Our impact
Measuring what actually changes
How we will measure what changes for each household, set out before we ask for a cedi.
Ramah at a glance
Ghanaian-Led and Governed
Cohort 1 Flagship Trades
Our outcome framework
Counting people served is the first step. We plan to track what changes for each household because of the work. These are the outcomes we will measure and publish openly once programmes begin.
Stage · Survive
Community Health
- % of enrolled households maintaining 3 meals/day during lean season
- Referral completion rate from outreach to CHPS facility
- Reduction in preventable illness among enrolled children
Stage · Protect
Education Access
- School attendance rate vs. district average
- % of enrolled girls maintaining attendance through menstrual cycles
- Grade progression rate for supported children
Stage · Earn
Village Savings & Loans
- % of members maintaining savings 12 months after first cycle
- Average loan repayment rate per group
- % of groups self-sustaining after Ramah support ends
Stage · Earn
Vocational Skills
- % of graduates operating a business 12 months post-training
- Average monthly income increase vs. pre-enrolment baseline
- % of graduates who transition off programme support within 24 months
Why your gift matters most in Nabdam
Nabdam's poverty is not an accident. Decades of development policy concentrated infrastructure, hospitals, and schools in southern Ghana. The Upper East Region was left behind. Ramah knows of no sustained, locally led graduation programme in Nabdam that brings savings, skills, health and market linkage together for widows and their children. That gap is why Ramah is starting here. Nabdam is one of Ghana's poorest districts.
Health facilities (2026)
28 CHPS compounds, 2 health centres, a CHAG centre and a private hospital, Free Primary Health Care launched June 2026
GBC Ghana Online (June 2026)Maternal deaths per 100K (Upper East Region)
The region's rate, more than double Greater Accra's 191, a regional figure; Nabdam-specific data is not yet published
Graphic OnlineLiteracy rate, population aged 6 and over
Lower for women (44.2%) than men (47.6%), so more than half cannot read and write. Only 1 public SHS and no vocational school district-wide
GSS Multidimensional Poverty Report, Nabdam District (2021 PHC)Food insecurity (Upper East Region)
Highest of any region in Ghana, a regional figure, affecting 634,293 people
GSS CFSVA 2020Women without secure land rights
Customary land and shea-tree tenure leaves widows without secure assets
ScienceDirectRecent stories
How It All Began: The Story of Ramah
In June 2021, a Computer Science student at the University of Ghana watched his laptop break and spent the next forty days deciding what his working life was for. The answer was rooted in the ten years of generosity he had received, and in a conviction that the orphans, widows and children of Nabdam District deserved the same chance he was given.
Why Nabdam? Understanding Our Community
Nabdam District is the poorest of Ghana's 261 districts: 68.6% multidimensional poverty, 100% rural, a 45.9% literacy rate, and no technical or vocational school at all. Here is why we chose to start here.
The Shea-to-Soap Value Chain
We launch with two trades that form one integrated value chain. Shea butter processed by one cohort becomes the base oil for soap made by the next. Here is why we chose focus over breadth.