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March 2009 Trip Report

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Chandaawal Water Project

Al Zahra Girls Home

Mass Marriages

Water

My Dear Ahlebeyti Muslims - Salaam Aleykum,بسم ٱهللا ٱلرحمـن ٱلرحیم

Chandaawal Water Project, Kabul Afghanistan

In December of 2004, I had the good fortune of meeting three orphan girls on my way up theslops of Chandaawal, on the outskirts of Kabul. These three children were between the agesof seven and nine; children of a Shia Muslim man executed by the Talibaan in Mazaar Shareef.Bibi Fatema, Bibi Zainab and Bibi Sakina fled to Kabul with their mother and ended up with adistant relative who was a widow herself with five mouths to feed. The girl's mother, out ofhunger or heartbreak or both, died within three months of her move to Chandaawal so the girlsended up with this relative. The relative had these girls fetch water from Kabul proper and lugit up to where they had a hovel; a chore they had to perform three, sometimes four times aday, a task I completed in forty five minutes without a load to carry. Then, I was heartbrokenat their plight, their destitution and was willing to do anything that would bring some joy to their

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at their plight, their destitution and was willing to do anything that would bring some joy to theirmiserable lives. I offered them food, thinking they must be hungry, offered them clothes, for itwas brutally cold that had me shivering in my very warm clothes and they had the flimsiest ofrags, offered to send them to school, for surely that would be appreciated. No, they hadsaid, no Aaghaa, we want water. Water, you see, is at a premium in Chandaawal for thereis none in the steep mountainside.

So I had made a promise to Bibi Fatema, Bibi Zainab abd Bibi Sakina, a promise to get themwater so they would not have to trek up and down for it; a promise that, with the blessing ofImam Mahdi (A) and your very generous support, is now almost ready to be realized. Although the task of raising USD320,000 was no cakewalk and kept me up worrying morethan a few nights, I need not have worried too much; Alhamd'Allah, CAI has been blessedwith blemish free hearts of donors who step up and bat for the pleasure of Allah (S). Work isat full speed and nearing completion and with your prayers, will commission the project whenwe are in Kabul April 23, Insha'Allah. Here are few photos of WIP:

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Al Zahra Girls Home, Kargil, Indian Kashmir

Some of you might remember Al Zahra Girls Homethat CAI had constructed some four years ago. Alhamd'Allah, the orphan girls are all doing verywell and their education is progressing satisfactorily. Due to the severe cold and snow that Kargil goesthrough every winter, it has become necessary tofortify the roof structure of the orphanage. We hadtaken an easy route at the time of construction andnot fortified it then due to funding issues. Well, weare forced to do this now and spend aboutUSD20,000 for the entire project. I want to appeal for your generous support for this veryimportant project. Here are a few photos of the orphanage and the work that needs to bedone for the roof.

Mass Marriages In YawKawlang, Afganistan, May 01 2009

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Fifty very poor couples will, insha'Allah, tie the knot on the birthday of Syeeda Zainab (A) inYawKawlang, sponsored by donors of CAI. We already have funds for 36 of these couplesand need USD7,000 to complete the group. Please realize that these couples will have verylittle chance to complete the marriage rites without the support we are providing and so is avery worthy cause. Please support them if you possibly can; a couple gets USD500 worth ofhome starter kit and a mass waleema. Please support a couple or two. The starter kit is madeup of:1. Kitchen essentials: Stove set of china and utensils, pots and pans, kettle, three pails forwater storage.2. Bed, mattress and almirah.

List of YawKawlang Mass Marriage Couples

Water, water, water...

Please study this appeal for water below; self explanatory. Please help if you can. Pleaseunderstand that water is a huge issue and a ne'mat for those that have it and a calamity forthose that struggle for it. And so it is everywhere in northern Afghanistan where it is scarce,making life miserable and a challenge even for those that are remotely well to do. For thepoor, it is a calamity of major proportions. I have seen the misery these people go throughevery day so I appeal to you in the name of Imam Hussein (A) and his family (A), to pleasehelp us get them pure drinking water if you can.

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