The Mariyam's Ways Foundation

From Survival to Significance.

We invest in the health, voice and opportunity of women and young people — building healthier bodies, healthier minds, and healthier communities across Sierra Leone.

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3+ Years reaching thousands of women & youth

Who We Are

A foundation built on healthy bodies, healthy minds, and healthy communities.

Mariyam's Ways Foundation (MWF) is a sustainable development organisation committed to promoting holistic wellness and empowerment among young people, especially girls and women. We are rooted in the belief that true empowerment begins with knowledge, confidence, and health.

Through programmes focused on creating enabling environments, promoting women's health, providing mental health support, offering fitness and lifestyle education, and engaging youth, we aim to break stigmas, build capacity, and inspire lasting change in communities.

Healthy Body

Healthy Mind

Healthy Community

Mission, Vision & Values

What guides every program we run

Mission

Our Mission

To inspire and provide young people, especially girls, with the tools, knowledge, and support they need to lead healthy lives, make informed choices, and become agents of change.

Vision

Our Vision

A society where every young person, especially girls, is informed, empowered, and supported to lead a healthy, confident, and impactful life.

Value

Can-Do & Excellence

We're a can-do organisation that strives for excellence in every programme we deliver.

Value

People & Respect

We keep a strong people focus, with mutual respect for everyone we work with and serve.

"Moving women and youth from survival to significance — from being recipients of help to becoming agents of change."

The MWF Philosophy

Ms. Mariyam Lorba Konneh, Founder & CEO of The Mariyam's Ways Foundation

1st Runner-Up, Miss Sierra Leone 2025

Meet the Founder

Ms. Mariyam Lorba Konneh

Founder & CEO · Media Personality · Humanitarian

At just 15 years old, Mariyam Lorba Konneh co-founded The Mariyam's Ways Foundation — turning her own experience growing up in Sierra Leone into a platform for change. Now a Banking & Finance student at the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM), she leads MWF alongside her business, Mariyam's Ways Limited (MWL), and is a member of the Commonwealth Business Women's Network (CBWN), Sierra Leone.

Beyond MWF, Mariyam is a media personality — presenting on AYV MultiChoice DStv — and a committed environmental advocate who leads regular beach clean-ups across her community. She also serves as a goodwill ambassador for a surf-therapy mental wellness programme run through the United Sierra Leone Wave Alliance, work that has been featured in international research publications.

"This is not just a title to me — it's a call to inspire, serve, and uplift. My journey continues, and I invite everyone to join me in making a positive difference."

50 Most Influential Women in Sierra Leone

AYV Miss University Sierra Leone 2022

Presenter, AYV MultiChoice DStv

Goodwill Ambassador, Surf Therapy Wellness Programme

Our Programs

Three pillars of Healthy BMC

Our flagship programme — Igniting Change through Healthy Body, Healthy Mind & Healthy Community. We believe whatever affects our body may also affect our mind and community, and vice versa.

Healthy Body

Menstrual health, hygiene, and fitness — so girls and women can grow up healthy and reach their full potential.

Menstrual & feminine hygiene support
Fitness & lifestyle education

Healthy Mind

Coping skills and wellness support that help young people manage stress, build confidence, and heal.

Mental wellness
Fitness & lifestyle education

Healthy Community

Safe spaces and youth engagement that turn community members into agents of change.

Youth engagement & empowerment
Safe spaces & enabling environment

Our Impact

Numbers behind the mission

Every figure below is a person, a family, a community reached along the way.

Projects Completed

Women Empowered

Youth Supported

Communities Reached

Volunteers

Success Stories

Voices from the ground

★★★★★

By creating this platform, you aren't just teaching skills — you're opening doors, building confidence, and completely transforming the lives of Sierra Leonean women and girls.

Jeneba BanguraCertified Makeup Artist

★★★★★

You always went the extra mile for us. I remember you telling us, "I don't want your money — all I want is for you to learn, ask questions, and go out there and make me proud."

Aminatu KamaraCertified Makeup Artist

★★★★★

Through Mariyam's Ways Foundation, we have been able to reach thousands of women and youth in the last three years, partnered with schools and communities.