Kuol is a peacebuilder and youth activist in South Sudan. He holds a bachelor’s degree in procurement and logistics from Kampala University. Although Kuol considered a career related to his degree, he has always felt compelled to work with South Sudan’s displaced and vulnerable groups, in particular youth.  Kuol himself had a childhood that was significantly affected by war, and he feels strongly about helping others still displaced or otherwise struggling as a result of 2013's civil war. The latest conflict in South Sudan has caused people to flee from villages and refugee camps, and into cities for protection and the promise of livelihood.  But urban areas are now overwhelmed with young people and too few job opportunities, making them havens for crime, while villages, once the vibrant food-baskets of the country, turn to ghost towns.  In 2018 Kuol co-founded SPEAK, an organization that facilitates conflict-resolution between refugees and their host communities, and among refugees themselves. In light of SPEAK’s success, since last year Kuol has been aiming his efforts at starting a new nonprofit, ARTE (Action for Rural Transformation and Empowerment), which attempts to draw migration back into rural locales by teaching groups how to sustainably fish and farm. Kuol is an alumnus of the Peacebuilding Institute Rwanda, YALI East, the African Changemakers Fellowship, Ashoka Leaders Academy, Ubuntu United Nations, and he is a generation change fellow at the United States Institute of Peace.