Greg Mortenson (left kneeling in gray) and Brent Bishop (right kneeling in tan) with first graders from the Central Asia Institute's Torghu Balla girls school. The literacy rate in the K2 area is only about 3% and girl's literacy is less than 0.01%. Photo: Greg Mortenson BACK TO: [HOME] [DISPATCHES] © 1999 The Zone Network. All rights reserved.

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