Creating Opportunities | Making the Impossible, Possible!
The Emirates flight from Dar es Salaam to Mumbai includes a six-hour overnight layover in Dubai, which is a royal pain because it messes with my sleep pattern. Adding to my woes, the Dubai-to-Mumbai leg is delayed by two hours after the cabin doors close. This has been a regular occurrence lately because of the […]
Tanzanian Remote Schools Gets Computers Two remote schools in Tanzania, KN Elementary School in Arusha and FL Elementary School in Kondoa, received 15 premium CAI-funded laptops to enhance students’ learning and computer skills. Sharing a few photos of the installed computers and the eager students. Donate by: Clicking here and selecting ‘Education | Supplies for […]
With Our Orphans In Kabul CAI trustees were in Kabul, Afghanistan, for a compliance visit this week. CAI operates a girls’ and boys’ orphanage, one of the best schools in Kabul (24 constructed in the country), and six primary care medical clinics in the remotest part of our universe. Here are some photos with the […]
The past year has been hectic, with tons of work-related travel and, more recently, a move to alternate digs in Dar es Salaam. Instead of the eyesore I used to see from my 10th-floor apartment, I now live on the 18th floor, with a breathtaking oceanfront view and a brisk, refreshing afternoon breeze. Visiting Mullah […]
CAI’s 105th School Opens – Madagascar The CAI donor-sponsored Al Mahdi II School opened with a bang in the remote town of Manakara, Madagascar. This is CAI’s 105th school worldwide (out of 108). As usual, this modern institute is in a remote area where children lack access to a quality school. 131 children are already […]
Lifesaver Blankets For Winter Winter snow and ice kill people, especially children, the infirm, and the elderly. These deaths are preventable. CAI will distribute thick, life-saving blankets to remote parts of the world, so the most vulnerable can wake up alive in the morning. CAI must mobilize now because it will take at least a […]
The following is Ali’s story, told to me over a series of conversations. I have used an alias and made minor changes to identifying details to protect his identity. Please click here to read Part One Life at the Belawan detention center settled into a predictable routine. Money could buy almost anything, even favors from […]
Iqra – A Mega School Project Coming Up In Tanzania Providing educational opportunities to remote communities has been CAI’s top priority. This focus supports 105 schools in 19 countries worldwide, giving approximately 52,000 children living in poverty access to quality education. CAI’s 106th state-of-the-art school project, on a 20-acre plot, is now underway in Magomeni, […]
The following is Ali’s story, told to me in a series of conversations. I have used an alias and made minor changes to identifying details to protect his identity. I was born and raised in Parachinar, Pakistan. Parachinar borders Afghanistan, and the region has been in sectarian turmoil since the British colonialists left, as elsewhere […]
Solar Panels For Rohingya Refugees – Bangladesh The Rohingyas of Bangladesh are probably the most oppressed in the world today, aside from what is happening in Gaza. They are largely forgotten and rot in refugee camps in Bangladesh. They have no running water, no electricity, no sewerage. They cannot work, cannot leave the camps, and […]
