Promoting Peace One School at a Time
By: Nancy Greenleese | Source: AARP Prime Time Radio | Date Posted: May 2008
Image courtesy Greg Mortenson, Central Asia Institute.
Independent producer Nancy Greenleese speaks with Greg Mortenson about his latest accomplishments.
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For 15 years, Greg Mortenson has devoted himself to helping some of the regions that constitute major front lines in the war on terror.
By 2007, Mortenson had financed more than 61 schools in volatile, rural regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
His actions now provide education to more than 25,000 children, including about 14,000 girls, who had few if any educational opportunities before his arrival.
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