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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 […]
CAI’s 105th School – Bauchi, Nigeria CAI’s 105th sponsored school in remote Bauchi, Nigeria, is nearing completion and, insha’Allah, will be commissioned in late August 2026. About 320 impoverished children, including 45 CAI sponsored orphans, will have the opportunity to receive quality education. Sharing a few photos: Donate by: Clicking here and selecting […]
The Orphans Of Baluchistan Baluchistan is the most improvised province of Pakistan, mired in poverty, underdevelopment, and violence – and severely neglected, especially in the care of orphans. CAI will try to reverse this situation by adopting 25 orphans to a safehouse somewhere near Karachi, Sindh. These orphans, between the ages of 5 and 7, […]
It takes about 18 hours of nonstop driving to get from Antananarivo to Manakara in Madagascar—a roughly 360-mile journey. The roads are hair-raising and dangerous, with heavily laden trucks in questionable condition dominating the highways and paying little regard to smaller vehicles. I have driven to and from Manakara twice, and each trip has been […]
Medical Equipment Aid To Zanzibar Hospitals The lifesaver equipment, worth about US$100,000, gifted to the Zanzibar government hospitals by CAI donors, was well received and has been in operation for over six months. Doctors are being trained to use this state-of-the-art equipment, and lives are being saved. Sharing a few photos: To Support Similar Projects […]
