Humanitarian & Philanthropy Expert

Dr. Clélia Compas

I help private donors turn giving into real-world impact — with the operational expertise of a decade in the field.

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About

Who I am

I spent my career building and running aid operations. Now I help private donors fund the ones that work.

Programme management — United NationsDesigned and managed multi-country programmes on migration and human rights.

Field operationsTen years with boots on the ground, running operations in demanding and fast-moving contexts.

Founder & CEO — Two non-profitsYAMBI and Corridor Citoyen — strategy, fundraising, hiring, governance and daily operations.

PhD, Social AnthropologyUniversity of Sussex — applied research on migration, gender and social inclusion.

Founder — The Stewardship OfficeSourcing and vetting initiatives, structuring grants, and measuring what they achieve.

International speakerOn humanitarian assistance and social engagement, at conferences and institutions around the world.

FromThe French Alps

BasedSan Francisco & New York City

Off the clockOn a ridgeline

Humanitarian Work

A decade in the field

School in the Bidi Bidi refugee settlement, Uganda

Schools in Refugee Camps

The Stewardship Office · Uganda · Ongoing

Reopening a closed school in Bidi Bidi, Uganda, one of the world’s largest refugee settlements, with an AI-era curriculum and vocational training — a leapfrog model built for livelihoods and self-reliance rather than aid dependency.

Afghan Women in Tech

The Stewardship Office · Afghanistan · Ongoing

Running a Web & AI development accelerator for women barred by the Taliban from secondary and higher education since 2021 — delivered with a local operator inside Afghanistan, building a route from training to income.

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Clélia Compas addressing an international forum as a UNESCO representative

Protection & Anti-Trafficking

United Nations · Asia-Pacific

Coordinated protection programmes for migrants, refugees and trafficking survivors across Asia-Pacific — from policy work to field operations alongside affected communities, and human rights compliance assessments inside immigration detention centres.

First Refugee Ascent of Mont Blanc

YAMBI · France

Led the first ascent of Western Europe’s highest peak by a team of refugees — the summit of a programme for the social and professional integration of refugees living in the French Alps, mentored by Everest pioneer Christine Janin.

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Clélia Compas with a humanitarian convoy at the Ukraine–Poland border

Humanitarian Support to Ukraine

Corridor Citoyen · Ukraine & Poland

Organised aid convoys into Ukraine and evacuated thousands of refugees to France, then worked on through two years of war — inside the war zone in Eastern Ukraine and in Poland’s largest refugee camps.

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Philanthropic Work

Turning philanthropic capital into real-world impact

The Stewardship Office is a private philanthropic office for donors who want their giving to hold up to scrutiny.

I’m an operator, not an advisor. I see every commitment through end-to-end, ensuring 100% of committed capital is deployed into measurable, high-impact initiatives.

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Structured

Investment-grade rigour on every grant.

Deployed

Capital at work over three to five years.

Accountable

Measured to a verified outcome.