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Water Elation This is the typical emotion of people when the drilling machine strikes the water table. CAI’s most recent deep water well project was in remote Handeni, Tanzania. This well will provide clean potable water to about 3,000 people who daily toil for a bucket of clean water. They will now be able to…

Water Aid – Mazar Shareef, Afghanistan Internally Displaced Refugees (IDPs) in the Khatamul Anbia district of Mazar Shareef, Afghanistan urgently need potable water. The following photos tell a sad story of their daily struggle. CAI is looking at addressing this problem by drilling a deep water well for the 3,000 odd people (projected to swell…

CAI Inaugurates Three New Schools 1.    July 10, 2022 – School in Ampitsijova, Manakara, Madagascar – This school on top of a steep mountain was simply blown away in the cyclones that hit the country in March / April 2022. CAI donors have replaced the wood structure with a sturdy three-classroom structure. The cement,…

Relief Aid For Afghanistan Earthquake / Bangladesh Flood Victims CAI donors have been active in providing relief aid of essential foods and potable water to the victims of an earthquake in Paktika Province of Afghanistan and floods in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Both events killed scores of people and left the most vulnerable without food and potable…

Food Aid For HIV Positive Orphans – Zanzibar A few of the HIV-positive orphans your dollars keep alive alhamd’Allah. Without this nutritious food, they would not be able to properly digest the strong HIV medication. This project is now in the 4th year of operations. Allah bless. Water Project For Rohingya Refugees The 750,000 Rohingya…

Eid al Adha Qurbani As usual, CAI is mobilizing for the Eid al Adha qurbani for the year 2022. Meat and skin will be distributed to the poor and destitute in the following countries:   Afghanistan – Large animal US$113 India – Medium animal US$104 E. Africa (Tanzania/Kenya/Uganda) – Small animal US$50 Yemen – Large…

Eid al Adha Qurbani As usual, CAI is mobilizing for the Eid al Adha qurbani for the year 2022. Meat and skin will be distributed to the poor and destitute in the following countries:   Afghanistan – Large animal US$113 India – Medium animal US$104 E. Africa (Tanzania/Kenya/Uganda) – Small animal US$50 Yemen – Large…

Helmand, Afghanistan Water Well Project After agonizing delays stemming from the upheaval of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, the ensuing violence, and general mayhem, this water project benefiting about 8,000 internally displaced refugees in the Helmand District is finally commissioned and operational. A fantastic gift of life from CAI donors. Sharing a few photos.  …

Ramadhan / Fitra Update Close to 20,000 families in 30 varied countries received supplemental nutritious iftaar food aid this year. 700 individual in 4 countries received Zakat el Fitr. All made possible by generous CAI donors. Eid Gifts For Worldwide Orphans Eid is a happy day, especially for children. About 820 CAI orphans in Afghanistan,…

Zakat el Fitr CAI will be distributing your Zakat el Fitr to the destitute in Afghanistan, India, Tanzania, and Yemen this year. The recommended amount per person is US$12. We urge you to please pledge or donate no later than April 28 as all payments/pledges after this date may not be distributed on Eid day…

Ramadhan Food Aid – Objective Met Alhamd’Allah, CAI, for the 24th consecutive year, was able to secure the total funds from generous donors for the Ramadhan food aid to about 20,000 poor families in 30 countries. All these families are now with food baskets worth US$40 each to supplement their iftaar meals.   The countries…

Mobilizing For Ramadhan The holy month of Ramadhan is about one week away and CAI has begun iftaar distribution to feed the hungry all over the world once more. We are targeting the most vulnerable areas that are often in remote and violence-prone areas of the world. For this exercise to be successful and cost-effective,…

Mobilizing For Ramadhan The holy month of Ramadhan is about 5 weeks away and CAI has begun mobilizing to feed the hungry all over the world once more. We are targeting the most vulnerable areas that are often in remote and violence-prone areas of the world. For this exercise to be successful and cost-effective, CAI…

Mobilizing For Ramadhan The holy month of Ramadhan is about 5 weeks away and CAI has begun mobilizing to feed the hungry all over the world once more. We are targeting the most vulnerable areas that are often in remote and violence-prone areas of the world. For this exercise to be successful and cost-effective, CAI…

Mobilizing For Ramadhan The holy month of Ramadhan is less than 2 months away and CAI must mobilize to feed the hungry all over the world once more. We are targeting the most vulnerable areas that are often in remote and violence-prone areas of the world. For this exercise to be successful and cost-effective, CAI…

Mobilizing For Ramadhan The holy month of Ramadhan is about 2 months away and CAI must mobilize to feed the hungry all over the world once more. We are targeting the most vulnerable areas that are often in remote and violence-prone areas of the world. For this exercise to be successful and cost-effective, CAI is…

2021 Yemen Cholera Vaccination Concludes Cholera vaccination to 14,000 poor children affected by the violence in Yemen, co-sponsored by Beta Charitable Trust (UK) and CAI has concluded. Sharing a few photos of the program in rural Yemen: Helmand Water Project Update This project, bringing fresh potable water to over 8,600 people in poor, rural Afghanistan…

A Day In The Life Of... CAI’s worldwide donor sponsored orphans enjoy a lifestyle that is both practical and educational. They receive all the necessities, comforts, and opportunities in life any kid from a normal family would, including a chance to excel in quality education.   Here are some recent photos of our children at…

Afghans Are Hungry The hunger situation in Afghanistan is a disaster of epic promotions. The local currency, the Af hit 130 to the US$ as I write this appeal; it was 77 the day the Taliban took over. This means a person who is lucky to be employed earning 10,000 Afs or US$130 three months…

School / Safe Home For Syrian Orphans – An Update The CAI sponsored facility to care for 50 deprived Syrians languishing as refugees in Lebanon is taking shape. Sharing a few photos. Food Aid Distribution - Afghanistan This critical lifesaver project has distributed one-month supply of food to the hungry in the following Provinces of…

Donate A Blanket – Save A Life Winters in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kargil (India), and Yemen are usually brutal and can kill the most vulnerable, the young and old. CAI is mobilizing to distribute a total of 14,000 blankets in these four countries. Let us help ward off the bitter cold by sponsoring a warm blanket…

1st CAI Sponsored Hydrophiles & Spina Bifida Camp It was a painful day for 25 infants from poor families who received live-saving surgery to treat hydrophiles & spina bifida, sponsored by CAI donors. This easily preventable ailment affects deprived families with poor nutrition and is devastating for newborn babies. This life-saving procedure costs only US$200…