Dr. Mahmoud Al-Samman, founder and chairman of the Board of Trustees, visited villages in Burkina Faso in West Africa. Al-Samman saw tragic situations in which the population, children and women lived, with no water or education. So, after this visit, Al-Samman decided to creation the ENSAN Aid organization in Burkina Faso and West Africa, the organization aim to enable the population to have access to clean water and to educate children