Journey of
HOPE
ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE
VOLUME IX | FALL 2015 | CENTRALASIAINSTITUTE.ORG
In this issue:
2 Life lessons: Play and innocence in time of war
7 Students, not brides
8 When disaster struck Gulmit
9 Writing for change: Afghan women pen a new
destiny for Afghanistan
12 Getting a head start
15 Girls’ education: We’ve come far, but there is a
long way to go
21 Message from Greg Mortenson
22 Letter from the chairman
23 Ask, don’t tell: The recipe for change
29 Literacy in a box: Educating a whole
community
30 Hibbard Elementary School learns a little gesture
can have a big impact
32 Anyone can build a school, few build relationships.
That makes all the difference.
37 Education and community action: An antidote for
terrorism
40 A field report from Pakistan
44 Construction complete: Rukut classes move
inside ahead of winter
46 HER: Hope. Educate. Rise.
48 A walk in their shoes
Cover: A student smiles during class at the Central Asia
Institute-sponsored Imamabad Primary School in Hunza,
Pakistan.
Opposite page: On the outskirts of Kabul, a young girl
listens to her teacher. Part of the nomadic Kuchi tribe, her
classes take place in CAI-provided tents.
Inside back cover: A young girl plays outside the CAIsponsored vocational center in Ishkashim, Afghanistan.
Back cover: Atta Abad Lake in Pakistan, which was formed
when a landslide blocked the flow of the Hunza River in
2010.
Photos by Erik Petersen
ALSO INSIDE
KID’S SECTION: Games and activities for the whole family
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