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Central Asia Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with the mission to promote and support community-based education, especially for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
 

Enjoy Three Cups of Tea!
The #1 New York Times Bestseller Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace, One School At A Time, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, recounts the journey that led Greg Mortenson from a failed attempt to climb Pakistan’s K2 to successfully building schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The book has been on the NY Times Bestseller List since the paperback was released by Penguin Publishers in February 2007!
 
CAI Project Update!

In July 2007, photographer Deirdre Eitel and journalist Karin Ronnow traveled from Montana to Pakistan and Afghanistan to document Greg Mortenson and CAI’s projects. An in-depth report titled, “Journey of Hope” was published and can be downloaded by clicking the icon to the left. You may also request copies from our CAI office. info@ikat.org.