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The '''Central Asia Institute''' (CAI) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and provide community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.<ref>[http://www.ikat.org/about-cai/ "About CAI"], Central Asia Institute</ref> Additional projects are in [[Mongolia]] and [[Kyrgyzstan]]. |
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Central Asia Institute's achievements include: |
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'''Jenna Haze''' (born February 22, 1982) is an [[United States|American]] [[pornographic actress]]. She entered the [[adult film industry]] in 2001 at the age of 19. Between 2002 and 2005 she was a contract girl for the film company [[Jill Kelly|Jill Kelly Productions]]. During most of her time at the company she performed exclusively with women, out of loyalty to her then boyfriend, an industry cameraman. She returned to working with men in the 2006 multi-award winning release ''Jenna Haze Darkside'', produced by her new boyfriend [[Jules Jordan]].<ref name="back" /> Haze herself has won numerous adult industry awards, including the 2003 [[AVN Award]] for [[Best New Starlet]]. |
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* 78 schools in rural [[Pakistan]] and [[Afghanistan]]<ref>[http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080402/NEWS01/804020894/1008/NEWS01 "Author speaks of quest to aid the poor in Asia: Says education key to solution,"] Peter Smith, ''Courier-Journal'', Louisville, Kentucky, April 2, 2008</ref> |
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* 607 fully or partially supported teachers |
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* Education for over 28,000 students, including 18,000 girls |
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* Temporary education for victims of [[Pakistan]]'s October 2005 7.8 [[Richter]] scale [[earthquake]]. The quake killed 74,000 people, including 18,000 students, and displaced 2.8 million [[refugees]]. CAI has rebuilt or re-established 13 schools destoryed in the earthquake. "<ref>[http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/pakistan/devastation.php "Devastation and hope: School promises brighter future for girls in Kashmir"], Karin Ronnow, ''Bozeman Daily Chronicle'', April 2, 2008</ref> |
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Due to "a unique approach in which villages donate land, labor and some materials, Institute founder [[Greg Mortenson]] completes his projects for a fraction of the normal cost. To build a school, for example, the CAI typically spends less than $15,000—a quarter of the price charged by the World Bank and half of what it costs the government of Pakistan."<ref>[http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2003/edition_04-06-2003/Greg_Mortenson "He Fights Terror With Books,"] Kevin Fedarko, ''Parade Magazine,'' April 6, 2003</ref> "A village must agree to increase girls’ enrollment by 10% a year" before CAI will build a school. "Mortenson believes, as do many experts, that providing education for girls directly helps to lower infant mortality and bring down birth rates—which in turn reduces the ignorance and poverty that help fuel religious extremism."<ref>[http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2003/edition_04-06-2003/Greg_Mortenson Ibid, Fedarko]</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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=== Early life=== |
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Haze was born in [[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]] [[California]] and grew up mainly in [[La Habra, California|La Habra]] California, but also spent time in [[Lancaster, California|Lancaster]] California and [[Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota|Inver Grove Heights]] [[Minnesota]]. Haze grew up with divorced parents and has two sisters and a brother; all much older than she is.<ref name="AVNbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.avn.com/performer/profiles/70976.html|title=AVN :: Jenna Haze|accessdate=2008-07-13|publisher=AVN}}</ref> She is of mixed [[Spanish people|Spanish]], [[Germans|German]] and [[Irish people|Irish]] descent.<ref name=villa>{{cite web|url=http://www.fairvilla.com/events/jennahaze.html|title=About Jenna Haze|accessdate=2008-01-13|publisher=Fairvilla.com}}</ref> |
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CAI also sponsors the "[[Pennies for Peace]]" program, where schoolchildren raise pennies to help fund CAI's activities.<ref>[http://www.penniesforpeace.org/home.html "What is the power of a penny?"], www.penniesforpeace.org</ref><ref>[http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=6001746 Students raise $3,700 in 'pennies for peace'"], ''ABC7News'', KGO San Francisco, California, March 5, 2008</ref> |
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She received good grades in school, until about junior high school when she "discovered boys and sex".<ref name="AVNbio"/> By age 15 she had dropped out of high school, had to receive [[homeschooling]] and find her first job. She had a series of low wage jobs such as a fast food manager, oil change girl and a Christmas job stocking shelves at a toy store.<ref name="AVNbio"/><ref name="rog"/> |
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Silicon Valley microchip pioneer [[Jean Hoerni]] co-founded the Institute in 1996 and named Greg Mortenson as its first Executive Director. The headquarters are located in [[Bozeman, Montana]].<ref>[http://www.ikat.org/history.html "Central Asia Institute History"], Central Asia Institute</ref> |
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When Haze turned 18, she tried [[Striptease|stripping]] for a day, but did not enjoy being a ''house girl'', giving [[lap dance]]s to men she had to pretend to like for low wages.<ref name="AVNbio"/> At age 19, while at her favorite nightclub in [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] California her boyfriend introduced her to a friend who knew the adult actor [[Peter North (actor)|Peter North]] and the actor/director Craven Moorehead. She gladly accepted an offer from Moorehead to participate in a film and two days later she shot her first scene.<ref name="AVNbio"/> Haze had chosen her stagename before entering the industry, as friends had previously asked her what it would be. ''Jenna'' was the name she was given to distinguish her from the other Jennifers who worked at the same pie restaurant as her at the time; ''Haze'' was in honor of her then fiancé – who had the surname ''Hayes'' – and her favorite song, [[Jimi Hendrix]]'s "[[Purple Haze]]".<ref name="AVNbio"/><ref name=lukeisback>{{cite web|url=http://www.lukeisback.com/stars/stars/jenna_haze.htm|title=Jenna Haze interview|accessdate=2008-07-13|date=2003-04-08|last=Ford|first=Luke|publisher=Lukeisback.com}}</ref> |
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The full story of CAI is outlined in the 2006 ''New York Times'' best-selling book ''[[Three Cups of Tea]]'' by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/books/bestseller/0316bestpapernonfiction.html?scp=1&sq=three+cups+of+tea&st=nyt "Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers"], ''The New York Times'', March 16, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.wickedlocal.com/mansfield/fun/entertainment/books/x257793213"'Three Cups of Tea' Talk of Town"], ''Mansfield News'', February 21, 2008</ref> |
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===Film career=== |
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Haze's first scene was with Miles Long in [[Joey Silvera]]'s ''Service Animals 4''.<ref name="rog"/> The next day she shot a scene for ''The Oral Adventures of Craven Moorehead 8'' with her agent Craven Moorehead and his best friend, Slim Shady.<ref name="rog"/><ref name="AVNbio"/><ref name="Craven">{{cite web|url=http://www.excaliburfilms.com/AdultVHS/83249V8_Oral_Adventures_of_Craven_Moorehead_8_vhs.htm|title=Oral Adventures of Craven Moorehead 8 VHS|accessdate=2008-01-12|publisher=Excalibur Films}}</ref> It was intended to only be an oral scene, but in the heat of the moment she had intercourse with both. A few months later, she realized that she did not need an agent and started to represent herself.<ref name="AVNbio"/> For just over a month, Haze dated Simon Dope from the rock band [[Dope (band)|Dope]]. They met in 2002 on the set of ''Taste of a Woman'', her first feature film and her first lead. She briefly followed his band on tour until the relationship ended.<ref name=lukeisback /> |
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In February 2002, Haze appeared in a scene for [[Jill Kelly|Jill Kelly Productions]] (JKP), directed by [[Jill Kelly]] herself. Kelly was impressed by her performance and JKP offered Haze an exclusive performing contract. This was soon followed by offers from other companies, but in April 2002 Haze decided to sign with JKP, as they offered the extra flexibility she needed to make money and build her career.<ref name="wanted">{{cite web|url=http://www.wantedlist.com/Interviews/JennaHazeFull.aspx|title=Jenna Haze: Hazed and Confused|accessdate=2008-07-13|publisher=Wanted List}}</ref><ref name="AVNbio"/> The company to her was more than just a business, but a family too. She also enjoyed the idea of having a group of girls around her and working for a company run by a woman.<ref name="AVNbio"/> Soon after signing with JKP, she formed a serious relationship with an industry cameraman and began a three year period of performing exclusively with women.<ref name="AVNbio"/><ref name="back"/> At the 2003 [[AVN Award]]s ceremony, Haze was named [[Best New Starlet]] and her masturbation scene in ''Big Bottom Sadie'' was awarded Best Solo Sex Scene.<ref name=avnwin/> In 2004, she appeared on the [[HBO]] show [[Pornucopia]], a six-part documentary on the pornography industry in California.<ref>{{cite web| title = Pornucopia Examines Porn Life Through Eyes of Major Players | url = http://www.avn.com/video/articles/18634.html | publisher = ''[[Adult Video News]]'' | date = 2004-11-15 | accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref> |
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Haze became a free agent in April 2005, after deciding not to renew her contract with JKP, partly because Jill Kelly had recently left the company.<ref name="avn2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.avn.com/video/articles/21807.html|title=Jenna Haze: ''"I'm a free agent"''|accessdate=2008-07-13|date=2005-06-27|publisher=AVN}}</ref> After leaving JKP and splitting with her boyfriend, Haze returned to working with male performers. The April 2006 release ''Jenna Haze Darkside'' featured her first boy-girl scenes in over three years, along with her first interracial scene with [[Mr. Marcus]]. The film was produced and directed by her new boyfriend [[Jules Jordan]].<ref name="back">{{cite web|url=http://www.avn.com/video/articles/23438.html|title=Jenna Haze Back In Action for Jules Jordan Video|accessdate=2008-07-13|author=Heidi Joy Pike|date=2006-03-30|publisher=AVN}}</ref> Later in the year, she began writing a sex advice column for the pornographic magazine, ''[[Fox (magazine)|Fox]]''.<ref name=fox>{{cite web|url=http://www.avn.com/video/articles/25450.html|title=Jenna Haze Turns Sex Advice Columnist|accessdate=2008-01-13|author=|date=2008-07-13|publisher=AVN}}</ref> She also started [[Striptease|feature dancing]], represented by the agency Lee Network.<ref name="lee">{{cite web|url=http://www.leenetwork.net/catalog/categories.php?cat_id=27|title=Jenna Haze |accessdate=2008-01-12|author=||publisher=LeeNetwork.net}}</ref> The first achievement in her feature dancing career was a nomination for Best Feature Entertainer at the 2007 Night Moves Awards.<ref name=2007NMAEAnom>{{cite web|url=http://adultfyi.com/read.php?ID=23472|title=2007 Night Moves Awards nominations|accessdate=2008-07-13|date=2007-07-10|publisher=AdultFYI}}</ref> Her film work was also rewarded in 2007, with AVN Awards for Best Oral Sex Scene (Video) and Best Group Sex Scene (Video), as well as a nomination for Female Performer of the Year.<ref name=avnwin/> In April 2007, ''Jenna Haze Oil Orgy'' became the first adult movie to be released on [[Blu-ray]] format.<ref name="blueray">{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_April_9/ai_n18792603|title=Adult Film Industry May Determine Victor in High Definition DVD Format Wars |date=2007-04-09|accessdate=2008-07-13|author=||publisher=''Business Wire''}}</ref> Meanwhile, in the same month, her official website was launched by Premium Multimedia<ref>[http://www.honestpornreviews.com/pornstar/jennahaze/ Jenna Haze pornstar profile and biography]</ref>In the 2007 mainstream comedy film, ''[[Superbad (film)|Superbad]]'', Haze made a short appearance in the role of Vagtastic Voyage Girl #2.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.zap2it.com/dvd/zap-dvdreview-superbad,0,1889160.story?coll=zap-dvd-headlines | title = DVD Review: 'Superbad' | author = Daniel Fienberg | publisher = ZAP 2 it | date = 2007-12-04 | accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref> She was also among the adult stars featured in the erotic photography book ''[[Naked Ambition: An R-Rated Look at an X-Rated Industry]]'', published in November 2007. The special edition of the book included a fine art photograph of Haze signed by the photographer [[Michael Grecco]].<ref name="namb">{{cite web|url=http://www.nakedambition.com/jennahaze/|title=''Naked Ambition: An R-Rated Look at an X-Rated Industry''|publisher=NakedAmbition.com|accessdate=2008-07-13}}</ref> In January 2008, her scene with [[Manuel Ferrara]] in ''Evil Anal 2'' won the AVN Award for Best Couples Sex Scene (Video).<ref name=avnwin2008/> In August 2008, Haze achieved the first feature dancing award of her career winning Adult Movie Entertainer of the Year in the 11th annual Adult Nightclub and Exotic Dancer Awards.<ref name=aneda>{{cite web | title =Carmen Hart, Jenna Haze Capture Exotic Dancer Awards | publisher = AVN.com| url = http://avn.com/video/articles/31985.html | author=Dan Miller | date = 2008-08-28 | accessdate = 2008-08-28}}</ref> On January 10, 2009, Haze and [[Belladonna (porn star)|Belladonna]] will host the 2009 AVN Awards.<ref name=host>{{cite web | title =Belladonna, Jenna Haze to Host 2009 AVN Awards | publisher = AVN.com| url = http://www.avn.com/video/articles/32699.html | author=David Sullivan | date = 2008-10-07 | accessdate = 2008-10-07}}</ref> |
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* [http://www.ikat.org Official Website of CAI] |
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* [http://www.threecupsoftea.com/ Three Cups of Tea] |
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* [http://www.penniesforpeace.org Pennies for Peace website] |
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*2003 [[AVN Award]] for [[Best New Starlet]]<ref name=avnwin>{{cite web | title =AVN Awards Past Winners | publisher = AVN.com| url = http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=pastwinners | accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref> |
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*2003 AVN Award for Best Solo Sex Scene (''Big Bottom Sadie'')<ref name=avnwin/> |
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*2006 [[FAME Award]] for Fan Favorite Best Butt<ref>{{cite web | title = FAME Finalists| publisher = thefameawards.com| url = http://www.thefameawards.com/2006/nominees.aspx| accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref> |
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*2007 AVN Award for Best Oral Sex Scene, Video (''Jenna Haze Darkside'')<ref name=avnwin/> |
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*2007 AVN Award for Best Group Sex Scene, Video (''Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge'')<ref name=avnwin/> |
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*2007 [[XRCO Award]] for Best On-Screen Chemistry (''Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge'')<ref name="XRCO">{{cite web | title = Hillary Scott Sets Record at 23rd XRCO Awards | publisher = AVN| url = http://www.avn.com/video/articles/8131.html | date = 2007-04-06 | accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref> |
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*2007 FAME Award for Favorite Oral Starlet<ref name="FAME2007">{{cite web |url=http://staging.avn.com/performer/articles/2609.html |title=2007 F.A.M.E. Award Winners Announced|author=Peter Warren|accessdate=2008-07-13|date=2007-06-23|publisher=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]]}}</ref> |
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*2008 AVN Award for Best Couple Sex Scene, Video (''Evil Anal 2'')<ref name=avnwin2008>{{cite web | title =2008 AVN Awards Winners Announced | publisher = AVN.com|last=Rutter|first=Jared| url =http://avn.com/video/articles/2759.html| accessdate = 2008-01-13}}</ref> |
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*2008 XRCO Award for Orgasmic Oralist<ref name="XRCO2007">{{cite web |url=http://avn.com/video/articles/29952.html |title=XRCO Announces 2008 Award Winners|author=David Sullivan|accessdate=2008-05-01|date=2008-05-01|publisher=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]]}}</ref> |
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*2008 FAME Award for Favorite Anal Starlet<ref name="FAME2008">{{cite web |url=http://avn.com/performer/articles/30630.html |title=2008 F.A.M.E. Winners Announced at Erotica LA|author=David Sullivan, Peter Warren|accessdate=2008-06-08|date=2008-06-07|publisher=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]]}}</ref> |
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*2008 Adult Nightclub and Exotic Dancer Awards for Adult Movie Entertainer of the Year<ref name=aneda/> |
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Awards received by the movie ''Jenna Haze Darkside'': |
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*2006 Empire Awards Viewer's Choice Award<ref name=empire06avn>{{cite web | author = David Sullivan |url=http://www.avn.com/internet/articles/7710.html | publisher=''[[Adult Video News]]''|title=Adult DVD Empire Announces 2006 Award Winners |date = 2008-07-13 |accessdate=2008-03-08}}</ref> <ref name=empire06>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireawards.com/2006winners.asp| publisher=empireawards.com|title=2006 Empire Awards Winners |
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*2006 Empire Award for Best Gonzo DVD<ref name=empire06avn /><ref name=empire06/> |
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*2006 Night Moves Adult Entertainment Awards Fan's Choice for Best All Sex or Gonzo<ref name="NMAEA2006">{{cite web | author = Dirty Bob | url = http://www.avn.com/video/articles/6059.html| title=Nightmoves Award Winners Announced|accessdate=2008-03-08 | date = 2006-10-09 | publisher = ''[[Adult Video News]]''}}</ref> |
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*2007 AVN Award for Best Vignette Release<ref name=avnwin/> |
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*2007 XRCO Award for Best Gonzo Release<ref name="XRCO"/> |
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*2007 FAME Award for Favorite Gonzo Movie<ref name="FAME2007">{{cite web |url=http://staging.avn.com/performer/articles/2609.html|title=2007 F.A.M.E. Award Winners Announced|accessdate=2008-07-13|author=Peter Warren|date=2007-06-23|publisher=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]]}}</ref> |
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*2007 Adam Film World Guide Award for Best Gonzo Movie<ref>{{cite web | title =Adam Film World Guide Announces Annual Porn Awards Winners| publisher = XBiz.com| url = http://www.xbiz.com/news/21009 |date=2007-03-30|last=Preston|first=Bob |accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref> |
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Awards received by the movie ''Interactive Sex With Jenna Haze'': |
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*2008 AVN Award for Best Interactive DVD<ref name=avnwin2008/> |
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*2008 Empire Award for Best Interactive DVD<ref name=empire07>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireawards.com/index2.asp?userid=| publisher=empireawards.com|title=2007 Empire Awards Winners |
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|accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref><ref name=ea07>{{cite web |url=http://www.avn.com/video/articles/1523.html| publisher=AVN.com|title=''Operation Desert Stormy'' Leads Adult DVD Empire Award Winners |accessdate=2008-02-28|author=Jared Rutter|date=2008-02-22}}</ref> |
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*2008 Empire Award for Best Selling DVD<ref name=empire07/><ref name=ea07/> |
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*2008 Adam Film World Guide Award for Best Interactive-Sex Movie<ref>{{cite web | author = Nelson X |url=http://www.avn.com/video/articles/29872.html | publisher=''[[Adult Video News]]''|title=Adam Film World Announces Annual Award Winners |date = 2008-04-25 |accessdate=2008-05-01}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jenna_Haze/ Jenna Haze Official Fan Club] at [[Yahoo Groups]] |
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* [http://www.tv.com/jenna--haze/person/380490/summary.html?q=Jenna%20Haze&tag=search_results;title;0 Jenna Haze] at [[Tv.com]] |
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Revision as of 00:28, 13 October 2008
The Central Asia Institute (CAI) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and provide community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.[1] Additional projects are in Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan.
Central Asia Institute's achievements include:
- 78 schools in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan[2]
- 607 fully or partially supported teachers
- Education for over 28,000 students, including 18,000 girls
- Temporary education for victims of Pakistan's October 2005 7.8 Richter scale earthquake. The quake killed 74,000 people, including 18,000 students, and displaced 2.8 million refugees. CAI has rebuilt or re-established 13 schools destoryed in the earthquake. "[3]
Due to "a unique approach in which villages donate land, labor and some materials, Institute founder Greg Mortenson completes his projects for a fraction of the normal cost. To build a school, for example, the CAI typically spends less than $15,000—a quarter of the price charged by the World Bank and half of what it costs the government of Pakistan."[4] "A village must agree to increase girls’ enrollment by 10% a year" before CAI will build a school. "Mortenson believes, as do many experts, that providing education for girls directly helps to lower infant mortality and bring down birth rates—which in turn reduces the ignorance and poverty that help fuel religious extremism."[5]
CAI also sponsors the "Pennies for Peace" program, where schoolchildren raise pennies to help fund CAI's activities.[6][7]
Silicon Valley microchip pioneer Jean Hoerni co-founded the Institute in 1996 and named Greg Mortenson as its first Executive Director. The headquarters are located in Bozeman, Montana.[8]
The full story of CAI is outlined in the 2006 New York Times best-selling book Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.[9][10]
References
- ^ "About CAI", Central Asia Institute
- ^ "Author speaks of quest to aid the poor in Asia: Says education key to solution," Peter Smith, Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, April 2, 2008
- ^ "Devastation and hope: School promises brighter future for girls in Kashmir", Karin Ronnow, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, April 2, 2008
- ^ "He Fights Terror With Books," Kevin Fedarko, Parade Magazine, April 6, 2003
- ^ Ibid, Fedarko
- ^ "What is the power of a penny?", www.penniesforpeace.org
- ^ Students raise $3,700 in 'pennies for peace'", ABC7News, KGO San Francisco, California, March 5, 2008
- ^ "Central Asia Institute History", Central Asia Institute
- ^ "Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers", The New York Times, March 16, 2008
- ^ "'Three Cups of Tea' Talk of Town", Mansfield News, February 21, 2008