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SODELA in the news
Coverage of SODELA’s work with refugee families in Knoxville, from local news and our partners. Each story opens on the publisher’s site.
Refugees feed themselves year-round through local pastor's generosity
Nineteen refugee families farm a four-acre lot at Epperson Ministries in Knoxville. SODELA vice president Egide Irambona and chairman and treasurer Prosper Ndarurinze talk about the harvest and the language barrier new arrivals face.
“Sodela works to empower new Americans in Knoxville”Read on WBIR
Refugee Farmers Provide Produce to the Community
How a produce buy-back brings refugee-grown vegetables to local families. SODELA collects the harvest each week at CAC Beardsley Community Farm and distributes it.
“Sodela (a non-profit of refugee leaders)”Read on Second Harvest
New Ground Gardens
Garden plots for refugee families, most from Congo and Burundi. Beardsley works with SODELA on translation, plant distribution and running the program.
“Beardsley compensates Sodela and local refugees to help run this program”Visit Beardsley Farm
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