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Greg Mortenson Stones Into Schools

Effecting Change Starts With the Community

Noah Marwil | Posted 01.02.2012 | Impact
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Noah Marwil

One idea that development agencies tend to rely on is that there is this thing out there called a community, where people behave in a "communal" way of sharing and organizing, implicit within their societal structure.

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"Stones Into Schools": Greg Mortenson On His New Book

USA Today | Bob Minzesheimer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Greg Mortenson has written a sequel to his 2006 best seller, Three Cups of Tea, about his efforts in Pakistan. Mortenson, 51, who lives in Montana, sp...

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Book Review Roundup

Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Here's your weekly book review roundup, in case you missed the weekend's reviews in the midst of your food coma. "Family Album", Penelope Lively The ...

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Greg Mortenson Inspires Branksome Hall to Raise $9,000 in Pennies for Peace Drive

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Marissa Bronfman

What do you get when a passionate all-girls school in Toronto sets their sights on raising money for girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan to go to school? Millions of pennies!

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