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Media Matters for Women

Freetown media organization equipping women and girls in Sierra Leone with knowledge and skills to drive social change

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Integrity Assessment
Partial transparency
49/100 · methodology

About

Media Matters for Women equips the hardest-to-reach women and girls in Sierra Leone with the knowledge and skills they need to create the social change they seek.

Mission

To use media to amplify the visibility, appeal, and reach of women's rights agendas and the role of women's movements in advancing democracy and justice.

Founder story

Media Matters for Women is a US-registered nonprofit established in 2010 that equips hard-to-reach women and girls in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo with information through local-language radio.

Media Matters for Women is a US-registered nonprofit established in 2010 that equips hard-to-reach women and girls in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo with information through local-language radio.

Focus & reach

Operating in (2)
Sierra Leone DR Congo

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

GiveRadar's verified records show Media Matters for Women with a partial profile.

  • It has more complete governance disclosure than nearly all similar organizations, 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 advocacy & civil rights charities in Sierra Leone - a gap in GiveRadar's dataset for the region, not a feature of this charity. Explore Sierra Leone data
  • GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 82% of the 71 advocacy & civil rights 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 advocacy & civil rights 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.

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Leadership

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Florence S••••

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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 this charity 71
Social Services 58
Education 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
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 · 2010
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

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Quick facts about Media Matters for Women

What is Media Matters for Women?
Media Matters for Women is a advocacy & civil rights nonprofit organization based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Media Matters for Women equips the hardest-to-reach women and girls in Sierra Leone with the knowledge and skills they need to create the social change they seek.
When was Media Matters for Women founded?
Media Matters for Women was founded in 2010.
Who leads Media Matters for Women?
Florence Sesay.
Where is Media Matters for Women located?
Headquartered in Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone. The charity operates in 2 countries.
Is Media Matters for Women trustworthy?
Media Matters for Women 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 Media Matters for Women's website?
https://mediamattersforwomen.org
Are donations to Media Matters for Women 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.