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In the absence of electricity, students in a primary school classroom have to study using kerosene lamps.
Lighting a nation, one village at a time

Using mini solar-powered electric grids, Naeem Mawji – a determined Canadian Ismaili student and entrepreneur – has provided the villagers of Masurura, Tanzania access to both electricity and hope. Now he aims to transform the country’s economy by increasing access to electricity for other villages in the region.
Participants parade into the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam during the opening ceremony of the 2009 Unity Games.
Dar es Salaam plays host to the 2009 Unity Games

In April, the 2009 Unity Games held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania drew Jamati members from all over the country, as well as Kenya, Uganda and even Canada to compete in the spirit of brotherhood. Athletes were joined by spectators who also came to celebrate an enjoyable experience for all.
Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Nairobi, commencing his Golden Jubilee visit to East Africa.
Video: East Africa Visit

Mawlana Hazar Imam visits countires in East Africa, commencing his Golden Jubilee.
Mawlana Hazar Imam being presented with a bouquet of flowers by seven-year-old Ramla Saleh upon arrival in Nairobi.
East Africa visit

Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee visits commenced with East Africa in August 2007. In Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, he met with the Jamat and with government and civic leaders. Mawlana Hazar Imam also announced a number of significant new AKDN initiatives.