Stones into Schools at SRVHS: Semester Campaign

You may have heard of the bestseller Three Cups of Tea, which depicts Greg Mortenson's journey to begin Central Asia Institute. His organization continues to do great work today, serving over 50,000 students.

We are a group of passionate students from the US working together to raise funds for girls' education in Central Asia. We know that investing in education means investing in the future of individual children, communities, nations, and our world - we want to teach 'em how to fish.

In Afghanistan and Pakistan, a penny can buy a pencil, and about a dollar sends a child to school for a month. Educated women tend to get married later in life, have less children, contribute more to their village's/country's economy, empower women around them, and educate their children. Educating women in a community decreases the population and the chance of death at birth, and in places like Pakistan and Afghanistan, education is a peaceful way to fight terrorism. We can make a difference!

100% of donations go to the work CAI does on the ground. CAI is a great nonprofit because, rather than coming in as Westerners pushing change - a stance that tends to create more problems - they get the communities they work in involved as builders, teachers, and parents and make sure everyone knows it is the community's school. This is how they get away with educating women in this region, along with focusing their work in remote regions. If you would like more information on CAI, go to www.ikat.org

We made it our goal this semester to raise $8000 - about $2000 a month. Think of how big of a difference that will make in a place where money goes so far & for a cause that has exponential effects! We are planning various fundraisers in our community and will post information about them as the details become clear. You can help us reach that goal by donating online.