Thank you, Greg

Why is it that some of your “letters” here are exact copy of “comments” made by people with same names under the “60 Minutes” video clip at CBS? did you guys ‘borrow’ the comments and put them under the letters?Recommend

Speaking from first hand experience, may I suggest to Greg that he should hire professional educationists to run his educational programs in Pakistan.
The current practice of throwing money on the “impoverished” communities through semi-literate or illiterate handlers is not only a waste of resources, but also a threat for the young girls who are selected for scholarship.
A case in point is the treatment meted to girls from Hunza and Gojal who were taken to three hostels in Rawalpindi. The girls has been selected for “scholarship” without any criteria, leading to serious mental stress for under-performers who could not study “scholarly”, while living at the hostel. At least one of the girls tried to commit suicide after failing a class. She was threatened by the administration of being “thrown out of the hostel”.
Trusting one or two people who have no experience or expertise, whatsoever, of managing education and who openly confess of being illiterate, also raises serious questions about the real intentions of CAI. Is it for focused at showering of money on the mountain people and “winning their hearts in favour of USA” or is it really about bringing positive social change in the region, by literally turning the stones into schools, as one of your books has been beautifully titled!
Not even a single employee of the CAI in Pakistan has any experience or expertise in educational management, a highly specialized and delicate field that cannot be left at the mercy of illiterate people, even if they are nothing short of being cherubic!
I am confident that Dr. Greg would also start focusing on the softer components of education, which are more important that construction of school buildings!Recommend

Dear All,

Lesson here is to learn-No doubt the CAI did some very good initiatives to bring changes in the lives of the people. This is very clear that intentially or unintentially all the works done were far from plan approaches. The directors working with Mortenson are un educated and the people didn’t have the vision how to plan for a girls of 10th and 12 grade. This very clerly shows the hit and trial way of CAI and its Directors.

We here in twin city of Pakistan observing the same from the last two years. About 70 girls student shifted from the land eruption area of Hunza Gojal. Not a single day went on that, they didn,t came with problems. CAI if want it reputations back the Board should work professionally and engage prfessionals to retain its reputation. No doubt they contribute a lot for the people of marganalised people. Lack of professionalisium. Their school and handicraft centres are exist in Gojal and few of them are very successful. The male practises are in every NGEOs all over the Globe and all of them are just making name on paper works not practically on ground. The same is here with CAI as well.

Whom of us we are commenting on Mortenson and CAI-is quite fare. One question to all of us-What we have done??? for the betterment of those people whom didn’t have the oppertunities. It is very easy to criticise but very difficult to initiate such works and run it professionally.

Satisfiy every one is very difficult and un natural in such works.

According to my view CAI and the Directors are doing good but with the lack of plannig and professionalisium.

Engr. Baig Ali Toojik,
Islamabad, PakistanRecommend