Abuja, Nigeria – May 7, 2025 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) is currently participating in a three-day ECOWAS Regional Workshop on Baseline Data and Analysis for Humanitarian Needs and Response, which commenced today, May 7, and will run through May 9, 2025.
Organized by the Directorate of Humanitarian Affairs of the ECOWAS Commission, the workshop aims to address the growing and complex humanitarian challenges confronting Member States. It brought together technical experts from across various institutions within the region to guide ECOWAS’s 2025 humanitarian interventions in critical areas such as Livelihood Support, Food and Nutrition, Education in Emergencies, Cash Assistance, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).
Representing the NDMA at the workshop are Mr. Mohamed L. Bah, Director of Communications, and Mr. Abu Bakarr Bangura, Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation. On behalf of the NDMA, Director Bah delivered a comprehensive presentation on the baseline humanitarian situation in Sierra Leone. In line with ECOWS’s thematic areas of intervention, Mr. Bah outlined Sierra Leone’s priority areas backed with credible data and provided insights into the country’s ongoing response efforts.
While making a statement, Director Bangura emphasized the importance of such workshops in strengthening collaboration among Member States. He further noted that such workshops will enhance the agency’s continued progress in data collection and analysis systems to support more effective humanitarian planning and response.
Each participating country presented a detailed situational overview and outlined key intervention areas. The data presented will be analyzed by ECOWAS to determine the level of support required for each Member State.
NDMA’s participation in this workshop demonstrates its commitment to strengthening partnerships with regional bodies to enhance the agency’s response mechanisms.
