A new borehole and water tank now stand at Shimo la Tewa Medium Prison in Mombasa, providing a reliable source of clean water for inmates and staff. The water project was officially handed over on 6 June as volunteers from the Dawoodi Bohra community joined prison staff and inmates to mark World Environment Day through…
Category Archives: Mombasa
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Taha Sabit is a photographer based in Mombasa, Kenya whose creative journey began in 2018 as a graphics designer in Colombo. After shifting to Mombasa in 2021, photography evolved from just another interest to an integral part of his identity. In this blog, he gives a behind-the-scenes look into volunteering as a photographer at community…
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The Dawoodi Bohra community of Mombasa recently restored and reopened the library at Mombasa Remand Prison as part of Project Rise, the community’s global philanthropic initiative focused on education and social development. The effort included refurbishing the space and donating more than 700 books to create an accessible reading environment for individuals housed at the…
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On 27th October 2025, student volunteers from the MSB educational institute in Mombasa stepped into the mudflats of Dongo Kundu to plant 1,500 saplings of what will become a coastal shield. The activity was carried out under the banner of Project Rise, in support of the Government of Kenya’s One Million Tree Campaign. It brought together…
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His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the 53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq and leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community arrived in Mombasa on the 17th of May, 2024. Syedna arrived in Mombasa following a brief stopover in Nairobi where he visited Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, the community’s premier educational institute. There he viewed a celebratory procession in the campus courtyard and thereafter…
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The Governor of Mombasa County, His Excellency Abdullswamad Sheriff Nassir, presented His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, leader of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohra community, with the Key to the City County of Mombasa on May 24, 2024. The honour was presented to Syedna in a private ceremony at his residence in Mombasa which was attended by the…