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Mullah Mchungu is in a sour, combative mood. He sits on his ancient recliner provocatively clutching his walking cane, glaring at me through newly acquired eyeglasses that look as antique as the guy himself. This and the goofy, dazzlingly white, permanently smiling dentures give him a comic demeanor. I’m not sure if I should be […]
2021 Qurbaani For Eid Al Adhaa CAI will insha’Allah cater for the needs of qurbaani for Eid al Adhaa, distributing the meat and skin to the poor and destitute in the following countries: Afghanistan – US$140 – large sheep Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) – US$50 – small goat Bangladesh Rohingya refugees – US$122 – medium […]
Maaha Zainab, my 20-year-old is visiting from Orlando; it’s her second visit to Tanzania after a gap of some ten years. She takes on to the country like a thirsty bee to elephant dung in the dry season, when water is sparse and elephant dung offers abundant moisture. These bees then go on to pollinate […]
Cholera Vaccines For Yemen Children CAI is in the process of vaccinating 14,000 Yemeni children in refugee camps against cholera, a killer disease if not treated right and promptly. A vaccine costs US$16, which includes a through medical check and supplemental vitamins, a chance for survival. Please help us reach our goal. Allah bless. Click […]
CAI has many donors who prefer to remain to be anonymous, staying on the sidelines but stepping in when there is a cash crunch to see a project through. These are people, some of whom I have not met, ever, drawn to help CAI projects after reading my Blogs or looking at the photos/videos of […]
Yombo Center For Handicap Children – Project Concludes Over the past two years, CAI donors have supported the woeful facilities at the Yombo Center for Handicap Children outside Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. After renovating inhumane kitchen facilities where the handicap children were fed basic meals in a shockingly unhealthy manner, CAI donors pitched in to […]
Moosa And Me – A Reunion Forty-eight years ago, when I am sixteen, Moosa comes into my family’s life. He, too is sixteen, a young, healthy, and strong African lad. He works as a house boy at home and does what is told with a ready smile. Since we are the same age, we kid […]
Zakaat Fitr As usual, CAI is making arrangements for this obligation to be distributed to the poor and destitute the world over. For the program to be successful, since the distribution is far, wide, and remote, CAI needs to make arrangements from now. All contributions must be made on later than May 10 at the […]
Blast From The Past I make a quick trip to the hillside resort of Lushoto within the Usambara mountain range, the Switzerland of Tanzania, just before Ramadhan begins. For three days, accompanied by Zamina and Zuhair, my nephew Mohammed’s kids, and Ali Merali and Dadima, I become a teenager once more. Being with a bunch […]
Zakaat Fitr As usual, CAI is making arrangements for this obligation to be distributed to the poor and destitute the world over. For the program to be successful, since the distribution is far, wide, and remote, CAI needs to make arrangements from now. Please help us by donating now with the intent of a loan […]
