The 10 min video about a man named Greg Mortson and Central Asia Institute, who work together to educate women in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Greg Mortson decided to make the Central Asia Institute when he tried to hike up a mountain and failed and on his way down found a village and they nursed him back to health and when he saw that they had a dire desire to learn he told them he would be back to build a school for them and a couple of years later he did. Helping the women be educated helps because it lowers the death of babies. The skills that they women learn help the local economy because they know about trading and selling. The program also helps children who want to further their education by offering scholarships. People from Pakistan and Afghanistan say that because Greg respects their culture and ways of life that is why the program is so successful because he is not forcing them to learn, he just wants to help them. The program also provides clean water in the villages since the most deaths of children under 5 is not having clean water. I think it is good that he saw that they wanted to learn and decided to help by not forcing something on them. He respects their way of life and instead of trying to change them he wants to better them teach them that there are other ways of doing things. This movie made me realize how many people take education for granted, when people choose to drop out of school there is someone out there who would love to have the opportunity to learn.
