Alumni Association, the first such alumni network at any school in South Sudan, providing career guidance and mentorship to former students. Outcomes cited include 15,400 meals served monthly, 100 nurse contacts per month, and 150 community members employed over a 10-year horizon. The organization holds Guidestar Candid Platinum transparency certification and has earned media coverage in Sojourners Magazine, Faithwire, International Policy Digest, and UN publications.

Revenue is generated through individual donations and sponsorships rather than institutional grants or commercial contracts. Pricing is publicly disclosed: $960/year (or $80/month) for full student sponsorship covering tuition, textbooks, uniforms, hygiene products, and life skills; $0.42 per meal or $120/year per student for the daily meal program; $5,000/year for co-curricular activities; and capital improvement gifts ranging from $2,500 (teaching aids) to $35,000 (solar-powered pump). Donations are collected via the e-tapestry online portal. No funding rounds, corporate sponsors, or government grants are disclosed in the input data.

Name

Abukloi Foundation

Legal name

Abukloi Foundation

Website

https://abukloi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Abukloi Foundation is a nonprofit founded in 2010 that operates Abukloi Secondary School alongside agriculture, health, and economic development programs serving vulnerable youth and the Rumbek community in South Sudan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Education and Community Development Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB), Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Secondary education programs
• Community development services
• Agricultural training centers
• School feeding programs
• Nonprofit charitable services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations and Sponsorships: The foundation relies primarily on individual donors who sponsor students ($960/year), provide meals ($120/year per student), or fund capital improvements. Donors can make one-time contributions, become recurring donors, or invest in larger projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Abukloi Foundation operates Abukloi Secondary School and surrounding agricultural, health, and economic development programs in Rumbek, South Sudan, providing secondary education, daily school meals, healthcare services, sustainable farming training, and youth entrepreneurship support. Donor-supported programs are structured as discrete sponsorship opportunities (e.g., $960/year per student, $0.42/meal, $5,000/year co-curriculars) channeled through an online donation portal.

Product overview

Abukloi Foundation operates a multi-faceted nonprofit portfolio centered on education, healthcare, agriculture, and economic development in Rumbek, South Sudan. The core offerings include Abukloi Secondary School (providing secondary education with certified teachers from East Africa), Abukloi Agriculture (encompassing Makerdit Farm, Nancy's Garden, and School Garden for food security), Abukloi Health (School Clinic and Community Health programs), and Abukloi Enterprises (YES! Club for youth empowerment, EDL for digital literacy, and alumni employment support). Supporting services include student sponsorship, school meals, co-curricular activities, and capital improvements. The organization also supports an independent Abukloi Alumni Association. Together, these interconnected programs address the holistic needs of the Rumbek community through education, health, nutrition, and economic empowerment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Abukloi Secondary School: Secondary school serving students across South Sudan regardless of culture, language, creed, age, gender, or marital status. Provides education in a safe atmosphere developing human capacity for well-being.
• Abukloi Agriculture
• Abukloi Health
• Abukloi Enterprises

Products and services

• Abukloi Secondary School Secondary school in Rumbek, South Sudan serving students across South Sudan regardless of culture, language, creed, age, gender, or marital status; provides nationally recognized education and small-business training curriculum with emphasis on critical thinking, practical skills, digital literacy, and experiential learning.
• Student Sponsorship Program Sponsorship program allowing individual donors to fund a specific student's tuition, textbooks, class supplies, daily meal, two uniforms a year with socks, hygiene products (soap and sanitary pads for girls), and life skills training programs for $960/year or $80/month.
• School Meals Program Daily meal program providing a meal of lentils, vegetables, and rice for $0.42 per meal / $120 per year per student to combat malnutrition and improve learning outcomes for over 650 students and 52 staff.
• Co-Curricular Activities Program After-school programming package including soccer, basketball, volleyball, UN Peace Clubs, debate team, Red Cross First Aid Training, Agriculture Club, and a student-run radio program, sustained at $5,000 per year.
• Capital Improvements Program Project-based donor-funded infrastructure including a well for fresh drinking water at the farm ($20,000), solar-powered pump and tank for agriculture ($35,000), medical supplies for the school nurse ($8,000), and teaching aids ($2,500).
• Abukloi Agriculture Agricultural initiative providing a self-sustaining meal program source and an agriculture training center for the community; includes Makerdit Farm (sorghum, sesame, cash crops), Nancy's Garden (2.5-acre vegetable garden training dozens of women in sustainable agriculture), and School Garden.
• Abukloi Health Health program covering water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), nutrition, maternal health, and mental health through a school nurse, well-equipped school clinic (100+ monthly student visits), and broader community health services aimed at the entire Rumbek community.
• Abukloi Enterprises Economic development programs creating employment opportunities through sewing classes, ICT training, national science fair participation, student-run businesses, and job creation initiatives, anchored by YES! Club (UN SDG-focused youth empowerment, sponsored by Words Into Deeds) and EDL (English and Digital Literacy at UniPod South Sudan, University of Juba).
• Abukloi Alumni Association Independent alumni network providing career guidance, mentorships, financial assistance, and networking events for former students of Abukloi Secondary School; headquartered administratively in Juba.

Quantifiable outcome

• 570 graduates completed secondary education
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Words Into DeedscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWords Into Deeds of Ithaca, NY sponsors the YES! Club (Youth Empowerment Summit Club) which engages youth in dialogs about UN Sustainable Development Goals with emphasis on health, water, and sanitation.
• UniPod South SudancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UniPod South Sudan to run the English and Digital Literacy (EDL) program at UniPod's center at the University of Juba. The program includes basic computer training, internet and online safety, digital tools and applications, and English proficiency, with plans to expand to intermediate and advanced courses, Monitoring and Evaluation, project management, and reporting.
• Makerdit CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership with Makerdit farmers who grow sorghum, sesame, and other cash crops on their land. Proceeds support the secondary school's meal program and move the entire community toward food security. The farm employs dozens of local farmers, enhancing their farming skills.
• Local Leaders and Community Councils (Rumbek)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll programs are developed in partnership with administrators, donors, local leaders, community councils, and payams (local administrators) of Rumbek. Local perspectives direct programs to respond to real needs.
• Guidestar CandidminorOthersOrganization is a Guidestar Candid Platinum participant, demonstrating commitment to transparency. This is a transparency/registration relationship rather than a strategic partnership.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Humanitarian and development organization active in South Sudan with integrated education, economic development and food security programming. Comparable multi-sector approach serving post-conflict communities.
• BRAC: Large international development nonprofit operating integrated education, health and economic empowerment programs across multiple developing countries. Highly comparable to Abukloi's multi-sector, community-led model, though at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Save the Children: Global NGO delivering education, health, nutrition and economic development programs for children in conflict-affected and developing countries, including South Sudan. Closely comparable mission and integrated service-delivery model.
• Catholic Relief Services: US-based humanitarian agency operating in South Sudan with programs spanning education, agriculture, health and economic recovery. Closely comparable program mix and post-conflict operating environment.
• World Vision: Major child-focused humanitarian and development organization operating multi-sector programs (education, health, agriculture, economic development) in fragile states including South Sudan. Highly overlapping mission and program structure, though at much larger scale.
• Concern Worldwide: International humanitarian organization addressing extreme poverty through integrated education, health and livelihoods programs, with active operations in South Sudan. Comparable integrated, community-rooted approach.

Direct peers

• Room to Read: Nonprofit focused on literacy and girls' education in low-income countries. Highly comparable mission (secondary education for underserved youth) and operating model (school support + community engagement), although Room to Read operates across many more countries.
• Relief International: Humanitarian NGO operating education, health and economic recovery programs in fragile and conflict-affected countries including South Sudan. Similar scale and integrated program structure to Abukloi Foundation.
• Pencils of Promise: Nonprofit building schools and supporting education programs in developing countries, with a comparable donor-sponsorship ethos and community-led school model. Smaller scope and geographic concentration makes it a close structural peer to Abukloi.

Emerging players

• WaterAid: International nonprofit focused on WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) access in developing countries, an adjacent vertical where Abukloi's school clinic and community health programs also operate. Comparable donor-base and community-led delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Abukloi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abukloi-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/Abukloi

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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