Greg Mortenson

Central Asia Institute is an NPO that supports community-based education programs in the remote rural regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. There are over 145 million illiterate children in the world, and CAI is committed to the UN mandate to achieve universal literacy by the year 2015. For 14 years Greg Mortenson has seen the transformative power of education which reduces infant mortality, diminishes the population explosion and dramatically improves the sanitation and health of the rural communities.

CAI is honoring Greg on April 21st with a fundraising dinner. Funds will go directly to Greg's cause. This man has dedicated his life to helping children from the poorest regions of Pakistan; he's already built 58 schools through his entirely grassroots organization.

It is inspiring what one man can do; when hundreds of people assemble themselves behind him, I can only imagine what is possible.

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