Our work is intertwined in the principles of Education, Life Skills Development, Evonomic Security, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), and Gender Based Violence. Thimzy Empowerment Initiative is a women-led organization founded in 2020 and has been fully operational as a registered legal entity in Sierra Leone since 2023. Thimzy Empowerment Initiative is a legally registered Youth Serving A
gency, fully registered with the National Youth Commission of Sierra Leone, the Cooperative Affairs Commission, the National Revenue Authority, the Freetown City Council, and several other Legal entities, guaranteeing the security, accountability, and transparency of our benefactors, donors, and partners. The Initiative operates with a strong non-profit orientation, driven by a mission to empower vulnerable women and girls through education, economic security, leadership development, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) programming. Our core mission is to create safe, inclusive, and sustainable pathways for young women and girls, particularly those from underserved communities, to develop skills, confidence, and economic resilience. Through our Empowerment Ecosystem Model, we implement community-based interventions that integrate skills training, entrepreneurship, mentorship, advocacy, and safe space programming. Our flagship initiatives, including the Safe Train Movement, Community Safe Spaces, Bosslady Creatifest (a youth entrepreneurship platform for young women), and national advocacy engagements, have reached hundreds of women and girls across Sierra Leone. Thimzy Empowerment Initiative has demonstrated strong institutional credibility through partnerships with community leaders, schools, women-led networks, and national stakeholders. We are proud to have been actively working with the Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs, the National Youth Commission, the Bank of Sierra Leone, the Community of Practice on Gender based Violence Against Women and girls, The Salone adolescent Girl Child Network with Purposeful Sierra Leone, the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency, the Local Content Agency, etc. this recognition and trust further inspires our commitment to transparency, impact, and service.
