Since our launch in 2021, PASS has:
Provided more than 400 full ride college scholarships and living allowance to students and refugees in South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.
Prioritized young women, who face the greatest barriers to higher education
Maintained an operating model where donations go directly to students and universities
Ensured students maintain a minimum 2.8 GPA to stay on track and graduate
Developed a nonprofit model where overhead and team building is prioritized so our organization can scale and fundraise better.
Our students are enrolled in public and private universities across the country, studying to become the future professionals South Sudan urgently needs. From engineers to teachers, from health workers to social advocates, our scholars are already shaping a different tomorrow.
PASS Scholarship recipients
Thank you to our 2023-2024 sponsors and donors!
For the 2023-2024 school year, PASS awarded 78 full-tuition scholarships as well as food and textbook stipends to 78 students. The students are majoring in the following areas:
Our Model Works
More than 95% of your support goes directly to the students
You will be hard-pressed to find any other registered IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a “direct support percentage” that is as high as ours! We are unique among other nonprofit organizations in the US because we operate a private overhead fund that pays stipends to our volunteers!
Impact the greater community, and their place in the world
The communities in which our students live out their professional careers will benefit from their expertise. Every graduate becomes a multiplier, uplifting their families and serving their communities.
College education is amazingly inexpensive in South Sudan
$1,050 supports one student for an entire year (tuition = $450 + $600 for annual living expenses). That means that your US dollars are getting more “bang per buck” in South Sudan than they will for almost any other purpose for which you use your money!
Your gift will go far
South Sudan is ranked in 2024 as the poorest country in the world. [Global Finance Magazine and other sources]. 82% of South Sudanese live in extreme poverty, so your contribution, no matter how big or small, will have an immense impact.
Your gift will keep on giving for a lifetime!
Your support is not a temporary fix like so many other charitable services. Our students will benefit throughout their lives from your support which will enable them to earn a college degree.
Make a connection
If you choose, you can experience the gratification of corresponding with your student and learn how you are directly impacting their life! [You may also choose to not correspond and remain anonymous]
You can change a life
Our college scholarship program is virtually the ONLY program available for South Sudanese youth. We have many students who are PASS scholarship qualified but who will ONLY go to college if someone decides to sponsor them.
Student Highlights
