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Qurbaani Note: CAI is not accepting qurbaani requests for Africa and India anymore; all others still available until July 28, 2020. Aid To Displaced Afghan Refugees: About 300 families (3,000 people) were recently forced out of their village near Belkhab in Sarepole District of Afghanistan and fled to Mazaar Shereef for safety. They now literally…

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Food / Medical Aid For COVID-19 Victims In Yemen Yemen was already in terrible shape with dire war and violence conditions, now made worse by COVID-19. There is a disaster brewing and CAI is mobilizing to help with medical aid, in addition to the existing food / milk-powder-for-infants that is already in place. Urgently needed…

CAI Feeding/Medical Program For COVID-19 Worldwide Victims Continue – Lebanon/Afghanistan/Yemen In The Spotlight CAI donors are continuing the feeding programs for daily wage earners who are in lockdown confinement, unable to work, and whose families are going hungry. Food aid to over 12 countries continues, especially in Lebanon, Yemen, and Afghanistan. CAI has received distressing…

Eid Gifts For Orphans: 300 out of the 660 orphans under CAI care received gifts from donors making their Eid day a happy one in the midst of so much pain. The other 360 will insha’Allah receive their gift after the lock down in their locations ends soon insha’Allah. Sharing a few photos. Zanzibar Water…

Zakat Fitra CAI will insha’Allah facilitate the distribution of Zakat Fitra to the poor and destitute in several countries on Eid-el-Fitr. The countries covered will be determined later, depending on how much is collected. At this time, it will be in Afghanistan, India, Iraq and Yemen. The rate depends on every individuals common meals; CAI…

Ramadhan 2020 and COVID-19 Aid Update: CAI is concluding the distribution of food in 24 countries to supplement iftaar for the poor, and those struggling with unemployment or an inability to work due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The combined iftaar / COVID-19 food aid programs totaled US$860,000 in supplementing food aid to over 32,000…

Aiding Victims Of Coronavirus In Multiple Countries: CAI donors reached out to those who are directly affected by the disease and those who have had their income disrupted by the lockdown. The following areas of distress received food and/or medical aid: Areas in and around Mumbai, India – 5,000 families received food aid worth US$68,000.…

Aiding Victims Of Coronavirus In Five Countries: CAI donors reached out to those who are directly affected by the disease and those who have had their income disrupted by the lockdown. The following areas of distress received food and/or medical aid: Areas in and around Mumbai, India – 5,000 families received food aid worth US$68,000.…

SOS – Urgent Appeal For Coronavirus Victims Urgent appeal for food during the lockdown period in India and Pakistan. CAI is receiving grim reports of desperate food issues due to the coronavirus lockdown situation in India and Pakistan. The availability of food is getting difficult and prices are soaring. Those living in slum areas, especially…

Ramadhan Iftar Aid For Poor Families – 2020 For this 24th year straight, CAI donors will insha’Allah help supplement the iftaar of about 14,000 poor and destitute worldwide, in 14 countries – Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, India, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leon, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen. The average budget for the…

Ramadhan Iftar Aid For Poor Families – 2020 For this 24th year straight, CAI donors will insha’Allah help supplement the iftaar of about 14,000 poor and destitute worldwide, in 14 countries – Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, India, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leon, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen. The average budget for the…

Mobilization For Ramadhan 2020 – Help Now! For this 24th year straight, CAI donors will insha’Allah help supplement the iftaar of about 14,000 poor and destitute worldwide, in 14 countries – Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, India, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leon, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen. The average budget for the supplemental…

Deep Water Well / Sanitation Project In Naserriya Begins: After frustrating delays due to civil unrest in Iraq, the Naserriya Water Project began mobilizing this week. This massive project will insha’Allah benefit about 10,000 people currently consuming contaminated water will get clean potable water. Sharing a few photos: CAI Donors Expand Sana’a Sakina Home By…

CAI’s ZBH and CPES In Kabul – Almost There… The Zahra Boys Home (ZBH) for 100 orphans and CAI Private English School (CPES) extension project is now complete – almost. It will be painted after winter in March insha’Allah and ready for complete occupation. Sharing a few photos. CAI Donor Aid To Displaced Yemenis Continues…

CAI To Commission 51st Global School CAI donors will construct their 51st school in a poor community in Burgos, Philippines shortly insha’Allah. The initial phase will be for potable water with a water-well followed by toilets for both sexes.  This will be followed by the reconstruction of their dilapidated school structure. Burgos is an ingenious…

Protein For Rohingya Refugees CAI donors have set up 6 weeks of protein distribution to Rohingya and Afghanistani refugees suffering in refugee camps in Kathmandu, Nepal, especially for deprived children. The lack of sufficient proteins has dramatic detrimental effects on growing children so this feeding program will alleviate the problem somewhat insha’Allah. Sharing a few…

School Extension/Toilets For Monrovia School – A Photo Update The CAI donor sponsored school and toilet project in Monrovia, Liberia is nearing completion. Where children were going to the bushes for nature calls will now have a modern bathroom with privacy. The high school busting with students will have more space for comfortable study. CAI’s […]

School In Karachi, Pakistan Get Computers Qamar-e-Bani Hasham Elementary School, a slum school in Karachi desperately needed computers for their poor students and CAI donors obliged. Sharing a few photos of these students in serious study. Appeal For Feeding HIV Orphans In Zanzibar CAI is extending the protein feeding program for 50 poor HIV orphans…

CAI Begins Winter Lifesaver Blanket Distributions: These blankets will be distributed in the remote areas of Yemen, Afghanistan, and India before December 31, 2019, insha’Allah. ZBH/CPES Construction Photos Progress: The facility is almost complete. With the harsh Afghan winter around the corner, work will cease until late March 2020. The entire project will be completed…

Homeless Housing Project In Afghanistan – An Update 25 in remote Bamiyan and 12 homes in Kabul are almost ready and will be distributed to homeless widows with children. These candidates are meticulously researched to ensure only the neediest get the homes. Considering the remoteness of the area, the extreme elements and constant risk from…

Blankets Save Lives: Winter is around the corner and CAI is mobilizing for the annual winter blankets drive to help those vulnerable survive the bitter cold, especially in central Afghanistan, where the snow and ice will kill. Let us help a poor widow with young children or elderly parents survive this period with a simple…