Changing the Past, Rewriting the Future
teer network works to unite people, illuminating
possibilities, and creating opportunities where
there was once little hope. AYM seeks to uplift the
status of marginalized youths by ensuring their
inclusion in national development and social transformation in a country once riddled by suffering
and stagnation brought about by years of civil war.
For over ten years, the organization has improved
the lives of hundreds of people in Sierra Leone
focusing on one major war trigger, youth
unemployment.
shape their future.” Abu-Hassan ‘Askia’ Koroma Founder and President of AYM.
AYM has re-educated and encouraged youths towards becoming socio-economically productive.
With an unemployment rate averaged at 60 percent,
one of the largest in the world, too many Sierra
Leonean youths ages 14 - 35 live below the poverty
line at $2 a day. They resort to drug abuse or illegal
diamond smuggling. If not averted, the unemployment crisis could potentially hinder the nation’s stability, widen illiteracy, and marginalize the w