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Schools in Baltistan and Punjab | Pakistan Beta Charitable Trust (UK) and Comfort Aid International are collaborating to build a new school in Multan, Punjab, and make significant upgrades to schools in Churka Shigar, Manthokha, Nar, and Skardu City in Baltistan Province. The new school in Multan will set a new standard for secular education…

Heaters Winter Drive | Lebanon | 2024 Lebanon is facing severe distress once again. Large parts of the country’s cities have been devastated, leaving many homeless and reliant on donations for food, blankets, and clean water. As winter approaches, temperatures have dropped significantly, bringing snow and harsh conditions that will make survival even more challenging.…

Eye and Medical Camp for Rohingya Refugees | Cox's Bazar | Nov 2024 Comfort Aid International sponsored an eye and medical camp for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where over 1 million people endure dire conditions in makeshift camps. With limited access to healthcare and no major clinics available, this initiative addressed critical medical…

Heaters Winter Drive | Lebanon | Nov 2024 Lebanon is facing severe distress once again. Large parts of the country’s cities have been devastated, leaving many homeless and reliant on donations for food, blankets, and clean water. With winter approaching, temperatures will soon drop significantly, bringing snow and harsh conditions that will make survival even…

Visiting the Rohingya Refugees | Cox's Bazar | Oct 2024 Comfort Aid International donors have supported 122 orphaned refugees for the last seven years at the Balukhali Primary School on the perimeter of the densely populated Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, and provided potable water to 40,000 refugees daily. Ali Yusufali’s blog captures the continuing…

Emergency Aid for Yemen Flood Victims | August 2024 As Yemen grapples with a cholera outbreak and escalating food insecurities, 34,000+ families were displaced from unprecedented flooding and windstorms in August and into September. Some areas witnessed entire communities wiped out. Displaced families were in desperate need of emergency support as infrastructure services were severely…

Blankets Drive | Winter 2024 Afghanistan, Syria, parts of Pakistan, and India experience severe winters, especially in remote areas. Sadly, many impoverished, old, infirm, and very young do not see the light of day as they succumb to hypothermia. This tragedy is avoidable with a contribution of US$32 per person. A thick, sturdy blanket will provide lifesaving…

Blankets Drive | Winter 2024 Afghanistan, Syria, parts of Pakistan, and India experience severe winters, especially in remote areas. Sadly, many impoverished, old, infirm, and very young do not see the light of day as they succumb to hypothermia. This tragedy is avoidable with a contribution of US$32 per person. A thick, sturdy blanket will provide lifesaving…

Blankets Drive | Winter 2024 Afghanistan, Syria, parts of Pakistan, and India experience severe winters, especially in remote areas. Sadly, many impoverished, old, infirm, and very young do not see the light of day as they succumb to hypothermia. This tragedy is avoidable with a contribution of US$32 per person. A thick, sturdy blanket will provide lifesaving…

Food Aid | Yemen | 2024 Comfort Aid International, in partnership with BETA Charitable Trust, continues distributing food aid monthly to internally displaced people in Yemen. Infant powder milk, rice, flour, oil, sugar, and sometimes meat are distributed in remote communities where children suffer from malnutrition. Photos of distribution: Maternity Ward | Al Kauthar Hospital…

Appeal for Parachinar Aid | Pakistan | Aug 2024 Parachinar is a remote area in the Federally Administered Tribal Area of Pakistan, cordoned off by Afghanistan on all sides but one. On July 24th, 2024, violence erupted against the minority community in Parachinar by Taliban militants, closing the main artery connecting the region to the…

Rohingya School for Orphans | Bangladesh | July 2024 On the perimeter of the expansive, densely populated Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, ‘home’ to about one million refugees, 120 orphan students are provided quality, secular education at the Balukhali Primary School, with meals for breakfast and lunch before heading back to their deplorable…

Computer Lab | Al Ghadeer School | Damascus 200 internally displaced orphans residing on the outskirts of Damascus, supported by CAI donors, are flourishing at Al-Ghadeer School for Orphans by being nestled in a vibrant academic environment, partaking in an after-school meal plan, and being assisted with tuition classes for those in need. 25 laptops…

Qurbani Distribution for Eid al Adha 2024 Comfort Aid International, via its ground partners, distributed Qurbani meat for Eid al Adha to the underserved in the following countries: Africa (Kenya | Tanzania) | Afghanistan | India | Pakistan | Yemen Pictures of distribution: Afghanistan Housing Project | Phase 1 | 2024 23 homes supported by…

Qurbani Rates for Eid al Adha 2024 Comfort Aid International will facilitate Qurbani for Eid al Adha to distribute meat/skin to the underserved in the following countries: Africa (Kenya | Tanzania) | Goat: $50 Afghanistan | Sheep or Goat: $131 India | Goat: $104 Pakistan | Goat: $122 Yemen | Sheep or Goat: $122 These…

Qurbani Rates for Eid al Adha 2024 Comfort Aid International will facilitate Qurbani for Eid al Adha to distribute meat/skin to the underserved in the following countries: Africa (Kenya | Tanzania) | Goat: $50 Afghanistan | Sheep or Goat: $131 India | Goat: $104 Pakistan | Goat: $122 Yemen | Sheep or Goat: $122 These…

Qurbani Rates for Eid al Adha 2024 Comfort Aid International will facilitate Qurbani for Eid al Adha to distribute meat/skin to the underserved in the following countries: Africa (Kenya | Tanzania) | Goat: $50 Afghanistan | Sheep or Goat: $131 India | Goat: $104 Pakistan | Goat: $122 Yemen | Sheep or Goat: $122 These…

Lunguza School | Lushoto Comfort Aid International representatives and its partners visit Lunguza School in Lushoto to observe the progress of construction development. CAI’s 25th school in Tanzania is undergoing: • Reconstruction of 19 classrooms • New construction of 3 classrooms • New administrative office • Two new blocks of toilets • New desks Located in a district of…

Zakat-al-Fitr Distribution Our partners successfully distributed zakat-al-fitr in the following seven countries on Eid day: Afghanistan | India | Iraq | Pakistan | Syria | Tanzania | Yemen   Acute Malnutrition in Infants | Yemen Update Apr 11, 2024: Distribution of high-energy nutrition and medication to 60 malnourished infants is in progress in Hodeida, Yemen. The…

Zakat-al-Fitr To successfully distribute zakat-al-fitr on a timely basis to the underprivileged in remote areas, we request you to contribute now so that our partners on the ground can fulfill the obligatory responsibility on behalf of our donors. Please contribute your zakat to Comfort Aid International as a loan and switch your intent to zakat-al-fitr…

2024 Ramadhan Food Aid Comfort Aid International thanks its supporters who contributed so generously to help us distribute over 18,500 food aid packages in 24 countries. We added Zimbabwe, the Philippines, and additional communities in Pakistan to the initial 22 countries as CAI collected surplus funds. The impact of this food aid on these families…

2024 Ramadhan Food Aid Comfort Aid International and its ground partners are gearing up to supplement iftar to the most vulnerable during the blessed month of Ramadhan. It will be CAI’s 27th year for this essential project. About 18,500 families (approximately 95,000 individuals), some in the most remote parts, will benefit from a food basket…