Our Mission

Dut Tong was a young boy in 1987, growing up in Akoch Atong Village in South Sudan, when Sudan to the North waged violent war on his country. During an attack, Dut fled the village, surviving on his own. In 2004, the United Nations airlifted him and thousands of other Lost Boys out of refugee camps in Ethiopia. Now an American citizen, in 2016, he started this foundation to support his village.

The Akoch Atong Village Project’s mission is to assist the people of South Sudan battle some of the greatest threats they face today, which include poor water sources, inadequate food supply, lack of medical care, lack of simple over-the-counter medicines and lack of education. It is the Corporation’s mission to provide a continuing source of funds and support for the village of Akoch Atong in all areas, including food, water, medical care and education through ongoing donations and/or applications for grants.