About us

RAMAS is a Somali NGO with head office in Galkacyo, and Garowe Puntland State and sub-office in Mogadishu, Ramas was established in March 2012 by a group of Somali intellectuals who at that time recognized the need to set up a local none governmental Foundation (NGO) to promote the humanitarian relief efforts to help the needy people in war-torn regions of the country, following the civil war disaster that had the ravaged the country since 1991. The overall goal of RAMAS AID Foundation is to improve the socio-economic condition of Somali community through creation of employment generation activities by forming an execution of grass roots level participation in rural/urban community with the assistance of national and international Donors. RAMAS AID Foundation enhancing and supporting livelihoods of poor communities in Somalia through environmentally sound and sustainable development while focusing on solidarity with the poor communities, advocacy, transparency, human rights and volunteerism. RAMAS helps the poorest to improve their access to water & Sanitation and provides immediate relief and longer term rehabilitation to people affected by conflicts and natural disaster. Within Somalia RAMAS’s strategy is to contribute towards the prevention of livelihood deterioration, improvement in livelihood support systems and living standards of pastoralists, agro-pastoralists and other vulnerable groups in the region.