A statement from Bernie Krisher, head of American Assistance in Cambodia, a NGO that works with One Ummah:
Mohammad Rahman and I, although we come from different religions and backgrounds, share the same values: we believe in helping those less fortunate than ourselves who share a roof over our heads are blessed to eat three meals a day, live in a warm family environment and having enjoyed the benefits of a good income and professional success to be able now to pay back to society what we have gained from it.
In my case, having survived the Nazi holocaust, having left Germany with my family for the safety of the United States in 1937, I identified with a similar holocaust experienced in Cambodia by four million people who perished there and countless more traumatized by the experience, that I established a rural school program which has since built 450 schools which have been able to leapfrog the nation’s young people to greater educational opportunities and brighter futures.
Mohammad Rahman, in honor of his son who passed away tragically, has likewise followed a philosophy of helping the less fortunate by supporting education, medical care and personal development by supporting many projects in Cambodia and elsewhere, such as establishing a school in Cambodia memorializing his son and continuing to pursue impressive projects dedicated to making this a better world for us and future generations. I am very proud to know Mohammad Rahman, to have worked with him and the One Ummah Foundation, and wish that our relationship
will continue indefinitely into the future.