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Mobilization For Ramadhan 2020 – Help Now! For this 24th year straight, CAI donors will insha’Allah help supplement the iftaar of about 14,000 poor and destitute worldwide, in 14 countries – Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, India, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leon, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen. The average budget for the supplemental […]
One sure way to experience the pain of abject poverty is to be in Sirsi, Uttar Pradesh, India in January. Sirsi is so removed from modern urban India, the ancient and overloaded power gridline works as efficiently as the national airline of India. The persistent power fluctuations make any heating appliance at the risk of […]
Deep Water Well / Sanitation Project In Naserriya Begins: After frustrating delays due to civil unrest in Iraq, the Naserriya Water Project began mobilizing this week. This massive project will insha’Allah benefit about 10,000 people currently consuming contaminated water will get clean potable water. Sharing a few photos: CAI Donors Expand Sana’a Sakina Home By […]
Amina and Zulfiqar Alikhan from College Station, TX are some of the most strident supporters and well-wishers of Comfort Aid International. So when they requested that I take on their son Aabid with me to the next ‘safe’ CAI expedition, I had no qualms about it. I invited him to visit the Philippines with Sohail […]
CAI’s ZBH and CPES In Kabul – Almost There… The Zahra Boys Home (ZBH) for 100 orphans and CAI Private English School (CPES) extension project is now complete – almost. It will be painted after winter in March insha’Allah and ready for complete occupation. Sharing a few photos. CAI Donor Aid To Displaced Yemenis Continues […]
Unity Games – Dubai Dubai is bustling with humanity. Again. The balmy weather, spectacular New Year’s fireworks and the irresistible itch to splurge at the soopa pricey malls in this city is too much of a pull. I suppose. The hotel I usually stay near the airport costing around US$70/night has shot up to US$360/night […]
CAI To Commission 51st Global School CAI donors will construct their 51st school in a poor community in Burgos, Philippines shortly insha’Allah. The initial phase will be for potable water with a water-well followed by toilets for both sexes. This will be followed by the reconstruction of their dilapidated school structure. Burgos is an ingenious […]
Attitude Of Gratitude – Looking Death In The Eye I lost a close second-niece of mine, Salma, to lupus disease turned to cancer recently; she was not even 41 years old and a mother of two very young children. I had a strong bond of sorts with this particular niece – I have tons of […]
Protein For Rohingya Refugees CAI donors have set up 6 weeks of protein distribution to Rohingya and Afghanistani refugees suffering in refugee camps in Kathmandu, Nepal, especially for deprived children. The lack of sufficient proteins has dramatic detrimental effects on growing children so this feeding program will alleviate the problem somewhat insha’Allah. Sharing a few […]
It’s All About Paisa, Nai! The squeaky-clean Khoja musafarkhana in Najaf is empty; almost. Perhaps if the management opened it up to all zawaars it might get some traction? Especially since huquuq funds have been used to construct it? Huquuq as in everybody has a right to it? My past protests at this apparent inequity […]
