He was paid a salary by a Swiss millionaire. It wasn't
a huge salary, but worth a lot in Pakistan. The dollar
goes a long way in Pakistan.

Mortenson was not rich. But I am sure his books have
brought him some money.

--- Katherine <kgotthardt at comcast.net> wrote:


> I thought best selling authors were rich.  Besides,

> where did he get the 

> money to visit all these places and then fund a

> school?

> 

> Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt

> www.luxuriouschoices.net

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Andrea Wilder" <andreawilder at comcast.net>

> To: "The Poverty, Race,Women and Literacy Discussion

> List" 

> <povertyracewomen at nifl.gov>

> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:26 AM

> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 2135] Re: Mastery

> 

> 

> > Katherine:

> >

> > The guy isn't rich.  Where did that come from?

> >

> > Andrea

> >

> > On Apr 29, 2008, at 11:05 AM, Katherine wrote:

> >

> >> " Real education, not just information

> >> and skills development, now that is what I call

> >> radical, and there are precious few who actually

> have

> >> the courage to do it."

> >>

> >> AMEN.

> >>

> >> However, in defense of Mortenson, it could be his

> best seller is what

> >> keeps

> >> funding these schools.  If I had a best seller

> and were rich, I'd keep

> >> earning money so I could give more away : )

> >>

> >> Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt

> >> www.luxuriouschoices.net

> >> ----- Original Message -----

> >> From: "Ujwala Samant" <lalumineuse at yahoo.com>

> >> To: "The Poverty, Race,Women and Literacy

> Discussion List"

> >> <povertyracewomen at nifl.gov>

> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:53 AM

> >> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 2128] Re: Mastery

> >>

> >>

> >>> I work for an NGO where that is what we do. We

> have 75

> >>> schools in the NWFP region of Pakistan, all

> owned and

> >>> run by villagers. And aside from us, there are

> plenty

> >>> of local people who have done this, in the face

> of

> >>> serious opposition. But they have not had

> millionaire

> >>> godparents, nor bestsellers written about their

> work.

> >>> They just get on with what they see as necessary

> and

> >>> crucial for development. I am not undermining

> what

> >>> Mortenson did. But there are others, local

> unsung

> >>> people such as the founder of KHOJ, Ms Nasira

> Habib

> >>> who have done this  despite regular threats from

> local

> >>> landlords, thugs in highly traditional Pakistani

> >>> society. Now that, is radical! And the education

> her

> >>> communities receive, I wish my own son had. Her

> first

> >>> two graduates (women) stood for local elections

> amidst

> >>> much opposition. Real education, not just

> information

> >>> and skills development, now that is what I call

> >>> radical, and there are precious few who actually

> have

> >>> the courage to do it.

> >>>

> >>> Cheers,

> >>> Ujwala

> >>>

> >>>

> >>> --- Katherine <kgotthardt at comcast.net> wrote:

> >>>

> >>>> So you ladies don't think there is ANYTHING

> >>>> revolutionary about going back

> >>>> and opening a school?  That's pretty radical in

> my

> >>>> mind.  It's out of the

> >>>> ordinary.  It's EXTRAORDINARY in fact.

> >>>>

> >>>> Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt

> >>>> www.luxuriouschoices.net

> >>>> ----- Original Message -----

> >>>> From: "Andrea Wilder"

> <andreawilder at comcast.net>

> >>>> To: "The Poverty, Race,Women and Literacy

> Discussion

> >>>> List"

> >>>> <povertyracewomen at nifl.gov>

> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:51 AM

> >>>> Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 2124] Re: Mastery

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>> Ujwala--

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Yes, he was extremely lucky.  As I recall, the

> >>>> porter who rescued him

> >>>>> had knowledge of western ways, so Mortenson

> was

> >>>> somewhat understood, as

> >>>>> a person and as an acceptable member of his

> >>>> western group--he was not

> >>>>> an oddball.  There were  other factors

> specific to

> >>>> Mortenson that

> >>>>> enabled him to do what he did--beyond luck,

> and

> >>>> having to do with his

> >>>>> background.

> >>>>>

> >>>>>  He was also captured and (briefly) imprisoned

> >>>> when he did NOT follow

> >>>>> the rules.  He got out of imprisonment when he

> DID

> >>>> follow the rules.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Read the book.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Andrea

> >>>>>

> >>>>> On Apr 29, 2008, at 2:29 AM, Ujwala Samant

> wrote:

> >>>>>

> >>>>>> Andrea,

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> That's the book I am struggling to read, to

> get

> >>>> into.

> >>>>>> I give him full marks for adapting, that must

> >>>> have

> >>>>>> been extremely hard; given the mountains, the

> >>>> culture

> >>>>>> and the language. I also think he was

> extremely

> >>>> lucky

> >>>>>> to have found the welcome he received, given

> >>>> those

> >>>>>> areas.

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> Cheers

> >>>>>> Ujwala

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> --- Andrea Wilder <andreawilder at comcast.net>

> >>>> wrote:

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>> Ujwala--

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> Greg Mortenson of "Three Cups of Tea"

> succeeded

> >>>>>>> because he was able to

> >>>>>>> learn the rules, I think his story is pretty

> >>>>>>> dramatic;  shows what can

> >>>>>>> be accomplished when some one has the

> diligence

> >>>> and

> >>>>>>> desire to learn how

> >>>>>>> to behave properly in order to get a job

> done.

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> Andrea

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> On Apr 28, 2008, at 6:18 PM, Ujwala Samant

> >>>> wrote:

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>> Just noted a typo my post. It should read,

> "We

> >>>>>>> call

> >>>>>>>> people by their first names." Or, "It's

> normal

> >>>> to

> >>>>>>> call

> >>>>>>>> people by their first names."

> >>>>>>>> Ujwala

> >>>>>>>> --- Daniel Rizik-Baer

> <drizikbaer at gmail.com>

> >>>>>>> wrote:

> >>>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>>> Ujwala-

> >>>>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>>> "> I think everyone knows the hidden

> rules,

> 

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