About

Rafiiq Relief and Development Organization (RAFIIQ)

Rafiiq Relief and Development Organization (RAFIIQ) is officially established in October 2024 as a non-governmental, non-profit making, non-political and non-sectarian organization with objective of facilitating relief and development services as well as supporting communities to identify and achieve their own development initiatives.

The organization’s development approach is based on equal participation, inclusivity, empowerment, local capacity building/training, gender equality, advocacy, sustainability and accountability. RAFIIQ considers the development of strong linkages with the community as a priority in the attainment of its programmatic and organizational goals and as a result it has established strong linkages with other organized grassroots social groups.

RAFIIQ is founded by Somalia professionals living in the country and those in Diaspora to respond the humanitarian crisis that has been occasioned by the country’s long running conflicts since 1991 that saw breakdown and destruction of infrastructure, economic livelihoods, economy, government, civilian facilities, human displacement and loss of lives.

RAFIIQ believes that modest resources can significantly improve and better citizen’s lives if financial resources are strategically invested in support of community led strategies, designs and budgets as well as ensure that the communities have, as a human right, access to adequate basic services.

Rafiiq Relief and Development Organization has a multi-disciplinary team of professionals and associates including sociologists, economists and trade experts, education experts, scientists, health experts, public finance specialists, disaster/emergency management specialists, RBM and M &E Experts. This team has capacity to provide a wide range of project management, training and capacity development as well as a range of M&E services.

Human Life Development Initiative’s strength lies in its ability to combine consultative and participatory approaches with sound techniques to identify and assess issues of critical relevance and for optimizing performance and long-term capacity building.