Comfort Aid International

April 26th, 2015

2015 Holy Ramadhan Iftar Appeal Please help an indigent person break Ramadhan fast with a half decent iftaar this year. CAI will insha’Allah provide food grain baskets to about 10,000 poor families in over 14 countries this year, each basket worth about US$28. Your early help is critical to ensure the food reaches the most […]

April 12, 2015

2015 Holy Ramadhan Iftar Appeal CAI will, insha’Allah, embark on a program to feed the poor and destitute this coming holy month of Ramadhan. The countries included in this program are: African countries (Ethiopia, Liberia, Sierra Leon, Mali, Niger, Ghana, Sudan, East Africa), Burmese Rohingya Refugees, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. The average cost […]

A ‘Black’ Marriage Proposal?

A trip to Tanzania, Arusha being the city of birth, is always a delight indeed. My childhood and adolescent were unique, special. I know, I know, everybody will claim this refrain, but mine was extra special; special for all Tanzanian diaspora I reckon. That carefree bachpaana and jawaani, those bisri hoowe yadee, are now but […]

March 27th, 2015

Work Begins On 2 CAI Afghanistan Medical Clinics CAI operates 3 medical clinics in rural Afghanistan, some of the most remote parts of the world. Work to construct 2 clinics, currently operating in mud / straw homes, into modern facilities will shortly commence insha’Allah. These medical clinics are invaluable to the poor and desperate people […]

January 25, 2015

US 2014 Tax Receipts All US based 2014 tax receipts have been emailed. We still have a considerable list of people for who we do not have email addresses. If you have made a donation and not received your receipt, please contact Hasnain Yusufali at yusufali@email.com as soon as possible. Thank you. Aid To Iraqi […]

January 11, 2015

US 2014 Tax Receipts All US based 2014 tax receipts have been emailed. We still have a considerable list of people for who we do not have email addresses. If you have made a donation and not received your receipt, please contact Hasnain Yusufali at yusufali@email.com as soon as possible. Thank you. Aid To Iraqi Refugees CAI […]

February 08, 2015

Bamiyaan Water Project Concludes The Bamiyaan water distribution project in Afghanistan has concluded, alhamd’Allah. About 2,000 families now get clean potable water right up to their doorstep, instead of walking and toiling with a bucket full of water from 2 kilometers away. Sharing few photos: See complete set of this project photos here. Life Saver […]

Reflection

As I reflect on the remarkable progress made by CAI thus far, it is important, I think, to look back and reflect on how it all began, the path we have trodden, where we now are and how to chart out the future. So I will share this Blog with you, first written in 1996, […]

March 08, 2015

CAI Liberia School Opens! Our school in Monrovia, Liberia recently opened with much joy and celebration. Although the construction was completed some time ago, the authorities had it ordered shut due to the scare of Ebola; that ban has now been lifted alhamd’Allah. Sharing some photos of the happy day: Progress Photos Of 2 India […]

Same Old, Same Old

The baraaza area outside HIC in Sanford wears a forlorn look, the cold and wind making it uncomfortable to socialize. Usually it is busy with people chatting, smoking or smacking lips (or spitting) with Mehboob’s paans; the rising smoke from beedis, cigarettes (regular and the modern E) reminding me of choma kuku dhabas around the […]