Aja Nikiya Reimagines Leadership & Animal Rescue with Compassion Kind

Whether responding to a disaster, rescuing an animal from the street, advocating for systemic change, or reimagining leadership through scholarship, Aja Nikiya holds true to her conviction that compassion should include all species. That's why she founded Compassion Kind and is pursuing a doctorate in Embodied Interspecies Inclusion. Join our fascinating conversation with Aja to discover more!

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About Aja: Aja Nikiya is an animal advocate, humanitarian, storyteller, and founder of Compassion Kind, an international nonprofit dedicated to protecting vulnerable animals and communities through rescue, disaster response, veterinary care, spay-and-neuter initiatives, humane education, and long-term community programs.

For nearly a decade, Aja’s work has taken her from disaster zones and underserved communities in the United States to the Caribbean and Africa, where she has worked alongside local rescuers and communities to address animal suffering, access to veterinary care, human-animal conflict, and the systemic conditions that leave both human and nonhuman lives vulnerable. Through Compassion Kind, she has helped provide assistance to more than 21,000 animals and has developed initiatives ranging from international animal rescue and sterilization campaigns to humanitarian and commun