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GYNED

Empowering youth, women, and girls in Sierra Leone through rights advocacy and holistic development since 2012

Global Youth Network for Empowerment and Development

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49
Integrity Assessment
Partial transparency
49/100 · methodology

About

Global Youth Network for Empowerment and Development (GYNED) was established in 2012 to address the welfare, rights, transformation, and development of youth, women, girls, and their communities in Sierra Leone.

Mission

To advocate for the rights of humanity and render services for the holistic development of youth, women, girls, young people, and their communities.

Founder story

Global Youth Network for Empowerment and Development (GYNED) was established in 2012 to advocate for and support the empowerment of youth, young women and persons with disabilities in Sierra Leone.

Global Youth Network for Empowerment and Development (GYNED) was established in 2012 to advocate for and support the empowerment of youth, young women and persons with disabilities in Sierra Leone.

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, GYNED 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 youth development 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 32 youth development 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 youth development in Sierra Leone
Integrity Assessment This charity: 49
Peer average: 48
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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.

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Leadership

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Mr. M••• K••••• K•••••

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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 36
Youth Development this charity 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
35%

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 · 2012
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 GYNED

What is GYNED?
GYNED is a youth development nonprofit organization based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Global Youth Network for Empowerment and Development (GYNED) was established in 2012 to address the welfare, rights, transformation, and development of youth, women, girls, and their communities in Sierra Leone.
When was GYNED founded?
GYNED was founded in 2012.
Who leads GYNED?
Mr. Musa Khalil Koroma.
Where is GYNED located?
Headquartered in Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone.
Is GYNED trustworthy?
GYNED 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 GYNED's website?
https://gyned.org/
Are donations to GYNED 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.