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Responding to today's needs for a healthy, educated Somalia tomorrow.

Raabi Foundation saves lives through humanitarian help and builds lasting skills in communities across Somalia, working alongside local people, authorities and partners.

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Qamqam settlement, Lower Juba
Communities outside Kismayo still face cholera, flooding and food shortages. Read our field assessment →
About Raabi Foundation

Founded in Kismayo in 2016

Raabi Foundation is a non-profit organisation formed on 1 November 2016 in Kismayo, Jubbaland, by a group of intellectuals committed to helping Somali communities affected by conflict, disease, drought and famine. We combine social, economic and environmental work at national and grass-roots level, together with communities, state and local authorities, international agencies, donors and the Somali diaspora. We are now registering in both Somalia and the United Kingdom, to strengthen our links with partners and the diaspora abroad.

Our vision

To respond to today's problems to get a healthy and educated society tomorrow.

Our mission

To save lives by giving humanitarian help to those affected, and to give sustainable skills to local communities.

What we do

Help when it's needed,
skills that last

From mobile clinics in remote villages to university scholarships, our programmes meet urgent needs while building a stronger future.

Emergency response & health

Rapid help for people in crisis: mobile clinics, first-aid training, and training doctors to serve communities like Qamqam.

Water, sanitation & hygiene

Hygiene promotion, training community health workers, cholera response, latrines and safe water storage.

Food security & livelihoods

Food support, seeds and tools for farmers, and community-led protection so families can farm and fish again.

Shelter

Emergency shelter and household items for displaced families and hosts, plus training to build with local materials.

Education & scholarships

Negotiating fee waivers for bright students from poor families, careers advice, and links to national and international universities.

Skills & jobs

Vocational training with Kismayo Technical Institute, training for teachers and government staff, and job links for graduates.

45university scholarships facilitated
8partner universities
12mobile clinic volunteers trained
14vocational courses with KTI

Figures from the Raabi Foundation profile.

The River Jubba near Qamqam Field report
A river source that communities use for drinking water.
From the field · October 2017

Rapid needs assessment: Gobwein, Qamqam and Barkada Sharifada

Most aid stays inside Kismayo town. After meeting government ministries and NGOs, our team travelled to the villages on the outskirts, where very little help had arrived. Over five days we held focus groups, interviewed community members and observed living conditions alongside village elders.

21,700people in the assessed communities
120cholera cases in one month
28 kmto the nearest hospital, by donkey cart
See key findings
Key findings

What communities told us

Each finding led to emergency and recovery recommendations that shape our programmes.

Unsafe water and open defecation

Families draw untreated water from open wells or the river. In dry seasons, sea water flows into the River Jubba and makes it salty. Most people have no latrine, and soap is rarely available.

What's needed

  • Water containers, filters and storage
  • Hygiene awareness and soap distribution
  • Latrine construction and slabs
  • Dignity kits for women and girls
  • Borehole drilling after a geophysical survey
Stream near the settlement

No working health facility

Qamqam's maternal health centre was not working, and its buildings were occupied by the military. Common illnesses included fever, diarrhoea, malaria and skin diseases. About 28% of households were affected by malnutrition, with no facility to treat it locally.

What's needed

  • Rehabilitate and expand the maternal health centre
  • Train and employ medical staff
  • Public health promotion against cholera, typhoid and malaria
  • Cholera emergency response and chlorination training
Families in Qamqam

Insecurity, drought and floods

Insecurity keeps people, especially women who work the fields, away from their farms. Drought has displaced many families, and river floods destroy crops and farmland. Most families rely on subsistence farming, fishing and small business.

What's needed

  • Food support through cash and in-kind aid
  • Seeds and farming tools before the rains end
  • Repairing broken river banks through cash-for-work
  • Women-led seed multiplication and extension services
River Jubba farmland

Crowded, damaged homes

Most homes are grass-thatched huts, often damaged by floods and violence and shared by an average of seven people. Families lack blankets, mosquito nets and cooking utensils.

What's needed

  • Tents and plastic sheeting for displaced families
  • Iron sheets and cement for shelters and latrines
  • Cooking utensils, clothing and other household items
  • A community peace committee for land disputes
Grass-thatched house in Qamqam
Where we work

Working across Somalia

From our head office in Kismayo, Raabi Foundation has worked with communities in 14 locations across three federal member states and the Banadir region.

KENYA ETHIOPIA Indian Ocean SOMALIA KismayoAfmadowDobleyBardereBaidoaAfgoyeEl BardeJowharBeledweyneMogadishuGedo region (4–8)1. Kismayo12. Afmadow23. Dobley34. Dolow45. Luuq56. Bardere67. Belad Hawa78. Garbaharey89. Baidoa910. Afgoye1011. El Barde1112. Jowhar1213. Beledweyne1314. Mogadishu14Somalia Locations approximate · borders simplified

Jubaland State

8 locations
  • 1Kismayo · head office
  • 2Afmadow
  • 3Dobley
  • 4Dolow
  • 5Luuq
  • 6Bardere
  • 7Belad Hawa
  • 8Garbaharey

South West State

3 locations
  • 9Baidoa
  • 10Afgoye
  • 11El Barde

Hirshabelle State

2 locations
  • 12Jowhar
  • 13Beledweyne

Banadir Region

1 location
  • 14Mogadishu
Education & skills

Opening doors for young people

We help talented students from poor families reach university, and give young people and adults practical trades for work.

Scholarships

45 students placed at 8 universities

We negotiate fee waivers, distribute donor scholarships under their conditions, and give careers advice.

In partnership with Kismayo Technical Institute

Vocational training

Certificate and two-year diploma courses for youth and adults.

12active workshops
14classrooms
2 yrsdiploma courses
Boat & car mechanicsInformation technologyElectrical wiring & solarWelding & metalworkBlacksmithingSalon & beautyTie-dyeCarpentryPlumbingMasonryBlock & brick makingCateringMobile phone repairMicro-business management
Leadership & governance

Our board of directors

The board sets our strategic direction and oversees governance. The Executive Director leads the Foundation and carries out board decisions.

Finance & AuditFinancial accountability and audits
Governance & EthicsPolicies, ethics and compliance
Programmes & ProjectsProject approval and performance
Partnerships & ResourcesDonors, fundraising and partnerships
Get involved

Every contribution reaches a community in need

Our team is largely volunteer-run. Your support helps us reach more villages and keep our volunteers in the field.

Donate

Fund mobile clinics, clean water, shelter and scholarships with a monthly or one-off gift.

Give monthly

Partner with us

Agencies, universities, donors and diaspora groups: work with us on programmes across Somalia.

Become a partner

Volunteer

Join our mobile clinic teams, community health work, teaching or training programmes.

Join us

Our current operating needs (6 months) — total $40,800

$24,000Staff and volunteer support
$7,200Vehicle hire for field visits
$4,200Office rent and water
$4,000Office furniture
$1,400Computers and printers
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Become a Raabi monthly supporter

A regular gift, however small, lets us plan ahead: keeping mobile clinics running, responding quickly when floods or cholera strike, and supporting students through university.

  • Steady support for communities across Somalia
  • Helps keep our volunteers and clinic teams in the field
  • Change or cancel your gift at any time
  • Supported from the UK, Somalia and the diaspora worldwide
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Thank you for standing with families in need.

Contact us

Get in touch

We'd love to hear from donors, partners, volunteers and communities.

Somalia officeFarjano Village, Argo Seaport Road, Kismayo, Jubbaland, Somalia

Phone (Somalia)+252 612 699 165

Phone (United Kingdom)+44 7424 085120

Email (Somalia)Raabifoundation88@gmail.com

Email (United Kingdom)Raabifoundationuk@outlook.com