UPCOMING EVENTS

Central Asia Institute Travels to Pakistan

This fall, Central Asia Institute’s Executive Director, Alice Thomas, will once again travel to Pakistan to connect directly with the communities we serve. Joining her this year is CAI’s International Program Director, Anh Pham.

Together, Alice and Anh will visit CAI-sponsored schools to meet with students and teachers, and they’ll spend time with women entrepreneurs who are building brighter futures through our Women’s Economic Empowerment programs. Their journey offers a unique window into the life-changing impact of your support, stories and updates we look forward to sharing with you.

Stay tuned next month for inspiring updates from the field!

PREVIOUS EVENTS

Champions of the Golden Valley Screening + Q&A

September 20, 2025 | 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM MST
Big Sky Montana

Central Asia Institute was thrilled to join the screening of the award-winning documentary “Champions of the Golden Valley,” hosted by the Lone Peak Film Festival, as an Impact Partner. “Champions of the Golden Valley” is the melding of a classic underdog sports story with the heartfelt portrait of a community finding hope amid disrupted dreams.

Non-Violent Resistance and Pathways to Peace:

Afghanistan’s Struggle for Justice and Reconciliation Conference with Princeton University’s Afghanistan Policy Lab

August 21, 2025
Princeton University

In August of 2025, Central Asia Institute co-hosted a conference with Princeton’s Afghanistan Policy Lab that examined the role of non-violent resistance in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021.

Alice Thomas, CAI Executive Director, Travels to Tajikistan

August 9-20, 2025
Tajikistan

This August, our executive director, Alice Thomas, visited Tajikistan, where Central Asia Institute has supported education and women’s economic empowerment since 2012.

Her Right to Learn: The Crisis in Afghanistan

August 5, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MST
*Virtual Event*

In case you missed it:

Watch our webinar on ‘Her Right to Learn: The Crisis in Afghanistan‘ with the Afghanistan Policy Lab of Princeton University.

Updates from the Field

March 12, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM MST
*Virtual Event*

In case you missed it:

Watch our webinar on Updates from the Field: Pakistan. Featuring Executive Director Alice Thomas as she takes you inside her recent journey to Pakistan.

Champions of the Golden Valley Film Screening at The Ellen Theatre

November 1, 2024
The Ellen Theatre | Bozeman MT

Central Asia Institute hosted a screening of the award-winning film, Champions of the Golden Valley, at The Ellen Theatre in Bozeman, MT. The film was followed by brief panel discussion featuring the film’s producer, Katie Stjernholm; Ambassador Richard Boucher, former Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia; and Alice Thomas, CAI Executive Director.

Preschool #2 Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

May 1, 2024
Preschool #2 | Barushan, Tajikistan

Five years ago, we broke ground on a new Preschool No. 2, with donors immediately joining as Brick Layers to fund the construction of this model school. Despite the challenges of working in such a remote and unstable environment, and the delays caused by limited access to supplies and labor, the dream was kept alive through the steadfast commitment of our community.

Afghanistan: What’s Next for Women and Girls, with Northwestern Buffet Institute for Global Affairs

October 25, 2023
Northwestern Buffet Institute for Global Affairs

In 2023, nearly two years after the Taliban’s unexpected return to power in Afghanistan, the Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, Central Asia Institute, and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center for International Human Rights hosted a panel discussion examining the country’s evolving situation.