Controversies in Philanthropy: FSSO 119-100 Fall 2021Main MenuChapter 1: EducationAllen La Tournous, Jenna Purslow, Max ZweibackChapter 2: The ArtsChapter 3: HealthcareChapter 4: Social Justice Nonprofitsby Jaidyn Emerson, Nic Kelleher, Chloe MaciejewskiChapter 5: Philanthropy in Developing CountriesWhy Philanthropy MattersBarbara Burgess-Van Akendffa201f9e142dde249b32b2c708a4eebdb9f6da
Ineffective philanthropy in Asia-7
12021-11-03T20:23:55+00:00Margaret Sturm99a788288f1324f13d09b66e2dc93e7c519c3f3811227plain2021-11-10T21:22:58+00:00Lillian Xionge840d20d579b91fd3f0ea080814f514636205a2dCo-founded in 1996 by Greg Mortenson and Jean Hoerni, the Central Asia Institute (CAI) works in Asian countries such as Afghanistan and Pakistan to increase accessibility to education, especially for girls. Greg Mortenson went on to write best-selling books titled Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools, detailing his experiences in encountering and eventually fighting poverty in central Asia.
However, in the early 2010s, a scandal broke out surrounding Greg Mortenson and CAI's finances as multiple organizations and people started investigating the charity.
