Who We Are?
Our History
SPOCI is one of the nation’s leading Christian faith based national humanitarian organizations, committed to helping children and families amongst the most vulnerable communities improve their lives and achieve lasting victories over poverty and suffering. Founded in 2014 and legally registered in February 2016 with the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) of the government of South Sudan to provide relief to survivors of the long war of liberation, SPOCI quickly became a tested and trusted vehicle for the compassion and generosity of hundreds of thousands. SPOCI now is a member of the National NGOs steering committee, and also the only NNGO that sits in the Monitoring and Evaluation WASH Cluster working group.
Our Board of Directors
SPOCI board of directors is the organization’s governing body, elected by the members at an annual general meeting. All members are responsible for gaining a basic understanding and initiating action in support of SPOCI’s mission, goals and programs. This includes assisting in expanding SPOCI’s outreach and increasing its visibility, collaboration with other faith based intitutions and donor support. All board members are volunteers and serve without compensation.
Our Executive Team
The board of directors appoints SPOCI’s Executive Director (chairperson), Director of Programmes (deputy chairperson), treasurer and secretary. The Executive Director in liaison with the Director of Programmes recruits the rest of the team including the Country Programme Coordinator and other senior managers in charge of finance, and administration, human resources, program, and external relations.
We facilitate lasting change by:
- Strengthening capacity for self-help
- Providing economic opportunity
- Delivering relief in emergencies
- Influencing policy decisions at all levels including the right of the child
- Addressing discrimination in all its form
Our Vision
The vision of SPOCI is “Peace, Development and Community Empowerment for All” amongst different communities in South Sudan. We seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security. SPOCI will be a national force and a partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We will be known everywhere for our unshakable commitment to the dignity of people.
Our Values
SPOCI believes that citizens have a right to hold governments and institutions accountable, to expect them to respect their rights and do what they say they will do. Likewise, we believe that nongovernmental organizations should be accountable to the children and communities in which they work, to partner organizations, and churches, and to those from whom they receive support.
Our Values Accountability
SPOCI believes that citizens have a right to hold governments and institutions accountable, to expect them to respect their rights and do what they say they will do. Likewise, we believe that nongovernmental organizations should be accountable to the children and communities in which they work, to partner organizations, and churches, and to those from whom they receive support.
Non-Allied (Social Inclusiveness)
SPOCI- is christian faith based, non-political, not for profit organization; we are a South Sudanese national charity whose vision is to promote “Peace, Development and Community Empowerment for All” amongst communities facing poverty and suffering as a result of natural or man-made disasters. We are therefore fully committed on providing humanitarian, early recovery and development support to all communities irrespective of religion, gender, creed, political affiliation, tribe etc.