Mortenson did oversee the construction of that school and many others.
From that rash promise to Ali, The Central Asia Institute (CAI) was born. The
organization is dedicated to promoting education in the remote areas of
Pakistan and Afghanistan, especially education for girls. An old African
proverb says, “If you educate a boy, you educate an individual, if you educate
a girl, you educate a community.” Educated woman marry later, are less likely
to die in childbirth, and boost the health of the community.
By the end of 2010, CAI had established or supported 170 schools in
Pakistan and Afghanistan and was providing scholarships to girls to attend high
school and college.
In 2000, only 800,000 children in Afghanistan attended school. “Now
there are 9 million children in school in Afghanistan and 2.8 million of them
are girls,” said Mortenson. In addition to schools, CAI helps finance literacy
and work centers where woman can learn to read and make traditional crafts to
earn money for their families.
So much good has come from a few wrong turns in the mountains.
Undoubtedly, Mortenson would agree that getting lost was the best thing
that ever happened to him.
【Chat room】
remote areas偏遠地區
remote a. 偏僻的、遙遠的
微小的、些微的、不太可能發生的
a remote possibility 萬分之一的可能性
I haven’t the remotest idea what you’re talking about. 我根本不知道你在講什麼
Where’ the remote?
Where’s the remote control?遙控器在哪裡？
TV remote
【Key word】
dedicated 專心致志的、全心投力的
dedicate 獻身、投入v.
We are so fortunate to have such dedicated co-workers.
我們有如此敬業的同仁真的很幸運
This organization is dedicated to equal rights for minorities.
這個組織致力於為少數族裔爭取平權
childbirth 生產過程
The twin’s difficult childbirth caused their mother a longer recovery
period.
雙胞胎的辛苦生產過程，讓媽媽需要更長的恢復時間。
The baby almost died during childbirth.
這個嬰兒在生產的過程中幾乎死亡
undoubtedly 無庸置疑地、肯定地
Charlie is undoubtedly one of the top chefs in the country.
Charlie無庸置疑地是全國最頂尖的主廚之一
Undoubtedly, the band’s next single will be a huge hit.
無庸置疑地，這個樂團的下一張單曲一定會成為暢銷單曲。
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