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Homes For The Homeless – India CAI has constructed over 500 homes for people without housing across India, especially in the slums of Mumbai and remote areas of Uttar Pradesh. These homes are simple one-bedroom affairs with a loft, bathrooms, an open kitchen, and a hand pump. This gift is invaluable to the homeless and…

Aid For Mudslide Victims in Tanzania Sharing a few photos. Lifesaver Blanket Distribution – Yemen Sharing a few photos. The Orphans Of Syria The 200-strong CAI-sponsored orphans at Zainabiya in Damascus are doing very well. A newly refurbished school, daily nutritious meals, and all other living essentials will insha’Allah allow them a better tomorrow. Sharing…

Feeding Program In Madagascar Poor students in very remote areas of Manakara, in Southern Madagascar walk long distances to attend school, arriving hungry, a struggle to study or concentrate. CAI have been able to feed these kids a basic but nutritious meal for lunch all school days. Please help CAI help these kids if you…

Lunguza Elementary School Gets A New Life Lunguza Elementary School in the village of Lunguza, District of Lushoto, Tanga, Tanzania, is in dismal state. Built before independence in 1954, it is a miracle some of the classrooms are still standing. It has 1,805 elementary students taught by 17 teachers and will balloon to about 2,000…

Helmand Water Project Operational The people in Nawabad, Helmand, Afghanistan, struggled for clean water for years. Relaying on downstream polluted water was their only source, spreading disease, especially for the children. CAI donors stepped in and the entire village enjoy pure drinking water. Sharing a few happy photos. Lifesaver Winter Blankets Distributed To The Poor…

Orphan Day School Now Operational The CAI-sponsored day school for 200 orphans in Damascus was inaugurated on October 3 and is now fully functional. The orphans join school early, have breakfast, attend classes, have a hot meal late in the day, and return home to their mothers or relatives. 100% of the orphan’s school and…

Winter Blankets – Save Lives The bitter cold of winter is not too far off. Harsh winters in the remote places that CAI serves bring discomfort, misery, and even death to the poor and vulnerable. We are mobilizing to distribute thick, warm blankets to families, especially single women with children in remote parts of Afghanistan,…

Winter Blankets – Save Lives The bitter cold of winter is not too far off. Harsh winters in the remote places that CAI serves bring discomfort, misery, and even death to the poor and vulnerable. We are mobilizing to distribute thick, warm blankets to families, especially single women with children in remote parts of Afghanistan,…

Winter Blankets – Save Lives The bitter cold of winter is not too far off. Harsh winters in the remote places that CAI serves bring discomfort, misery, and even death to the poor and vulnerable. We are mobilizing to distribute thick, warm blankets to families, especially single women with children in remote parts of Afghanistan,…

Water For The Rohingya Refugees Rohingya refugees are the most persecuted people on earth. Amongst the despair and squalor at the Bakukhali, Ukhiya camp outside Cox’s Bazaar in Bangladesh where close to a million of them languish without any hope of freedom, CAI donors are providing 40,000 of these hapless people potable water for the…

CAI Sponsored School In Kigoma, Tanzania – Photo Update CAI Sponsored School For Orphans, Syria – Photo Update Delay! The publication of my Novel, Two Blue Gold And Diamond Earrings in support of CAI’s 950 orphan’s education and care worldwide will be delayed by a month or so. I apologize to all of the donors…

CT Scan For Haidari Blood Bank – Parachinar, Pakistan This hospital has come a long way from being a simple blood bank for the hapless community caught up in the violence of the area. CAI donors have aided the hospital with a host of treatment equipment and the addition of an entire floor. CAI donors…

Killer Summer Heat – Iraq In summer, Iraq faces some of the most punishing and dangerous heat and the poor suffer unbearable pain. Many infirm and very young do not survive with very little available power due to constant power cuts. CAI was able to provide 230 cooling units to very vulnerable poor families, giving…

A New School - Zimbabwe A possible CAI donor-sponsored new school will soon be coming up in the remote village of Choana, Zimbabwe. This school will educate about 300 students who currently walk between 5 to 12 kilometers to and from school, rendering their learning abilities almost useless. This will be CAI’s 85th global learning…

Kigoma School Update – In Photos The Mwakezega Elementary School in the remote village of Mwakezega is now under construction. This will be one of CAI’s donor-supported 85th worldwide schools, bringing quality education to those most in need of it, in a modern setting. A very proud donor/CAI undertaking. Sharing a few photos of the…

A Day In The Life Of Sakina Home - Yemen CAI donors have been supporting the livelihoods of 150 orphans at the Sakina in Sa’naa, Yemen since 2017. This support includes quality education and all other needs for a healthy and dignified life, and a productive future. Sharing a few photos. A Day In The…

Qurbani For Eid al Adha - Final Call CAI is mobilizing for the ritual qurbani sacrifices for Eid al Adha. The poor in the following countries will receive meat and skins from animals slaughtered on that day: Afghanistan:  $113 for a large animal Africa:  $50 for a small animal India:  $104 for a medium animal…

Qurbani For Eid al Adha CAI is mobilizing for the ritual qurbani sacrifices for Eid al Adha. The poor in the following countries will receive meat and skins from animals slaughtered on that day: Afghanistan:  $113 for a large animal Africa:  $50 for a small animal India:  $104 for a medium animal Iraq:  $230 for…

Qurbani For Eid al Adha CAI is mobilizing for the ritual qurbani sacrifices for Eid al Adha. The poor in the following countries will receive meat and skins from animals slaughtered on that day: Afghanistan:  $113 for a large animal Africa:  $50 for a small animal India:  $104 for a medium animal Iraq:  $230 for…

Syria Milk Aid – Mission Accomplished Sohail Abdullah and I were on the ground in Syria during Ramadhan supervising the distribution of infant milk to wanting children. About 12,000 families benefited from this excellent program. Each poor family with infants received a month’s supply of milk, gladdening thousands of mothers. Click here for a few…

Zakat el Fitr Heads up regarding 2023 Ramadhan Zakat el Fitr. Since the zakat will be distributed to those eligible in remote areas of the CAI world, please donate now. We can then be ready to execute the project on Eid day. This year’s rate is US$12 minimum per individual. Please donate this as a…

Zakat el Fitr Heads up regarding 2023 Ramadhan Zakat el Fitr. Since the zakat will be distributed to those eligible in remote areas of the CAI world, please donate now. We can then be ready to execute the project on Eid day. This year’s rate is US$12 minimum per individual. Please donate this as a…