"Three Cups of Tea" Author Gregory Mortenson
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Program: Intelligent Talk Television #133
Broadcast Date: Mar. 27, 2008
Gregory Mortenson is the author of the best-selling book “Three Cups of Tea” which recounts his lifelong dedication to promote education and literacy, especially for girls, in remote, volatile regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. As of 2007, Mortenson has established over 61 schools in these areas, which provide education to over 25,000 children, including 14,000 girls, where few education opportunities existed before.
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