We returned home with two goals:
To rebuild the temporary school in Énra; and
The Girls Madrasa on IBO Island.
Through the sale original photos and book chronicling our journey and sponsorship local companies we’re seeking to raise 75,500 USD to achieve this goal.

The Learning Center wil be a full community effort bolstered by a village microsavings program. Each family within the Center’s zone will be required to contribut towards the program that will insure the upkeep and futrue development of the center.

There are so many issues and initiatives that can be discussed in terms of innovative… Keep Reading

To those who live in the developed world, it may come as a surprise to learn that more than two billion people still cook and heat their homes with primitive stoves or open fires, burning wood, straw, dung, or coal.These inefficient technologies emit air pollution that can harm respiratory and cardiac health and exacerbate… Keep Reading

We have elected to use the Hydraform System from South Africa. After the completion of our two projects will continue to create a continual community driven funding stream for the school as well as a skilled local labor force.
The system requires very little mortar as 75% of the wall is made from… Keep Reading

In the Spring 2011 issue of Selections Magazine our project was profiled.
When we look at the problems of the world, sometimes it’s a bit overwhelming. Violence, oppression, hunger, injustice—they seem like forces far greater than one person could affect. It’s not that we don’t care. It’s just too much. Sometimes, all we can do… Keep Reading

Tuesday and Wednesday, June 8-9, Qatar Academy kindly hosted a Whatever It Takes sale to support the efforts of two students, Aisha Shaikh and Sara Al Shamlan, to make a difference in the lives of young girls living in Quirimbas National Park (QNP) in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. Whatever It Takes is a campaign created by… Keep Reading