About Us

The ROMA Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit, and non-political organization that works voluntarily to serve people, regardless of race, religion, color, or nationality. Named in memory of Roma Dhaki, an inspiring woman known for her kindness and generosity, the foundation honors her legacy of helping others.

ROMA Foundation believes that to fight poverty, it is essential to give people the tools and opportunities to improve their lives in a sustainable way. The foundation focuses on supporting the poor by offering them the skills and resources needed to earn a living and achieve their goals. It works to improve the lives of disadvantaged communities, especially in rural and urban slums, by providing healthcare, education, nutrition, and skill training. The foundation also helps in times of natural disasters, promotes vocational education, and raises awareness about health, gender, and environmental issues.    

Legal Status:

Roma Foundation is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 from the Joints Stock Companies & Firms of Bangladesh which registration number is S-13731-2021, dated 31 October 2021.

OBJECTIVE AND PURPOSE:

The objectives of the Society will be implemented after obtaining necessary permission from the Government/Concerned authority and competent authority and the objects contrary to the provision of section 20 of the Act shall be treated as ineffective. The objectives are as follows:

a. The Foundation will work at the grassroots level in villages/wards for social, cultural, health care, educational, and environmental development of under privileged rural and urban slum communities including ethnic minority.

b. The Foundation will conduct need-based research and training in the areas of poverty reduction, enterprise development, health and nutrition, education, gender issues, and sustainable development.

c. The Foundation will promote and provide health care and health related services to create a positive impact on the lives of disadvantaged groups (especially focusing on mother and child health) through strengthening health service delivery and enabling access to education in Bangladesh.

d. The Foundation will undertake various activities to alleviate the deteriorating food and nutrition situation amongst the distressed groups, especially women and children and to initiate a process of holistic development by combining food assistance with health care, functional literacy and skill training.

e. The Foundation will carry on humanitarian, charitable program & public health awareness program among the poor people through establishing orphanage, Home for Widows and Women’s Shelter, charitable hospital & clinic.

f. The organization will take the initiative for enhancing access to education, skill training, and health care for the poor people by establishing schools, college, university, vocational training center, health facility/clinic and research center.

g. The organization will undertake emergency relief work, emergency health care/medical treatment, including health campaign and rehabilitation activities in case of natural disaster.

h. To create awareness among the target group/people of Bangladesh about the availability of free and open educational content, public health facility content, health bulletin, e-health access, e-health campaign, health treatment suggestions and enable them to effectively use them.

i. To take initiative for distribution of free medicine including emergency health care among the distressed people during any natural disaster.

j. To help disadvantaged children specially concentrate on girls’ education through providing education, training and guidance in life skills, so that they become part of skilled workforce and useful members of the Society.

k. To establish training centers, conduct and arrange training programs, provide stipends, scholarships, fellowships to students. Organize seminars, conferences, workshops, lectures and set-up study groups, and publish reports and periodicals.

l. To make publicity in respect of the activities undertaken by the society in creating and developing awareness, knowledge of environment, health, education, youth development, child rights, legal aid support, trafficking and sexual abuse, drug abuse, and gender issues.

m. To conduct training on health education, para-medical training, computer training, vocational training, primary health care, human resource development, youth development, gender and development, AIDS and other health related trainings. All such trainings will be run by the society free of cost.

n. To undertake research, collect and compile data in the areas of poverty alleviation, health care, education and gender issues and dissemination of important information through appropriate publications (booklets, leaflets, journal, article, research report and bulletin) among the target audiences.

o. For the greater development of the country’s education arena- by acquiring academic affiliation from national or foreign concerns to open their branch, or open individual school, college, universities and operate by the Foundation own self here and abroad, to perform research, training and offer educational degree.