This story was featured in Daily News Tanzania, which covered Project Rise’s three-day Dental Health and Oral Hygiene Camp in Sikonge District. Over 3 days, from 17th to 19th July, hundreds of people from Ipole and neighbouring villages in Sikonge District received free dental checkups, treatment and health education at a Dental Health and Oral…
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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…
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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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Zarina Jafferji is a member of the Dawoodi Bohra community in London, originally from Zanzibar, Tanzania. With a lifelong passion for food, she blends her Zanzibari roots with global influences, creating a unique culinary style. She celebrated this fusion in her first cookbook, A Taste of Zanzibar, and more recently, in A Taste of Tradition,…
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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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Photos courtesy: Huzaifa Hunaid The Dawoodi Bohras of Malindi hosted a two-day volleyball tournament in mid-October at the newly inaugurated Qutbi Sports Complex, uniting East African communities over fun and competition. Teams from Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret, Nakuru, Tanga, Morogoro, and Arusha gathered in the coastal town to mark the birthday celebrations of His Holiness Syedna…
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By Arwa Huzaifa Hameed Cricket fever swept through Nairobi as the Dawoodi Bohra community’s marquee, The Saifee Burhani T10 (SBT 10) tournament, brought high-octane action, palpitating passion, and a surge of local pride to the global stage in Africa. Organised by Burhani Sports, a community organisation, the city of Nairobi hosted the seventh season of…
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This story was reported by The Standard. The Dawoodi Bohra community of Kenya successfully concluded the first-ever Africa Trade Expo 2025 (ATE2025), transforming the Catholic University of Eastern Africa grounds into a vibrant hub of commercial activity and international exchange. The three-day event, running from 8th to 10th August, brought together exhibitors and buyers from…
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Dawoodi Bohra community members under the banner of Project Rise conducted a three-day eye screening and surgery camp in the rural village of Ipole, Tabora Region, in Tanzania. The camp was held at Mazinge Hospital in Sikonge and provided critical eye care to over 600 individuals from nearby villages. The initiative, part of a broader…