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Afghan Female Olympians Take the Fight for Women’s Rights to the 2024 Paris Games

Afghan Female Olympians Take the Fight for Women’s Rights to the 2024 Paris Games It’s been three years this week since the United States pulled out of Afghanistan, allowing the...
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Get to know our summer intern: Rida

Get to know our summer intern: Rida Each summer, Central Asia Institute welcomes students from around the country – and the world – to work as summer interns. Our internship...
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Welcome to Preschool #2!

Take a tour of Preschool #2 As many of you will recall, Preschool #2 is located in the mountain town of Barushan in Tajikistan.  Barushan is located in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous...
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Rana Dreams Big

Read our 2023 Impact Report Rana Dreams Big In the remote Rast Qol village of Afghanistan, eight-year-old Rana and her grandmother are the best of friends. After Rana tragically lost...
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Kabirova’s Journey to Leadership

Kabirova’s Journey to Leadership Kabirova’s journey is a testament to resilience. An early marriage forced her to halt her education prematurely. Eager to find ways to use her skills and...
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Zehra’s Season for Success

Zehra’s Season for Success In Marudo Kharmang, Pakistan, Zehra has long appreciated the sweet taste and economic potential of the simple apricot. And yet, she struggled to raise consistent harvests...
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Wajmah forges her own path in Afghanistan

Wajmah forges her own path in Afghanistan “I couldn’t write or read until last year, not even a single word,” shared 16-year-old Wajmah. As a girl in rural Afghanistan, Wajmah...
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Zarafshon’s Future Looks Delicious

Zarafshon’s Future Looks Delicious At 49 years old, Zarafshan has experienced significant strife in her home country of Tajikistan. Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, civil war broke out...
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Celebrating Women’s Month

This International Women’s Month, Join CAI in Celebrating the Women and Girls of Central Asia Throughout the month of March, Central Asia Institute is celebrating all the incredibly inspiring and...
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Tajikistan’s Preschool #2 Comes to Life

Tajikistan’s Preschool #2 Comes to Life Supporters of Preschool #2 (P2) in Tajikistan will be able to celebrate soon!  Four years ago, we broke ground on P2, and so many...
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Emergency Response to Herat Earthquake

Emergency Response to Herat Earthquake Between 7 and 15 October 2023, Herat Province, Afghanistan, endured a series of three powerful earthquakes, each registering a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter...
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Golden Harvest: Apricot Innovation in Baltistan

Golden Harvest: Apricot Innovation in Baltistan In March 2023, Central Asia Institute and Pakistan partner Moawin Foundation launched a new economic empowerment project for women in the breathtaking region of...
CAI’s new board members

Meet CAI’s New Board Members

Meet CAI’s New Board Members By Tonya AndrewsCentral Asia Institute is proud to welcome two new distinguished individuals to its Board of Directors: Ambassador Richard A. Boucher and Raja Akram.Richard’s...
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How Will You Be Remembered?

How Will You Be Remembered? By Marianne MonocA legacy in many ways symbolizes our life, values, and dreams. Whether we hope to be remembered as a caring parent, a trusted...
New Ways To Give

New Ways to Give

New Ways To Give By Marianne Monoc Marsha Williams first heard about CAI from her son, an avid mountaineer who had read a magazine article about CAI founder Greg Mortenson’s...

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