About: Noo Covers
Noo Covers Gambian Mission
Daawud (Noo Covers) El-Amin is the founder of Noo Covers Gambian Mission, a nonprofit organization focused on African community development through Afrocentric education. He identifies as a Muslim Pan-Africanist, continuing the legacy of figures like Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X. With nearly forty years of experience in community activism, Daawud has been involved with organizations such as Trans Africa, Forever Freedom Fighters, the World Community of Al-Islam in the West, the Nation of Islam, and the UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association). He is a proud father to five sons and one daughter, as well as a mentor to numerous self-adopted children who regard him as a father. His children, both biological and extended, are his greatest joy.
In 2015, Daawud chose to invest his funds in two family members from The Gambia whom he had met on social media. He traveled to The Gambia for the first time in 2020. Witnessing the positive impact of direct funding on their own lives and the lives of surrounding families motivated him to study major aid organizations that deliver goods and services to Africa. After thorough research into their successes and failures, Daawud, alongside family members, established Noo Covers Gambian Mission as a nonprofit organization with a clear goal: to eliminate the middleman and provide direct funding to families in need. He utilized social media to raise awareness and highlight the transactions made by his donors. In its first year, Noo Covers Gambian Mission distributed 12,000 pounds of rice, helping to feed many Gambian families.
Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Learning from the mistakes of past aid organizations, Noo Covers Gambian Mission opened an office in the township of Brikama in 2025. This initiative ensures a direct role in the educational success of the students they support. Moving forward, their goal is to help all 31 of their current students attend college or trade school within the next ten years. Noo Covers Gambian Mission serves as a replicable model for donors, embodying the principle that each one teaches one.
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