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Sitora’s Story
Sitora’s Story Sitora Majnunova, 41, lives with her brother and daughter in the Roshkala district in Tajikistan’s marginalized Gorno Badakhshan region. Following the death of her husband a few years...
Sadia’s Story
Sadia’s Story Sadia Sahar, 24, lives with her large family in the Khash District in Badakhshan. Her parents are farmers. While Sadia was lucky to attain a bachelor’s level education,...
One Student, One Tree
One Student, One Tree For the teachers of Central Asia Institute’s Afghan Girls Education (AGE) program, environmental stewardship and education go hand in hand. This spring, classrooms in four Badakhshan...
Preschool #2 Update: A vision realized, brick by brick
Preschool #2 Update: A vision realized, brick by brick Barushan is a small town nestled in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) region. A poor and isolated...
Read, Watch, and Listen. Your Central Asia Study Guide.
Read, Watch, And Listen: Your Central Asia Study Guide BOOKS Defiant DreamsBy Sola Mahfouz and Malaina Kapoor, 2023Mahfouz and Kapoor shed light on the experiences of everyday Afghan girls and...
Other ways to give
Other Ways to Give Whether you choose to give a direct monetary donation, a gift of stock, or an in-kind gift, CAI appreciates your support. And we’re excited to tell...
Tackling the Climate Crisis on the Frontlines
Tackling the Climate Crisis on the Frontlines By Nicolas Pavoncelli Over the past year, Central Asia Institute has been working closely with our partners on the ground to understand how...
A Closer Look at Central Asia Institute’s Impact in Pakistan
A Closer Look at Central Asia Institute’s Impact in Pakistan By Libby DaghlianCentral Asia Institute’s story begins in 1996 in the mountainous region of Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan. Today, CAI...
PROFILE: Mina Sherzoy CAI Board Member
PROFILE: Mina Sherzoy CAI Board Member CAI Board member Mina Sherzoy has never been one to shy away from a challenge. From empowering Afghan women to pursuing a career in...
Scholarship Spotlight on Afsona
Scholarship Spotlight on Afsona By Libby DaghlianFor more than 20 years, Central Asia Institute has supported students in Tajikistan with scholarships to continue their higher education studies. Falling under the...
Early Learning in Pakistan
Early Learning in Pakistan By Libby Daghlian Nestled in the breathtaking mountains of Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region, the city of Dain is home to a thoughtful young preschooler named Moheed.Coming from...
Building a bright future
Building a bright future By Libby DaghlianImagine the start of a perfect school day. You might envision the faces of smiling children waving goodbye to their parents. There might be...
Tracking Women’s Rights in Afghanistan: A Timeline
Tracking Women’s Rights in Afghanistan: A Timeline Shortly after seizing power on August 15, 2021, the Taliban announced, “We are going to allow women to study and work within our...
Afghans Hold On to Hope and Ask the World to Do the Same
Afghans Hold On to Hope and Ask the World to Do the Same By Molly ShapiroWhen the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021 and the Taliban took over,...
Pakistan: From CAI Graduate to CAI Teacher
Pakistan: From CAI Graduate to CAI Teacher By Shahzadi Imrana Jalil, Moawin Foundation When Ayub was a boy living in Haiderabad, a remote village in the mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan region of...