The work of a Rotary Peace Fellow

Biong Deng Biong is a South Sudanese Australian, currently working in South Sudan as the Managing Director of Crawford Capital Ltd, a company contracted to build digital capacity of the government of South Sudan. The aim is to provide government services in an efficient and cost-effective manner, providing timely information to citizens and other users of government services, demystifying the role of Government, simplifying procedures, and fostering transparency and accountability in government departments.

His previous role includes Assistant Director for Partnership with the Department of Home Affairs – Multicultural Division, the Program Director with Edmund Rice Community and Refugee Services and later became its Executive Officer.

Biong is also a Rotary Peace Fellow, Melbourne Victory Ambassador, founder of the Society of South Sudanese Professionals, and a member of the Regional Advisory Council of the Victorian Multicultural Commission.

Biong received a Master of Finance and Banking from Swinburne University of Technology, a Bachelor of Commerce Major in Economics from Griffith University, and a Graduate Certificate in Migration Law from Australia National University.