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EducAid Sierra Leone

Providing high-quality, holistic education to underprivileged young people in Sierra Leone

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49
Integrity Assessment
Partial transparency
49/100 · methodology

About

EducAid Sierra Leone works in Freetown to deliver high-quality, holistic education to underprivileged young people across Sierra Leone, addressing barriers to learning for the most vulnerable.

Mission

To provide high quality, holistic education among underprivileged young people.

Founder story

EducAid grew out of a sponsorship programme started in 1994 by James Boardman and Swithun Mason, and was established as a free school network in Freetown around 2000. It has provided free education to vulnerable young people across Sierra Leone …

EducAid grew out of a sponsorship programme started in 1994 by James Boardman and Swithun Mason, and was established as a free school network in Freetown around 2000. It has provided free education to vulnerable young people across Sierra Leone for more than 30 years and is a UK registered charity (1163161).

Focus & reach

Operating in
Sierra Leone

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 8/20
('No registration ID on record', 0)
('Listed in official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 0/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('No financial filing on record', 0)
('No revenue figure disclosed', 0)
('No spending figure disclosed', 0)
('No detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 0)
Governance 11/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('Fewer than 3 officers disclosed', 0)
('No officer titles disclosed', 0)
('Executive compensation not disclosed', 0)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 10/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 20/20
('Updated within 6 months', 20)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
No registration ID on file
No financial disclosure yet
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

From what GiveRadar has verified so far, EducAid Sierra Leone has a partial profile.

  • It has more complete governance disclosure than nearly all comparable charities, because GiveRadar has verified leadership, a mission statement and a founding date. See national comparisons
  • GiveRadar has not yet verified financial records for this organization, nor for any education charities in Sierra Leone - a gap in GiveRadar's dataset for the region, not a feature of this charity. Explore Sierra Leone data
  • GiveRadar holds a more complete profile for this organization than for 78% of the 36 education charities in Sierra Leone it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its governance and its contact details. View this cohort
GiveRadar has verified
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • financial records
  • a donation page
  • third-party accreditation
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar education in Sierra Leone
Integrity Assessment This charity: 49
Peer average: 49

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Taxes

Tax-deductibility for donors

Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Sierra Leone under local rules. Confirm with the charity directly.

Always confirm tax treatment with the charity directly or your tax advisor before donating.

Leadership

DR
Dr. M••••• M•••• S••••

Latest news

From global news sources

7 articles found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

Building partnerships where families, schools, and communities stand together in Sierra Leone - Brookings

www.brookings.edu ·

School in Sierra Leone takes centre stage at the World Education Week - The Sierra Leone Telegraph

www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com ·

Alhassan Sesay - The Sierra Leone Telegraph

www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com ·

Early childhood education in Sierra Leone: Back to school – for some - The Sierra Leone Telegraph

www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com ·

Ebola – Sierra Leone boy’s visit to Stockport school cancelled after ‘misguided hysteria’ - The Sierra Leone Telegraph

www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com ·

British primary school bans pupil from Sierra Leoneto ease Ebola fears - Daily Mail

www.dailymail.com ·

EducAid Sierra Leone Director – awarded by Queen Elizabeth - The Sierra Leone Telegraph

www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com ·

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

Building partnerships where families, schools, and communities stand together in Sierra Leone - Brookings
Oct 2025
www.brookings.edu
School in Sierra Leone takes centre stage at the World Education Week - The Sierra Leone Telegraph
Sep 2020
www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com
Alhassan Sesay - The Sierra Leone Telegraph
Sep 2018
www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com
Early childhood education in Sierra Leone: Back to school – for some - The Sierra Leone Telegraph
Sep 2017
www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com
Ebola – Sierra Leone boy’s visit to Stockport school cancelled after ‘misguided hysteria’ - The Sierra Leone Telegraph
Oct 2014
www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com
British primary school bans pupil from Sierra Leoneto ease Ebola fears - Daily Mail
Oct 2014
www.dailymail.com
EducAid Sierra Leone Director – awarded by Queen Elizabeth - The Sierra Leone Telegraph
Dec 2012
www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com

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Cause areas in Sierra Leone

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Health 95
Community Development 83
Advocacy & Civil Rights 71
Social Services 58
Education this charity 36
Youth Development 32
International 29
Religion 26
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Most common causes in Sierra Leone

Causes charities work on most, with this charity's causes ticked.

Community Development 170
Poverty 130
Health 119
Children 109
Women 93
Education 86
Human Rights 77
Youth Development 71
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Sources and verification

News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News

Part of this profile's description was written with AI, summarizing public sources such as official registry data and the organization's own website. Financial figures, registration details, and the sources listed above are not AI-generated. Read how we use AI.

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 4, 2026
Profile completeness
45%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 6
  • Named leadership · Lead officer named
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Founding date · 2000
Not available · 5
  • Financial data
    No annual financial filings on file
  • Executive pay
    Top-officer pay not disclosed
  • Government registration
    No public registry ID
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity
  • Tax-deductibility
    Not verified

Methodology

GiveRadar builds each profile from official charity directories and public registries, supplemented where available by third-party nonprofit databases and news archives, and combines it into a single 0-100 integrity assessment. The exact sources for this charity are listed above. We don't take a cut of any donation, ever.

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Quick facts about EducAid Sierra Leone

What is EducAid Sierra Leone?
EducAid Sierra Leone is a education nonprofit organization based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. EducAid Sierra Leone works in Freetown to deliver high-quality, holistic education to underprivileged young people across Sierra Leone, addressing barriers to learning for the most vulnerable.
When was EducAid Sierra Leone founded?
EducAid Sierra Leone was founded in 2000.
Who leads EducAid Sierra Leone?
Dr. Mariam Mason Sesay.
Where is EducAid Sierra Leone located?
Headquartered in Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone.
Is EducAid Sierra Leone trustworthy?
EducAid Sierra Leone has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 49 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is EducAid Sierra Leone's website?
https://www.educaid.org.uk
Are donations to EducAid Sierra Leone tax-deductible?
Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Sierra Leone under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.