Central Asia Institute

Central Asia Institute - Nonprofit NGO promoting education & literacy, especially for girls, in remote areas of Pakistan, Afghanistan & Tajikistan

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Five years after the Taliban's return, girls like Zuhra are rewriting the future...
And she hasn't missed a day of class despite the barriers against her.

This August, help more girls like her access education.

💻Stay tuned for our Afghanistan webinar.

Link in bio to donate!

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This #WorldYouthSkillsDay, we celebrate the power of education and skills training to help youth build brighter futures. Across Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan, CAI is investing in the next generation.

💻 Join us on issues that matter. Webinar details coming soon!

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On World Rural Development Day, we honor the resilience of rural communities in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan—especially women and girls facing poverty, hunger, and exclusion. We stand in solidarity and remain committed to a more inclusive future for all.

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At 25, Benefsha is teaching the next generation of Afghan girls and boys — defying the odds in a time when women are being pushed out of public life. 🌟 Support women like her through Aug 15. Donate via the link in bio.

#WeStandWithAfghanWomen #Afghanistan

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It's never too late to learn something new — or build something beautiful. ✨ At 52, Naik launched Nani's Achaar after CAI & Moawin Foundation training and changed her family's future from the ground up. Read her story: link in bio! 🔗

#WomenOfPakistan #WomensEntrepreneurship

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In Central and South Asia, small businesses are lifelines — and educated women are their greatest drivers. This MSMEs Day, CAI recognizes the power of entrepreneurship in communities where opportunity is scarce.

💻 Join us on issues that matter. Webinar details coming soon!

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Honoring refugees everywhere this World Refugee Day — especially the women and girls of Central and South Asia. When a girl gets an education, her whole community rises.

💻 Webinar details coming soon.

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What does real impact look like? 📦 We're unboxing our 2025 Impact Report — and the numbers speak for themselves.

🌍 44,742 people reached
📚 29,508 students educated
🍎 1,300 teachers trained
👩‍💼 53% more women entrepreneurs

Help us go further. 📲 https://t.co/RqhbgqtKOY

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Today is the UN’s World Day Against Child Labor. Too many children—especially girls—are forced out of school and into exploitation.

Education changes lives. 💙

💻 Stay tuned for our upcoming webinar on women and girls in Afghanistan.

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When girls are denied education, entire communities suffer. By 2030, Afghanistan could lose 20,000 women teachers and 5,400 health workers. We stand with Afghan women and remain committed to their right to learn, lead, and thrive.

Sources: UN statements citing UNICEF reports

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The Taliban just effectively legalized child marriage in Afghanistan. Decree No. 18 lets girls as young as 8–10 be married off to older men — and treats their silence as consent.

💻 Link in bio to read our newest blog.

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In 2025, CAI's Women's Entrepreneurship Programs reached 53% more women — giving them the skills to start & grow businesses. Stronger families. Stronger communities.

💪 Support their independence: https://t.co/RqhbgqtKOY

#CentralAsiaInstituteImpact #WomenEntrepreneurs

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Sughra grew up in #Pakistan, where many #girls face pressure to leave #school early. She stayed determined — and today she's the principal of the CAI-built school she once attended.

🎓Read more in our 2025 Impact Report: https://t.co/RqhbgqtKOY

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In Afghanistan, many girls miss school or drop out due to lack of clean washrooms & menstrual products. UN Water (2025): only 2 in 5 schools offer menstrual health education. CAI is changing that.

#MenstrualHygieneDay #CentralAsiaInstituteImpact #HealthForAll

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#Eid Mubarak from all of us at CAI!

Compassion, generosity, hope — the values at the heart of Eid are the same ones that drive our work every day in #Afghanistan, #Pakistan, and #Tajikistan. To our students, teachers, and supporters everywhere: wishing you a blessed Eid. 🌙

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Fotima used to underprice her work — until CAI's 2025 financial literacy training changed everything. Now she runs her own workspace & mentors young women in entrepreneurship.

🧵 Read her full story: https://t.co/FqCclZt8BJ

#CentralAsiaInstituteImpact #WomenEntrepreneurs

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Welcome to our newest Board member, Ambassador (ret.) Jimmy Kolker! With 35+ years in diplomacy and global health across the U.S. State Dept, HHS, and UNICEF, his expertise will help expand CAI's impact worldwide.

Meet our full board: https://t.co/to6rVvZqbb

#WelcomeToTheBoard

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CAI is proud to share our 2025 Impact Report!

CAI reached:
📚 29,508 students
👩‍💼 53% more women entrepreneurs
👩‍🏫 1,300 teachers trained
🌏 44,742 people across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan

We’re raising $1 per teacher—$1,300 total. Every gift supports future impact.

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CAI’s 2025 Impact Report is live!

Your support changed lives—like Saida’s. At 26, she rebuilt her future through CAI’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Program, gaining income, confidence & inspiring her village.

📲 Give: https://t.co/RqhbgqtKOY

#SeeYourImpactInAction

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CAI’s 2025 Impact Report is here!

Thanks to your support, thousands of lives were changed last year through stories of resilience, growth, and hope.

📬 Check your inbox or mailbox—your report is on the way!
📱 Read now: https://t.co/QGFK9CyeFz

#SeeYourImpactInAction