Journey of
HOPE
ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE
VOLUME X | FALL 2016 | CENTRALASIAINSTITUTE.ORG
In This Issue:
2
Greg Mortenson Reflects on a 20-Year Journey
6
Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders
8 Art War Lords
12
Shepherd to Teacher: The Story of One Girl
Who Took a Risk
14
Girls’ Education: The Unstoppable Revolution
18
Photo Essay: I Am Unstoppable
24
The Power of Educational TV in a Society
Struggling with Literacy
26
Love in the Time of Homework:
A Conversation with Education & Women’s
Rights Activist Nasrine Gross
29 Kyra Coates: Artist, Nun, Mother,
Humanitarian. One Woman’s Fight to Make
a Difference and Find Fulfilment
32
Penny for Your Thoughts
34
Could You Pass Kindergarten in Tajikistan?
36
Our Mission Is Their Dream
FALL 2016
Cover: A young pupil at Barsat Primary School in Pakistan’s
Ghizer Valley, counts on her fingers to get the answer to
a problem.
Opposite page: Two Pakistani students smile and giggle
together as they wait for class to resume.
Inside back cover: Hard at work on her spelling lesson,
this student in Korphe, Pakistan pauses for a moment when
she hears the click of the camera.
Back cover: These Afghan girls are ready with the answer.
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