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Eid al Adhaa Qurbaani – 2025 We are not too far away from this important event. CAI will facilitate the Qurbani sacrifice in the following countries: Afghanistan: US$131 India/Pakistan: $113 Tanzania/Kenya: $50 Yemen: $122 The meat and skin from these animals will be distributed to the poor. CAI must receive payment before May 31, 2025, for…

Sajjad Maternity Clinic, Manakara: Sharing a rendition of a CAI-sponsored maternity clinic in remote Manakara, Madagascar. The current maternity facilities there are dismal at best, with very high mortality rates during childbirth. Impoverished expectant mothers will soon have a modern place to receive pre/post-care for their babies, deliver them in a safe, sterile, fully equipped…

Zakaat Fitrah – Plan Ahead CAI must plan now since these funds benefit the poor in distant and difficult places. The zakaat will benefit 1,400 individuals in the following countries: Afghanistan  East Africa India Madagascar   Pakistan Lebanon  Syria  Yemen CAI recommends donating US$14 per individual contribution as a gift to CAI and then switching the…

Zakaat Fitrah – Plan Ahead CAI must plan now since these funds benefit the poor in distant and difficult places. The zakaat will benefit 1,400 individuals in the following countries: Afghanistan East Africa  India  Madagascar  Pakistan  Lebanon/Syria  Yemen  CAI recommends donating US$14 per individual contribution as a gift to CAI and then switching the intention to Zakaat Fitr…

2025 Ramadhan Food Aid CAI is actively mobilizing to distribute Ramadhan iftaar food baskets to the poor and homeless in February 2025. This aid will cover eligible recipients in the following 24 countries – Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, India, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Philippines, Rohingya/Bangladesh, Senegal, Somalia, Syria, Tanzania,…

2025 Ramadhan Food Aid CAI is actively mobilizing to distribute Ramadhan iftaar food baskets to the poor and homeless in February 2025. This aid will cover eligible recipients in the following 24 countries – Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, India, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Philippines, Rohingya/Bangladesh, Senegal, Somalia, Syria, Tanzania,…

2025 Ramadhan Food Aid CAI will insha’Allah, for the 27th consecutive year, distribute Ramadhan iftaar food baskets to the poor and homeless during February 2025. This aid will cover eligible recipients in the following 23 countries – Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, India, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Rohingya/Bangladesh, Senegal, Somalia,…

2025 Ramadhan Food Aid CAI will insha’Allah, for the 27th consecutive year, distribute Ramadhan iftaar food baskets to the poor and homeless during February 2025. This aid will cover eligible recipients in the following 23 countries – Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, India, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Rohingya/Bangladesh, Senegal, Somalia,…

2025 Ramadhan Food Aid CAI will insha’Allah, for the 27th consecutive year, distribute Ramadhan iftaar food baskets to the poor and homeless during February 2025. This aid will cover eligible recipients in the following 23 countries – Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, India, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Rohingya/Bangladesh, Senegal, Somalia,…

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…