Historical

Drunk on the teachings of an Islam of peace, love, tolerance and sharing, Chérif Mohamed Ali Aïdara is also and above all a fierce activist for endogenous development in Africa, with strong convictions on the urgent need for the elites of the continent, to be the spearheads.

During his permanent quest for new knowledge and experiences, this staunch defender of noble and just causes, will be confronted with the unbearable living conditions of his fellow citizens, in the grip of the worst privations, wherever, under their feet and around them. them, Mother Nature did not stop unrolling her carpet of unsuspected riches.

Scandalized by the prevailing immobility, and even more by the rank occupied by Kolda, his native region, on the scale of poverty, Chérif resolved to demonstrate to the world that this situation was not inevitable. , and that it was even possible to live decently by relying on the natural potential of the land, whose exploitation left much to be desired.

This was the trigger that led to the founding of the Mozdahir International Institute (IMI), and the start of an intense crusade against ignorance, hunger, disease, idleness and the lack of prospects, so many factors constituting an environment of absolute poverty and culpable resignation.

The objective of the creation of this NGO IMI was first of all to help the inhabitants of these deprived rural areas to rearm themselves morally, to regain self-confidence to get out of the negative spiral. It was then a question of giving them reasons to believe again in the future by sensitizing them on the need to invest fully in the development of local resources. These lands, forests, watercourses and solar energy that nature had graciously placed at their disposal, in the eyes of Chérif Mohamed Aly Aïdara constituted an inestimable heritage and a wealth at hand which only asked to be fruitful.

It is in this that we must magnify the avant-garde vision as well as the militant commitment of the Mozdahir International Institute (IMI) and its founder alongside populations who have rediscovered happiness and, above all, the dignity of living. Henceforth by themselves and for themselves.

The experience has ended up being emulated at the level of the sub-region where governments, seduced by this new community dynamic, are taking a closer look at these examples of initiatives for inclusive development.

Our achievements

To date, the achievements of the Mozdahir International Institute are numerous. He has several achievements to his credit, among which we can mention, among others.

The acquisition of land to house dozens of schools and mosques.

1. The Mozdahir high school of excellence in Bamako.
2. The Mozdahir high school of Ouagadougou.
3. The construction of the private high school of excellence Mozdahir “Al Mahdi School” R + 1 of 6 classes in Kolda in the same enclosure as the reception center.
4. The construction of an Islamic complex in Bafata in Guinea Bissau (an R + 2 school with 35 classrooms, a mosque and shops.)
5. The construction of a cultural center housing the departmental representation of the NGO in Vélingara.
6. The development of irrigated agricultural areas for the benefit of rural populations, in particular women and young people.
7. Improving agricultural production systems to promote food self-sufficiency.
8. Between 2007 and 2019 several hectares of land were reforested in the Kolda and Thiès region with nearly 3 million plants of various species.
9. The establishment of health infrastructures and the promotion of pharmacopoeia.
10. The popularization of alternative construction techniques in the field of housing.
11. Editing of several works in French, English, Portuguese, Arabic, Wolof, Poular etc.
12. The opening of a Mozdahir FM 93.2 community radio station in Guediawaye in the suburbs of Dakar.
13. The construction of an Islamic complex in the ZAC of Mbao with a mosque, a multipurpose education and training center.
14. Hundreds of wells and hydraulic boreholes in Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ivory Coast etc.