CCHP hosted a delegation from Architecture Department at the University of Malta accompanied by Dr. Shadi Ghadban, dean of Art & Music & Design College at the University of BirZeit. Arch. Issam Juha, director of CCHP gave a briefing about the centre, its mission and achievements in preserving cultural heritage. The delegation visited certain completed projects of CCHP and headed to Battir to be introduced to the landscape and the WHS.
In the framework of promoting the concept of cultural heritage as a tool for development, CCHP held a meeting with Hotel Management and Tourism students at Bethlehem University, to introduce them to the concept of heritage, its importance and contents in addition to displaying all CCHP’s initiatives in preserving the heritage and using it a tool for development on various scales.
Closing ceremony of the first training course in Mosaic for people with special needs, where CCHP participated with the Mosaic Centre of Bethlehem in organizing and funding this significant and innovative initiative. An exhibition was organized displaying all the products made throughout the project by the people with special needs.
The Institute for Community Participation – Bethlehem university accompanied CCHP and Beit Jala Municipality to the Musa Afandi Tourism Interpretation Centre to be introduced to its activities and actions and exchange experience in developing community tourism.
"THE TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE THAT EXISTS FROM PREVIOUS GENERATIONS PROVIDES A LINK BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR PAST"