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Conference 2013

Next year's Idaho Conference on Refugees will take place February 4 & 5, 2013 at Boise State University.  Check back in the fall for more information!

 

 

 

Conference 2012
The 4th Annual Idaho Conference on Refugees: Stories of Success
Monday, January 30 & Tuesday, January 31, 2012. 
Location: Boise State University

 
 
 
Thank you for helping make this year's Idaho Conference on Refugees a Success!   We are attempting to put some presentations and photos online soon, so check back.
 

 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 

 

Local Updates
April 2012
Twin Falls- Looking Back on the Bosnian War
 
Twin Falls- Melissa Davlin has won first place in the 2011 Idaho Press Club Awards for her reporting on Bhutanese Refugees!  Read Melissa's stories here:
 
Boise - Community partnerships helping refugees settle into Boise
 
Twin Falls - Twin Falls Church Lends Land to Community Gardeners
 
March 2012
Boise - New programs help refugees in Idaho reclaim their careers
 
Boise - Boise’s Dunia is a lifeline for refugees
 
October 2011
Twin Falls - Times-News' Honored for Refugee Reporting
 
Boise - Boise refugee honored for his dedication to city
FULL ARTICLE - Boise Weekly
FULL ARTICLE - KTVB
 
Boise- Refugees Bring Flavor of Home to Community Farms
  
Boise- Student Spotlight: Farhad Mangal
 
September 2011
Boise- Growing Lives: Images of Boise's Refugee Gardens
 
August 2011
Twin Falls - Times-News site "Future of a forgotten people" follows the journeys of Bhutanese refugees to Twin Falls. Check often for new articles and updates!
 
Boise - Kathy Gardner, Director of the Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force, has been recognized for her work with the Somali Bantu African Food Project!
 
 
July 2011
Boise - Cultural Depth: Despite a white-washed image, Boise's ethnic community is growing
 
Boise - Boise State University welcomes new certificate programs for those working with refugees.
 
May 2011
Twin Falls - Bosnian officer works to be better than the crooked police of his youth
 
Twin Falls - Burundi Refugee to be Canyon Ridge Valedictorian
 
Twin Falls - "Nepal refugees' airport arrival is end of long journey, start of another."  Read about the journeys of some of the newest refugees to call Twin Falls home.