<p>journey of
HOPE
An in-depth field report
by writer Karin Ronnow
and photographer
Teru Kuwayama
documenting the work
of Greg Mortenson,
his nonprofit
Central Asia Institute,
and its children's
Pennies For Peace
program.
vol. lll
CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE
2009
Promoting peace with education,
especially for girls, in Pakistan
and Afghanistan
Wakhi children stand outside their home in the remote Wakhan Corridor in northern Afghanistan.
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table of contents
IntroductIon
Karin Ronnow, writer page 4
Teru Kuwayama, photographer page 5
CAI mission and philosophy page 5
where It all began
Central Asia Institute's home ground
in Baltistan, Pakistan page 6
hIgh praIse
Awards for CAI & Greg Mortenson page 15
photo essay Crisis in Pakistan page 16
afghanIstan: Building relationships amid war
'Dae Rawood or Bust' page 18
caI MIdwIfe traInIng course
Midwife course fills dire need in rural villages page 28
photo essay Faces of the Wakhan page 30
educate gIrls, change the world page 32
Measuring sticks page 32
Building successful girls' schools page 33
Returns on investment in girls' education page 34
young pIoneers
CAI scholarships break down barriers to literacy page 35
pennIes for peace
Spare change adds up to make difference page 38
caI store
'Stones Into Schools' released Dec. 1 page 41
about the journalIsts
How to make a difference I Contact information page 42
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DeirDre eitel
Writer Karin Ronnow in Deosai Plateau, Pakistan.
The first time I traveled to Pakistan
and Afghanistan with Greg Mortenson to
document his work in 2007, it was all new
the language and the culture, the need
for armed bodyguards and head scarves.
I had traveled in the Third World before,
but this was different. I was not a tourist, I
was working. And I kept finding myself in
situations that might have been dangerous
or awkward under other circumstances, but
weren't, because I was with Dr. Greg. People
opened their homes and classrooms to