What we do
Secured Help aims to provide the most basic and urgent needs according to individual’s needs, who roughly grouped as follows:
Families: food, clothing, and education assistance.
Widows and their children: basic survival needs, including monthly rations, clothes, hygiene kits, school fees, books, and other supplies for children.
Newlyweds: several items including dresses, shoes, utensils, bedding, and some financial assistance to offset marriage expenses.
Youth: education programs, games, outings, and camping trips.
Muslim holidays: purchase of cattle for ritual slaughter and distribution of meat to the families.
How we work
We follow three basic principles in order to be most effectively fulfill our mission:
Direct help to individuals: we strive to help people with as few layers in between the donor and the receiver as possible. To do this, we count on the help of individuals on the ground, that have direct, personal access to those we help.
Instead of counting on a network of organizations, we have developed a network of individuals, many of whom with experience working for well established NGOs, who have extensive knowledge of local issues and are familiar with the people we help. This allows us to make sure that help gets where it is most needed.
Only volunteers: most organizations face significant administrative expenses. To minimize this, we work exclusively with volunteers, whether in administrative tasks or field work.
While our volunteers are passionate about the work they do, this creates a trade-off: since we don’t rely on employees, our organization remains extremely lean and, therefore, has limited reach.
On the other hand, by remaining small, we can guarantee that funds reach those in need fast and securely, essential features when dealing with urgent situations.
No overhead: we believe that every dollar donated should be used entirely by those who need, not to cover administrative or any other overhead expenses. Ideally, 100% of every dollar should reach individuals in need.
But the world is not ideal: as a consequence of working only with volunteers, we minimize our costs to extreme levels, aiming to get as close to 100% as possible.
Furthermore, we believe that transparency is essential for our donors to evaluate our work.
Our administrative expenses are limited to:
Paypal and banking fees
Travel
Government fees