Spreading Kindness in South Sudan: A Global Kindness Day Initiative

by The Global Compassion Coalition | Nov 18, 2024 | Connector Stories

On Global Kindness Day, the South Sudan Compassion Connectors marked the occasion with a heartfelt act of generosity. At the Fracture Management Center in Aweil, they distributed soap to more than 30 individuals suffering from fractures. This simple yet vital gesture...

A Week of Compassion in Action: Stories from Burundi’s Connectors

by The Global Compassion Coalition | Nov 18, 2024 | Connector Stories

Across Burundi, Connectors groups continue to exemplify compassion in action, reaching out to support vulnerable families and build stronger, kinder communities. These grassroots efforts highlight the power of small, consistent acts of care to make a big difference....

Supporting flood survivors in South Sudan

by The Global Compassion Coalition | Nov 1, 2024 | Connector Stories

More than 1 million people have been affected by South Sudan’s recent floods and a quarter of those have been forced from their home. South Sudan experiences a rainy season between April and November but this year’s has been particularly intense as a...

Burundi’s weekend of action

by The Global Compassion Coalition | Oct 28, 2024 | Connector Stories

Across a single weekend, Burundi’s Connectors came together to not only plan how they can continue to spread compassion in their country but took the streets to put that planning into action. National planning meeting The gathering of Burundi Connectors took...

Burundi’s growing Connector community

by The Global Compassion Coalition | Oct 21, 2024 | Connector Stories

Burundi, nestled in south-central Africa between Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is becoming a hot-bed of Connector activity. Led by their National Coordinator Emmanuel Baranizigiye, the number of volunteers in the country has already grown...

The story of Canada’s emerging Compassion Circles

by The Global Compassion Coalition | Oct 18, 2024 | Connector Stories

It should be no surprise that Compassion Circles have started to take shape in Canada – after all, this is where they all began. Acting in her role as National Coordinator for the Connectors in Canada, Colette Descent had already identified the real need for...