History/background information about our organisation

The Needy Today is a fully registered local non-governmental organization that has its head office at 8 Sorie Conteh Street, Makambo, Makeni, Northern Province, Sierra Leone. P.O. Box 15. The organization was started in 2005 by Mr. Dauda Ahmid Koroma, who is the founder and Executive Director, and some other young Sierra Leoneans with the motive of initially providing support to children that were greatly devastated by the eleven-year civil war. Our support for these children ranged from quality education to the provision of quality care support, including food, health care facilities, and foster care adoption.

Since inception, we have so far supported 15,924 children in 250 communities within Bombali, Port Loko, Karene, Kambia, Tonkolili, and Koinadugu Districts.

Since then, our mandate has opened considerably as we also now address issues relating to women’s economic empowerment (livelihood and food security), youth, children’s education, water sanitation and hygiene, climate justice, the formation and training of gender champions, ending early and forced marriages, female genital mutilation, ending gender-based violence, providing support to disabled persons, and providing support to people affected by COVID-19. More specifically, our assistance to these needy categories of people ranges from education and skills training to agriculture, food security, microfinance and grants, entrepreneurship training, food, quality health care and sanitation, and clothes.

So far, we have been able to meaningfully support 2,962 youths, 15,890 deprived women, and 980 disabled persons. Through our initiatives, we have helped change the deplorable conditions of these people, who are coping glaringly well with their families.

We would have gone beyond our present operational areas, but limited resources have curtailed us so far. Actually, there are many more in need of support, and we hope to reach them once we access the available funds and materials.