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A clinician assessing a patient at the Galdogob Mental Health Centre

Rajo — the Somali word for hope

Hope, restored —
with dignity and care.

A Somali-led, UK-registered charity founded in 2020, Rajo runs the Galdogob Mental Health Centre in Somalia — turning hope into real care, rehabilitation and community for people living with mental illness, where almost none exists.

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75Residential places
for care & recovery
20Local health
professionals & staff
58Reached through
2025 outreach

“1 in 3 Somalis has been affected by some kind of mental illness.”

World Health Organization, A Situation Analysis of Mental Health in Somalia (2010)

Our work

Care where there was none

From residential rehabilitation to community outreach and UK awareness, Rajo replaces stigma and neglect with treatment, dignity and hope.

Clinical assessment at the centre
Treatment & rehab

Residential care

Up to 75 residents receive safe shelter, medication, counselling, skills training and family tracing on the road to recovery.

Community mental health outreach session
Community

Outreach & follow-up

Free assessments, counselling and referrals from psychiatrists, psychologists and nurses — reaching people close to home.

The grounds of the Galdogob Mental Health Centre
Awareness

Education & anti-stigma

Four years of awareness work across the UK Somali community and Somalia — conferences, radio, TV and community sessions.

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Care and community at the Galdogob Mental Health Centre
The appeal · Galdogob, Somalia

Help us complete the hospital

Rajo is completing a desperately needed mental health hospital in Galdogob — shelter, medication, equipment and care from local qualified professionals for the region's most vulnerable people.

75residents cared for
20staff employed
£4,278 raised / £5,000 goal169 donations
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See Galdogob for yourself

A welcome to the Galdogob Mental Health Centre — the wards, the people and the community it serves.

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A man found chained and neglected before receiving care

Abdi was found chained and disoriented, living under a tree near the Ethiopian border.

A story from Galdogob

“Abdi's story is one of many — people abandoned or chained because of stigma, and no access to care.”

Rajo's team brought Abdi to the centre for treatment and rehabilitation. Today his mental health has improved dramatically, he takes part in daily life, and he volunteers at the centre — an example of what recovery looks like when people are given care, dignity and opportunity.

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