Greg Mortenson Central Asia Institute. (Building Peace)..

Over a hundred and twenty million children world wide still lack access to education, due to poverty, gender discrimination and tradition. Central Asia Institute is trying to change that. Its mission focuses on community based education and literacy program mes especially for girls in the northern regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
       The co-founder and executive director of central institute is Greg Mortenson. He knows that the best way to bring up hope and peace is through education. Mortenson said we can drop arms, we can handle conducts, we can build roads and electricity but until the girls are educated the society will not change. He was free even spoke with the little girls in their native dialect.
      Greg first traveled to Pakistan in 1993 on an expedition to climb k2 the world second highest mountain exhausted and disoriented after he failed some of the attempt. Greg wondered away from his crew. He eventually stumbled into Korphe with the impoverished villagers no specific further than to help while recovering he observed the children sitting out door scratching their lessons in the doors with sticks when Greg saw their fused desire and determination to learn, he promised that he would return to build them a school. In 1996 Greg, fulfilled his promise and the school in korphe became a reality. Since then central ancient institute has built and supported dozens of schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. His philosophy is to empower the local people, through  their own initiative. Why is educating girls so important? There are several global studies that show if you educate a girl to at least the fifth grade level it does some important things. (1) Reduce the population explosion and improve the basic quality of life itself. But it takes several generations. Greg says the real enemies is ignorant and hatred so we should all put all our strength, our prayers and resources to the education of our children

Peace is not just a term; it is a short form of a happy mind and body. Peace is not in the environment; it is within. If you possess the quality of peace in yourself then you can see the whole world in peace. We find many definitions of peace but no one knows the true meaning of peace. The sense of responsibility comes in as soon as you accept your own existence. Peace lies there only. When we accuse others for any wrong happening then disturbance occurs in our mind and when a realization of our self is there then all these issues get disappeared and we start improving ourselves rather than blaming others.