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GettoKnowBoulder's10SisterCities
Boulderhasestablished10long-termpartnershipsbetweencommunitiesindifferentcountries
Thesepartnerships,knownasSisterCities,promotepeacethroughmutuallyrespectfulrelationships,understandingandcooperation.
DUSHANBE,TAJIKISTAN
TheBoulder-DushanberelationshipbeganduringtheColdWarandcontinuestogrow.In1987,thepeopleofDushanbeevengiftedBoulderahand-madeTajikTeahousethatisnowvisitedbyover100,000peopleeveryyear!Visit www.boulderteahouse.comtolearnmore.
JALAPA,NICARAGUA
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Inthe1980s,Boulderwantedtowagepeaceinthewar-tornJalapaValleyanddonatedambulances,cleanwaterandmoretotheregion.TheBoulder-JalapaFriendshipCityProjecthassinceledtocleanwaterinruralcommunities,empoweredwomenandstrongereducationprograms.Visitwww.boulderjalapa.orgtolearnmore.
KATHMANDU,NEPAL
KathmanduisthehubofNepal’seconomyandculture.KnownastheCityofTemplesbecauseitonceheldmoretemplesthanpeople,Kathmanduiscenturiesold–thoughtheBoulder-KathmanduSisterCityProjectbeganlessthanayearago.
KISUMU,KENYA
Since2008,Kisumu’srelationshipwithBoulderhasworkedtowardgoalssuchaseradicationofpovertyandextremehunger,universalprimaryeducation,genderequality,reductionofchildmortalityandothers.Visit www.boulderkisumu.orgtolearnmore.
LHASA,TIBET
BoulderhasbeenTibet’sonlysistercityintheUnitedStatessince1986.TheBoulder-LhasaSisterCityProjectisdedicatedtohealthcare,education,environmentalprotection,scienceandtechnology,agricultureandanimalhusbandry,cultureandart.Lhasaislocatedjust300milesfromMt.Everest.Visit www.boulder-tibet.org tolearnmore.
MANTÉ,MEXICO
Manté,Mexicoliesjust280milessouthofBrownsville,Texas.TheBoulder-MantéSisterCityrelationshipformedin2000afteranannualmedicalmissiontoCiudaddeMantédevelopedbyBoulderCommunityHospital(BCH)andseveraloutreachprogramswithBoulderRotaryandFirstPresbyterianChurchinBoulder.Visitwww.boulder-mante.orgtolearnmore.
NABLUS,PALESTINE
Locatedjust39milesfromJerusalem,NablusisaPalestiniancommercialandculturalcenter.SinceDecemberof2016,theBoulder-NablusSisterCityProjecthasconnectedresidentsofbothcitiesthroughstudent-to-studentpenpals,yogateachertraining,exchangesandmore.Visit www.facebook.com/BoulderNablusSisterCity tolearnmore.
RAMATHANEGEV
RamatHaNegevislocatedinsouthernIsraelintheNegevDesertandhasapopulationoflessthan10,000.TheBoulder-RamatHaNegevSisterCityInitiativehaslaunchedseveralprogramsconnectingthetwocitiessince2018,includingparingthetechstart-upcultureofthetworegionsandcollaborationbetweentheUniversityofColoradoandBenGurionUniversity.Visit http://www.bouldernegev.orgtolearnmore.
YAMAGATA,JAPAN
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YamagatasitsinavalleysurroundedbymountainsinnorthwestJapan.Duringthewinter,theregionreceivessomeoftheheaviestsnowfallinthecountry!TheYamagataCityFriendshipAssociationbeganin1994andworkstoexchangeknowledgeandculture.Visit bcn.boulder.co.us/community/yamagata tolearnmore.
YATERAS,CUBA
Yaterasisamountainousregion,butthesimilaritiestoBoulderstopthere.Themunicipalityisfilledwithpalm,citrustreesandcoffeeplants,anditsmainproductsarecoffee,citrusfruitandbananas.TheBoulder-CubaSisterCityOrganizationhasworkedtopromoteculturalsharing,understandingandexchangebetweenthepeopleofBoulderandYaterassince2002.Visitwww.bouldercuba.orgtolearnmore.
SisterCitiesInternational,anonprofitcitizendiplomacynetwork,wasaninitiativepromotedbyPresidentEisenhowerin1956.TheorganizationisdedicatedtoformingandstrengtheninginternationalpartnershipswiththeUnitedStates.SisterCitiesInternational,ofwhichBoulderisamember,nowrepresentsover2,500communitiesin134countries.
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