Helping refugees in Idaho

As the season begins to change, many farmers are getting their crops lined up for a full harvest.

Devi Kharel is the head farmer for the Common Ground program here in Boise. For the past year and a half he has been making a living, his wife is learning a new job, and his oldest son is graduating from high school, but life hasn't always been so good.

"He spent 17 years in a refugee camps and life in the camps is extremely difficult," says Tara Russell, CEO for the Common Ground.

Devi's family was one of thousands forced out of Bhutan, a nation persecuting against race. He was forced into Napal where he spent years in poor conditions.

"They were two feet apart from every house. Very congested, very muddy," says Devi.

The non-profit organization The Momentum Group has helped thousands of refugees escape the harsh conditions.

This may just look like a farm to you, but for many of these refugees it teaches them live skills and how to adapt in their new home.

"Now we have an 80 hour job training curriculum that we teach and train refugees all around town so they can be prepared in employment," says Russell.

Also a way of integrating them in our day to day life creating more diversity here in Boise.

"The reality for us is that we learn a lot from Devi as you can see and imagine and we learn a lot from refugees in this program," she says.and for Devi..."I am very happy," he says.

The non-profit organization donates hundreds of pounds to the Idaho Food Bank and also sells a lot of the vegetables to local business.