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Ramadhan 2026 – An Appeal A US$50 food basket supports a poor family, many widows, or a single parent by helping them supplement their iftaar and enjoy a decent meal. To Support Similar Projects – Donate by: Clicking here and selecting ‘Food Aid | Ramadhan Iftaar Aid’. Via Zelle® to info@comfortaid.org and notate ‘Ramadhan Iftaar […]
Ramadhan 2026 – An Appeal Ramadan food baskets to supplement iftaar to more than 15,000 impoverished families across twenty-one countries have begun. Some of these families live in remote, hard-to-reach areas, with certain locations covered in thick snow. A US$50 food basket supports a poor family, many widows, or a single parent by helping them […]
Ramadhan 2026 – An Appeal Ramadan starts in less than two months, and CAI is already preparing to deliver iftar supplements to more than 15,000 impoverished families across nineteen countries. Some of these families live in remote, hard-to-reach areas, and certain locations will be inaccessible in January and February as winter quickly sets in. CAI […]
Of all the countries I’ve visited in Africa, the West African ones are my least favorite. I guess it’s because I was raised in East Africa, where there are significant cultural, food, and paradigm differences. This trip is to Bauchi, in northern Nigeria, a place I have visited before. Zuhair Hemraj, a local CAI Trustee, […]
Ramadhan 2026 – An Appeal Ramadan starts in less than two months, and CAI is already preparing to deliver iftar supplements to more than 15,000 impoverished families across nineteen countries. Some of these families live in remote, hard-to-reach areas, and certain locations will be inaccessible in January and February as winter quickly sets in. CAI […]
Mullah Mchungu looks at me like I’m a man possessed. I’ve come to visit him before I leave for my trip because he called to say he was unwell and asked me to stop by. I guess I’m the only person who’ll pay him and his antics any attention. So I humor him, an old, […]
Baneen Maternity Clinic, Manakara, Madagascar – An Update All external work is 90% complete. This first-class all-solar clinic will, insha’Allah, be commissioned immediately after Ramadhan Eid to provide hundreds of impoverished expectant mothers with the opportunity to have their babies in a first-world environment. Manakara is a remote area of Madagascar with no power. This […]
A Dilapidated Orphanage Gets Ready For A Makeover The DuM orphanage in Morogoro, Tanzania, is poorly constructed, prone to frequent flooding, and infected with mosquitoes, not a place for orphan care, a cause dear to CAI donors. So it will be demolished, and a new, sturdy building is in the works and will be ready […]
I head out to Mumbai, India, for some fasta-fasta compliance issues but return to Dar shortly afterward. Since Emirates is the king of chicken among all airlines and dropped me at the first sign of political unrest in Tanzania during election time, I had to rebook with Qatar Airways, and they had no issues flying […]
CAI School #’s 103 and 104 CAI’s schools 103 and 104 are well underway and are expected to be commissioned in early 2026, insha’Allah. These schools, located in remote Tanzania, will provide over 1,200 low-income students with modern classrooms, sturdy desks, and washrooms, creating a conducive environment to studying. To Support Similar Projects – Donate […]
