As final touches are put to tomorrow's Rangorang Festival, the excitement is beginning to mount. All the acts are confirmed, the exhibitors are ready and the food is cooking at the restaurant with 20% discount for all Rangorang patrons!
As the big day approaches we extend our most sincere wishes that you attend, and that you help make the day a truly memorable one. This really is a great opportunity to show all that Dushanbe has to offer!
We looking forward to seeing you at Victory Park's cable car station from 10 am tomorrow!
Friday, October 5, 2012
Our Second Fundraiser
On Saturday 29th September we had our second fundraiser at the Morning Star Cafe from 8am until 1pm, selling the remains of Catherine Hine's belongings which she kindly donated to VSO Tajikistan on her departure. We also had a few more donors who gave us books and other belongings to increase our sale potential.
Lots of people turned up to the sale and almost 1700 Somoni was raised in a few short hours to go towards the Rangorang Festival! Check out the pictures below to see how it went...
Thursday, October 4, 2012
CONFIRMATION OF VICTORY PARK
We are delighted to announce that our original venue - Victory Park, Dushanbe - will definitely be the venue for Saturday's Rangorang Festival. Please be advised that the festival will therefore no longer be at the Serena Hotel. We are, however, incredibly grateful to the Serena Hotel for offering to host us and for their support with our festival. So please, head 250m up the hill to the Cable Car station, and help to make the day a success!
Below is the link to the updated flyer with all the current information. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us on the number detailed on the flyer and make sure to keep checking the website and our twitter for any last minute updates!
We hope to see you there on Saturday!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Dushanbe Eco Centre
We had some great news yesterday. Aziz from the Dushanbe Ecological Centre dropped in and we've now got a set of volunteers coming from the centre, which will add a great and pretty unexpected dimension to the festival.
Some of the young people from the centre are showing off their artwork all around the festival, which is awesome, and during the festival they'll be hosting a workshop on the importance of recycling. This will be free of charge, and open to everyone, but is targeted at over 16s.
Just a few days to go! Yikes!
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Silk Road Heritage
The main influence for the theme of our festival is that of "The Ancient Silk Road". This iconic trade route ran through Tajikistan over 2000 years ago, and the legacy of it's influence is still seen today.
We plan to embrace this theme as it is a world wide brand, one that symbolises the blending of cultures that helps to make Tajikistan and, in particular, Dushanbe so unique. With our partners TATO and the Institute of Entreupernership and Service we aim to bring the true experience of the Silk Road to the slopes of Victory Park.
Through the demonstration of ancient crafts such as Clay Sculpture and showcasing of traditional sport in Buzkashi we will aim to convey the journey not only through time, but through ever changing traditions and the new adventures that come from this.
With the full support of the Comittee for Youth, Sport and Tourism we are creating a true journey through time and at the same time promoting the new face of Tajikistans youth culture. We look forward to seeing you at Victory Park on October 6th from 10am in order to share the story with us.
We plan to embrace this theme as it is a world wide brand, one that symbolises the blending of cultures that helps to make Tajikistan and, in particular, Dushanbe so unique. With our partners TATO and the Institute of Entreupernership and Service we aim to bring the true experience of the Silk Road to the slopes of Victory Park.
Through the demonstration of ancient crafts such as Clay Sculpture and showcasing of traditional sport in Buzkashi we will aim to convey the journey not only through time, but through ever changing traditions and the new adventures that come from this.
With the full support of the Comittee for Youth, Sport and Tourism we are creating a true journey through time and at the same time promoting the new face of Tajikistans youth culture. We look forward to seeing you at Victory Park on October 6th from 10am in order to share the story with us.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Tajik Rally
I own an eight-year old car and it gives me a little bit of trouble. You might have a good idea what I go through, but in this part of the world cars seem to be made of tougher stuff. All over Dushanbe you can see ancient Soviet cars, trucks and things in between that seem just to have kept going forever. Patching over the rust and making do, I suppose that must have been what kept these guys going. Raising money for Habitat for Humanity as well as their own chosen charities, the seventeen teams on the Tajik Rally, raced from Munich to Dushanbe using cars that had to be both at least ten years old, and with a capacity of 1.2 litres or less. Apart from these small restrictions, the teams each had more or less total freedom to choose their routes. I suppose finding someone to do an engine rebuild in rural Georgia would be a great part of the adventure. This is a summary of the routes, apparently.
Just as the rally was coming to a finish, we met up with Hugh, the race organiser to see if they'd like to have a presence at the festival. If you're going to travel from Central Europe to Central Asia, you're pretty much on your own Silk Road adventure, so we thought we'd try and get these folks on board, maybe display the unaccountably clean looking cars that dragged through.
Part of the whole project, though, was that the cars would be sold in Tajikistan as soon as they arrived, and the proceeds donated to Habitat for Humanity, and the competitors were heading back soon after arriving, with a little relaxation time in Dushanbe. That suited us pretty well, and we joined them at their welcome party at Orash for a couple of beers/colas. A really cracking bunch, they were nearly as diverse as we were, and had a really interesting experience getting here. Definitely have to get them on board for next year!
By Andy Gra
Tajik Business Woman of the Year 2012
Friday 7th September 2012
6pm
Whilst in Tajikistan we have met a large number of kind and interesting people. One of these people is Vicky Fletcher who we met at the beginning of the week of 3rd September.Vicky Fletcher is a VSO volunteer working in Tajikistan as an advisor on small and medium business development, placed with the National Association of Business Women in Tajikistan.
'Farah' - Tajik Business Woman of the Year 2012 was Vicky's last major responsibility in Tajikistan before her time here came to an end, and she invited the VSO ICS volunteers to help out at the prestigious event at the Hyatt Hotel.
We were delighted to be involved in such a special charitable event and spent the night helping on reception, signing guests in and showing them to their tables.
The VSO volunteers had a great night and were really interested to observe and learn from the way the event was run in such a professional way. We hope to deliver the same level of professionalism and enjoyment to our guests at Rangobarang Festival!
6pm
Whilst in Tajikistan we have met a large number of kind and interesting people. One of these people is Vicky Fletcher who we met at the beginning of the week of 3rd September.Vicky Fletcher is a VSO volunteer working in Tajikistan as an advisor on small and medium business development, placed with the National Association of Business Women in Tajikistan.
'Farah' - Tajik Business Woman of the Year 2012 was Vicky's last major responsibility in Tajikistan before her time here came to an end, and she invited the VSO ICS volunteers to help out at the prestigious event at the Hyatt Hotel.
We were delighted to be involved in such a special charitable event and spent the night helping on reception, signing guests in and showing them to their tables.
The VSO volunteers had a great night and were really interested to observe and learn from the way the event was run in such a professional way. We hope to deliver the same level of professionalism and enjoyment to our guests at Rangobarang Festival!
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