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AKHBOR: News of Boulder-Dushanbe Sister Cities
From March 7–15, 2015, Boulder County Public Health and Boulder-Dushanbe Sister Cities hosted a delegation of Tajik women obstetricians and gynecologists
participating in an Open World Leadership study tour. While here, they stayed with host families, visited the Teahouse and other local sites, and met with a very interesting and diverse group of local professionals and organizations involved with maternal and child health. The delegates visited local hospitals, a breast cancer imaging center, a birthing center, Safehouse, public health department programs, and People’s Clinic. Beyond their professional visit, we spent time shopping, eating meals together, exploring the community, learning about each other, and laughing a lot. It was a wonderful visit by a group of very dedicated and engaged women physicians, all leaders in their fields.
There are many who we would like to thank for their support: the Teahouse for our morning tea, Boulder County Health for sponsoring the local program, Stephanie Martz and Pam Chandler for putting together the program, the Open World Leadership Center in Washington for sponsoring and funding the program, Jeffery Magnunson our project manager, and our Tajik physician delegates: Tahmina Muhidindjanovna Jaborova, Rano Makhkamovna Rahmatova, Dilbar Muhabatshoevna Ismailova, Nigina Murodjonovna Hasanova, Sarvinoz Fayzalievna Ganieva, Malika Salimzhanovna Makhkambaeva, Facilitator, and Farida Asadova, our translator. Also, thank you to all the local professionals and their organizations that met with our group to share their practices regarding maternal and child health in Boulder. We could not have done it without our wonderful host families, who opened their homes and hearts to our visitors: Dan & Margaret Baum, Dean and Barbara Beasley, Stephanie and Ed Martz, Sarah Rogers and Kyle Bohnenstiehl, Karen Eckrich Tyler, and Diane and Tim Wagner.
Open World March 2015
We are sorry to report the passing of former Boulder-Dushanbe
Sister City board member, newsletter editor, long-time supporter, and good friend Jacqueline Frischknecht. She was a steadfast supporter of international friendship and people to people exchanges. She played an instrumental role in the creation of the Friendship Center in Dushanbe. We appreciate all that she did and will miss her.
Passing of a friendDushanbe Television Crew Visits Boulder
This past October, the Jahonnamo TV team from Dushanbe visited Boulder on a US State Department
tour, where they met with people across the USA involved in alternative energy. During their brief stay in Boulder, they visited the beautiful Boulder-Dushanbe Teahouse and learned about our sister city relationship. They were hosted by Lenny Martinelli at the Teahouse and also met with former BDSC presidents Mary Axe and Jancy Campbell. We hope to share their program once the 15 hours of material they shot while on their tour has been edited.
The Dushanbe TV crew films Mary Axe and Jancy Campbell in front of the Teahouse
in Boulder. Photo from the US Embassy in Tajikistan’s Facebook page.
Above: Open World 2015 Delegates: Dilbar Ismailova, Tahmina Jaborova, Farida Asadova (interpreter), Malika Makhkambaeva
(facilitator), Nigina Hasanova, Sarvinoz Ganieva, Rano Rahmatova Below: Delegates visit Boulder Community Health Birthing Center.
Photos: Sophia Stoller.
BDSC AnnuAl Meeting: DeCeMBer 3, 2015, 7-8:30 PM, el DorADo rooM, eASt BoulDer CoMMunity Center
QueStionS? [email protected]
Navruz 2015
This year, the Boulder-Dushanbe Teahouse hosted Navruz (Persian New Year) on the
plaza facing 13th Street. Navruz is celebrated at the beginning of spring, around the equinox. To the left are several photos from this festive occasion! Photos by Sophia Stoller.
Fall 2015 News
Free! All are welcome. Enjoy tea & sweets from the Teahouse. Jack Reppy will talk about his experiences in Dushanbe this
summer, including his attendance at a regional conference on water in Central Asia. Hope to see you there!
This May, we enjoyed hosting our sister city colleague, Kamila Tovbaeva, from the Friendship Center (FC) in Dushanbe. Kamila is part of the management team of MBO Professionals that
manages the FC. We were happy to learn about their continuing success operating the FC as an international language school, where they offer classes in English; at their centers across Dushanbe, they also offer French, German, Russian, Chinese, and Tajiki courses. Kamila visited colleges in the Denver area as well as CU campuses to learn more about programs available to international students. She also met with the YMCA of the Rockies to learn about their summer internship programs. Finally, we visited the CU-Boulder center for internships to promote the possibility of CU students teaching English at the FC. Kamila is a wonderful representative from the Friendship Center. We are lucky to have her as a colleague.
Visit by Kamila Tovbaeva from the Boulder-Dushanbe Friendship Center in Dushanbe
The Friendship Center in Dushanbe is beginning to come into its own as an established English Language Center. Students of all ages attend English classes there. The
management team of Olim Olimov, Bahodur Tabarov and Kamila Tovbaeva have opened an American-style cafe in the center and have created a vibrant and active facility. Plans are in place to construct a fence surrounding the property for security and aesthetic purposes. Congratulations!
News from Dushanbe...
The Friendship Center in Dushanbe is looking for native English speakers who can teach or assist with teaching English classes
at the Boulder-Dushanbe Sister City Friendship Center. They are looking for teachers for the summer or semesters during the school year. For more information, contact Kamila Tovbaeva ([email protected]) at the Friendship Center or Sophia Stoller ([email protected]) in Boulder. This is a great opportunity to learn about Tajik culture as well as spend time in our sister city and beautiful Tajikistan.
OPPORTUNITY: Teach English in Dushanbe
Friendship Center is a Hub of Activity
Thank You Cory!
Thanks to Cory Lasher, BDSC Board Member, for her time and dedication to
our organization over the past several years. We will miss her energy, organizational skills, and motivation!
Halloween activities at the Friendship Center. Photos: Kamila Tovbaeva
Kamila Tovbaeva during her visit to Boulder. Photo: Sophia Stoller
It’s that time of the year: Annual membership fees are due! If you are a member, please renew your membership before the end of
the year. If you are not a current member, we would be happy to welcome you! To receive future newsletters, event notices, and invitations, and to
support our efforts, send a check for a $30 basic membership to: Boulder-Dushanbe Sister Cities - Membership 275 Brookside Ct. Boulder, CO 80302Please include your name, address, phone, and email address with all correspondence. You can also pay online at the BDSC website: www.boulder-dushanbe.org. Click on “membership” and follow the instructions. Thank you for supporting Boulder-Dushanbe Sister Cities!
Renew or Join BDSC Today
Boulder-Dushanbe Sister Cities would like expand its board of directors. If you are interested in international people-to-people connections and would like more information, please contact Sophia Stoller: [email protected], 303-444-3196, or Peter Stoller: 303-444-3196, [email protected].
Interested in Joining the Board?
Make a Difference for Kids TODAY in Tajikistan
We recently received a note from an educator in Isfara, Tajikistan, who participated in an Open World program here in Boulder
several years ago. He shared with us an American teacher’s efforts to improve School #2 in this region by installing two new heaters and new windows. Supporting public education by keeping facilities functional is critically important. If you would like to learn more or support this effort, visit: https://www.gofundme.com/rb9p93jw.
This past summer, board members Noal and
Adam Amir traveled to Central Asia to produce a series of folk films with and for local communities. They went funded in part by a Lush Charity Pot Grant, awarded to their project under the aegis of BDSC. The board voted to support them with an additional grant to help with travel expenses. Noal and Adam began in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. They spent a month making films in the Tien Shan and Alai Valley, then travelled overland to Tajikistan. There, they continued their work, shooting a film in the Wakhan and another in the Hazratishoh. They continued onto Dushanbe, where they met Olim Makhkamov, Bahodur Tabarov, and Kamilia Tovbaeva, the team now running the Friendship Center. Together they produced a short video about the Center (which will be posted on BDSC’s website). Noal and Adam also had dinner with a group of former Open World delegates: Muyassar Qozieva, Malika Khamidova, Gulnoz Ibragimova, and Nazira Begnazarova. This summer Noal hopes to return to the same communities to continue her research.
BDSC Board Members Make Films in Central Asia
Top: (L to R) Adam & Noal Amir with Friendship Center directors Olim Makhkamov, Kamila
Tovbaeva, & Bahodur Tabarov. Bottom: Noal outside of the FC. Photo: Adam Amir.
