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Lauren Nida
Sep 3, 20242 min read
Navruz 2024: Celebrating the Tajik New Year In Boulder
Boulder, CO - On April 11th, Boulder came alive with the vibrant colors, sounds, and flavors of Central Asia for the 2024 Navruz...
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David Heath
Jan 6, 20238 min read
Sports for At-Risk Youth Delegation- October 2022
The visit to Boulder by the Sports for At-Risk Youth Delegation was sponsored by the Congressional Office for International Leadership...
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David Heath
Nov 26, 20221 min read
Tajik Farmers and Small Business Owners Visit Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse
A group of Tajik farmers and small business owners visited the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse this past summer. This group was on a study tour...
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David Heath
Aug 26, 20222 min read
The Congressional Office for International Leadership in Boulder
May 20-28, 2022 BDSC hosted Olimjon Alimurzaev, Tahmina Sharifbadalova, Nosir Dilobob and Sitora Ismutulloevna Kasimova (US Embassy...
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David Heath
Aug 26, 20221 min read
Navrouz Celebration 2022
March 27th, 2022 Navrouz 2022 Celebration at the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse Plaza. The Colorado Tajik community hosted a fabulous Navrouz...
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Hanaan Llewellyn
Mar 16, 20211 min read
Dolma & Plov with Hayri Mengliyar
Join Hayri Mengliyar as she celebrates Navrouz with the BDSC community by showing us how we can make homemade Dolma (stuffed grape...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jan 25, 20212 min read
The BDSC 2020 Annual Meeting
On December 9, the Boulder Dushanbe Board along with BDSC members and other interested parties joined a Zoom meeting to discuss BDSCs...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Dec 26, 20204 min read
Digital Storytelling and the “First Five” in Tajikistan
A few months ago, Itgelmaa Chavgaa met with Jode Brexa and Zeboniso Murodova to learn about their education-based work in Tajikistan...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Nov 14, 20203 min read
Sharaf Saidrakhmonov and Pamir Guides: Developing Eco-Tourism in the Pamirs
BDSC Communications Assistant, Itgelmaa Chavgaa, had a great chance to talk with Sharaf, the founder of Pamir Guides Association, about...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Oct 6, 20202 min read
Introducing the President of Boulder Dushanbe Sister Cities - Rett Ertl!
Our BDSC President is a mysterious figure, so we wanted to pull back the curtain with a deep dive into the life of the illustrious...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Sep 27, 20204 min read
Jode Brexa and Zeboniso Murodova: Sharing the Joy of Cross-Cultural Educational Work
Itgelmaa Chavgaa, Communications Assistant for Boulder Dushanbe Sister Cities, recently Zoom-conferenced with Jode Brexa and Zeboniso...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Aug 6, 20201 min read
Membership and Benefits
If you believe in people-to-people exchange and are not a member yet, consider joining BDSC with an annual membership. Membership fees...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jul 21, 20201 min read
Webinaire with the American Space in Isfara. Guests: Rett Ertl, Sophia Stoller and Peter Stoller.
On June 23, 2020, Rett Ertl, the president of Boulder-Dushanbe Sister Cities and BDSC board members, Sophia and Peter Stoller, were...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jun 29, 20202 min read
Meet the newest BDSC Board Member!
Boulder Dushanbe Sister Cities recently added a new board member - Anton Relin! Anton was born in South Florida to Russian immigrants...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jun 20, 20202 min read
Covid -19 Update from Maarouf Muhamedov June 10, 2020 Dushanbe
PPE still needed - Maarouf’s group is a major supplier “The situation has slightly improved. Less cases registered in hospitals. This...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jun 19, 20201 min read
An update on the GoFundMe Campaign and website donations to aid the battle of COVID-19 in Tajikistan
In early May, a longtime Tajik friend of BDSC, Maarouf Muhamedov, wrote to BDSC board members that COVID-19 has put the people of...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jun 19, 20201 min read
The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse Sign
Boulder-Dushanbe Sister Cities has been hoping to see an interpretive sign of the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse for many years. Finally, the...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jun 18, 20201 min read
Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse is Open for Dine-in!
If you haven't heard yet, the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse is open for in-house dining! This is a perfect time to go to the Teahouse, enjoy...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
May 24, 20201 min read
COVID-19 has arrived in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, home to Boulder’s Teahouse
No corner of the Earth has escaped Covid-19, including Tajikistan. Despite a long denial of the virus’s existence in the country, closing...
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Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Apr 8, 20201 min read
A New Employee Joins Boulder-Dushanbe Sister Cities
Itgelmaa Chavgaa recently joined BDSC as the Communications Assistant to the organization’s leadership board. She has been working in...
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