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Journey of
HOPE
ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE
VOLUME XII | FALL 2018 | CENTRALASIAINSTITUTE.ORG
In This Issue:
2 Fresh Focus: Updated Vision & Mission
3 Why Update Central Asia Institute's Vision & Mission
6 Educate a Girl. Change the World.
8

Courage, a Dream, and a Better Life: The story
of a fatherless girl from the high mountains of remote
Pakistan, in her own words
10 Disaster Zone
12 Remote: Working in an Unforgiving Land
14 Expedition to Tajikistan’s Frontier Towns
16 Under Construction: Your Donations at Work
17 If Education is Light, then Water is Life
18 Unsung Heroes of Education
19 Quiz: How much do you know about girls’ education?
Cover: A Kuchi child uses her school book to keep the sun off her face.
20 Central Asia Crossword Puzzle CAI partner, Star of Knowledge, has worked to promote education among
the Kuchi tribes of eastern Afghanistan since 2011. They have provided
students with tents, school supplies, and qualified teachers.
21 Bacha Posh: Afghan girls raised as boys Opposite page: Playtime is this kindergartener’s favorite time of the
22 The Girl Who Became a Boy to Survive: A conversation

with the author of The Breadwinner
day. In the yard in front of Kindergarten #2 students build stick houses,
play tag, and let loose after a long day of lessons.
Inside back cover: Students at Hyderabad High School work together
24 Fighting for the Dream of Education: The power of your

donations in the face of declining giving on a difficult lesson. The high school was built with funds from CAI in
2004.
26 What Does Community Mean? Afghanistan.
FALL 2018
Back cover: School is out for the day at Pigish High School in northern
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