Rohingya School for Orphans | Bangladesh | July 2024
On the perimeter of the expansive, densely populated Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, ‘home’ to about one million refugees, 120 orphan students are provided quality, secular education at the Balukhali Primary School, with meals for breakfast and lunch before heading back to their deplorable living quarters. These children have been supported by Comfort Aid International donors since 2017, having escaped unimaginable persecution and atrocities by the Burmese army.
CAI has also built multiple deep-water wells with distribution channels to provide about 40,000 refugees with potable water daily.
Fundraising for these projects annually is $120,000, generously contributed by CAI donors.
Pictures from Balukhali Primary School:
Maryaam: 10 Years Later | Kabul | June 2024
About ten years ago, Comfort Aid International’s team in Afghanistan saved little Maryaam from being sold by her parents due to poverty and ignorance. A CAI team member adopted a malnourished Maryaam and nourished her back to a healthy life with love and care.
On our recent visit to Afghanistan, we met with the not-so-little Maryaam. Here she is – then and now.
Our heartfelt thanks go out to Comfort Aid International’s generous donors. Your support is not just a donation; it’s a life-changing gift. Thank you for making a difference.
Blog: Maryaam | The Discarded Daughter (Aug 30, 2014)
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Empowerment Project for Farmers | Busia, Kenya
In 2010, Comfort Aid International donors supported a poor farming community in rural Kenya by helping them lease a 10-acre plot for growing sugarcane. This farming community of about 100 families in Busia is now reaping the benefits from selling sugarcane to a nearby factory and reinvesting net proceeds to re-lease the land and reinvest towards future harvests and expansion.
CAI donors are not only providing one-off sustenance but also empowering the farming community to be self-reliant. This investment will pay dividends to the community for years to come.
Pictures of sugarcane harvest and fund distribution:
