About RRCC
Rako is an organization committed to providing high quality research.
We are a regional organization based in Hargeisa with extensive network and knowledge with the ability and capacity to develop research and communication strategies that have a lasting impact. Our main focus is to make local and regional important issues matter through research, dialogue and information sharing and give them the international significance they deserve. Rako wants to create a conducive environment that promotes the value and impact of scholarly research and communication
Research
We strongly believe that search for knowledge and creating the right environment for critical thinking are important elements for any given society.
Surveys & the CATI system
Supportive Environment
Seminars
Conferences
Professional Development
RAKO RESEARCH & COMMUNICATION CENTRE
UFFO Somaliland
In the early 1980s the people of Somaliland* suffered greatly from the negligence of the Siad Barre regime and the effects of the 1977–1978 Ogaden War: Hargeisa did not have adequate basic services such as electricity, water, and healthcare. At the same time, political oppression was blatant. Despite the high risks a group of young professionals, including teachers, engineers, and doctors…
RAKO RESEARCH & COMMUNICATION CENTRE
RESOURCES
More recently we have seen the emergence and impact of social media in our society where the traditional boundaries of time and space are challenged and renegotiated. We like to consider the FCC as an empowering tool to help communities and institutions, whether private or public, use communication sources and skills in order to facilitate and foster change.
In other words, rather than just focusing on how to transfer a message we take a step back and work with people in order to facilitate how that message is communicated in a way that is completely owned by…
“The best thing is that I no longer feel like I’m going to work”
Khadra Ismail – Social Media Manager
RAKO RESEARCH & COMMUNICATION CENTRE
OPPORTUNITIES
At Rako Research and Communication Centre, we strongly believe that search for knowledge and creating the right environment for critical thinking are important elements for any given society. Hence, fostering intellectual capacity is not just a goal for Rako it is what shapes our existence.
We are devoted to link research to action through effective communication. Relating theory to practice while mixing empirical research to action-oriented activities becomes vital to foster a more effective and pragmatic societal change.

Rako is an organization committed to providing high quality research.