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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...
Lauren Nida
Sep 3, 20242 min read
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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...
David Heath
Jan 6, 20238 min read
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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...
David Heath
Nov 26, 20221 min read
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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...
David Heath
Aug 26, 20222 min read
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Navrouz Celebration 2022
March 27th, 2022 Navrouz 2022 Celebration at the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse Plaza. The Colorado Tajik community hosted a fabulous Navrouz...
David Heath
Aug 26, 20221 min read
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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...
Hanaan Llewellyn
Mar 16, 20211 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Dec 26, 20204 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Nov 14, 20203 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Oct 6, 20202 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Sep 27, 20204 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Aug 6, 20201 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jun 29, 20202 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jun 20, 20202 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jun 20, 20201 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jun 19, 20201 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Jun 18, 20201 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
May 25, 20201 min read
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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...
Itgelmaa Chavgaa
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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