Creating Opportunities | Making the Impossible, Possible!
Me-n-rai / Bo-e / Verrry, Verrry Bad Liberia is where fellow CAI Trustee Sohail Abdullah, TRS CEO Shaida Hussein Bhayani, and I are headed next in our quest to bring quality education to impoverished communities – worldwide. I would categorize Haiti and Liberia as the toughest countries I have visited in my lifetime. They are […]
Killer Summer Heat – Iraq In summer, Iraq faces some of the most punishing and dangerous heat and the poor suffer unbearable pain. Many infirm and very young do not survive with very little available power due to constant power cuts. CAI was able to provide 230 cooling units to very vulnerable poor families, giving […]
A New School – Zimbabwe A possible CAI donor-sponsored new school will soon be coming up in the remote village of Choana, Zimbabwe. This school will educate about 300 students who currently walk between 5 to 12 kilometers to and from school, rendering their learning abilities almost useless. This will be CAI’s 85th global learning […]
Zimbabwe Air Tanzania is very good at reminding me of their flight delays, so good, they send me several emails stating the same thing. Their flight TC2122 to Harare, Zimbabwe, scheduled to depart at 11:00, will now take off at 16:00. Bummer. Then, their system gets confused and sends another email saying the flight is […]
Kigoma School Update – In Photos The Mwakezega Elementary School in the remote village of Mwakezega is now under construction. This will be one of CAI’s donor-supported 85th worldwide schools, bringing quality education to those most in need of it, in a modern setting. A very proud donor/CAI undertaking. Sharing a few photos of the […]
The Evil Within US I have finally submitted the manuscript of my latest novel – Two Blue Gold And Diamond Earrings – to my publishers in India, so I have some time on my hands. I head towards Mullah Mchungu’s apartment. He has been sending me urgent messages through his caretaker Hameesi, requesting me to […]
A Day In The Life Of Sakina Home – Yemen CAI donors have been supporting the livelihoods of 150 orphans at the Sakina in Sa’naa, Yemen since 2017. This support includes quality education and all other needs for a healthy and dignified life, and a productive future. Sharing a few photos. A Day In The […]
I have recently returned from a heart-searing trip through Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh to meet with the abandoned and forgotten Rohingya refugees. It was painful. And the trip through upper/lower Sindh, Pakistan, to inspect some of the homes Comfort Aid International (USA) donors have paid to rebuild was equally sore. The Rohingya are probably the […]
Qurbani For Eid al Adha – Final Call CAI is mobilizing for the ritual qurbani sacrifices for Eid al Adha. The poor in the following countries will receive meat and skins from animals slaughtered on that day: Afghanistan: $113 for a large animal Africa: $50 for a small animal India: $104 for a medium animal […]
Planes, Automobiles, And Schools Our trip to inaugurate the CAI-sponsored Al – Mustafa School in remote Parachinar almost does not happen, as the wary Pakistani authorities are reluctant to issue the required special permits until the last few hours of our arrival in the country. Parachinar is an apprehensive, sometimes dangerous place, so the caution […]
