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Greg Mortenson with Khanday school students, Hushe Valley, Karakoram Mountains, Pakistan
Khanday School, Hushe Valley, Pakistan
Five schoolgirls from Hushe village, Karakoram mountains, Pakistan. The female literacy rate in this region was less than 5% when Mortenson first started working here in 1993, now its about 30%. The cost to educate a child here is about $ 1 per month per child. Photo: Greg Mortenson
Sekina, Haji Ali's wife of 58 years who died in early 2001. Photo: Greg Mortenson
Haji Ali, Korhpe village chief, Braldu Valley, Karakoram mountains, Pakistan. Died in 2001, soon after 9/11. Haji Ali was the man who told Mortenson to 'sit down, be quiet and let us do the work'. Photo: Greg Mortenson
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