Traditional Buildings Rehabilitation
This type of projects aims to preserve the cultural heritage in Bethlehem District, reclaim an abandoned building and provide a model for renovation, and creating working opportunities for unemployed. In addition, CCHP put these buildings in the service of an important civil body for adaptive reuse for ten years free of charge, at the end of the said period; the organization/s shall evacuate the building and hand it back to the owner free from all encumbrances.
| Project Area: | Bethlehem Historic Centre |
| Donor: |
Private Sector / Owner |
| Beneficiaries: | Information Centre / Guest House |
| Jobs Created: | |
| Completed: | On-going |
| Project Area: | Burqin Historic Centre |
| Donor: |
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the West Bank Compete Project |
| Beneficiaries: | Information Centre / Guest House |
| Jobs Created: | 4,220 man/days |
| Completed: | March 2015 |
| Project Area: | Bethlehem Historic Centre |
| Donor: |
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the West Bank Compete Project |
| Beneficiaries: | Bethlehem Icon Centre – Icon School |
| Jobs Created: | 3,235 man/days |
| Completed: | March 2014 |
| Project Area: | Bethlehem Historic Centre |
| Donor: |
Parish Cologne - Germany |
| Beneficiaries: | Ma’an lil-Hayat (L'Arche-Bethlehem) |
| Jobs Created: | 1,900 man/days |
| Completed: | April 2015 |
| Project Area: | Bethlehem Historic Centre |
| Donor: |
Government of Sweden-Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) through United Nations Educational, Scientific and Culture Organization (UNESCO) Ramallah Office |
| Beneficiaries: | Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation - CCHP |
| Jobs Created: | 4,130 man/days |
| Completed: | September 2014 |
| Project Area: | Beit Sahour Historic Centre |
| Donor: |
Government of Sweden-Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) through United Nations Educational, Scientific and Culture Organization (UNESCO) Ramallah Office |
| Beneficiaries: | Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement Between People |
| Jobs Created: | 2,730 man/days |
| Completed: | March 2014 |
| Project Area: | Bethlehem Historic Centre |
| Donor: |
Government of Wallonia in Belgium through the Institute of Walloon Heritage (IPW) and Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI) |
| Beneficiaries: | Ma'an Lil-Hayat (L'Arche-Bethlehem) |
| Jobs Created: | 1,870 man/days |
| Completed: | September 2012 |
| Project Area: | Beit Sahour Historic Centre |
| Donor: |
Government of Italy, Palestinian Municipalities Support Programme (PMSP), through the Ministry of Local Government, in partnership with the Municipality of Padua, Municipality of Vicenza, and AIM-Spa of Vicenza |
| Beneficiaries: | Municipality of Beit Sahour / Guest House |
| Jobs Created: | 2,130 man/days |
| Completed: | August 2013 |
| Project Area: | Bethlehem |
| Donor: | Sweden Government - Swedish International Cooperation Development Agency |
| New Function: | Health Services for John Paul II Foundation in the Middle East |
| Beneficiaries: | Local inhabitants |
| Jobs Created: | 4,165 working days |
| Completed: | September 2013 |
| Project Area: | Beit Sahour |
| Donor: | Sweden Government - Swedish International Cooperation Development Agency |
| New Function: | Al-Malath Society |
| Beneficiaries: | People with Special Needs |
| Jobs Created: | 2,266 working days |
| Completed: | May 2013 |
O-Sense
"THE TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE THAT EXISTS FROM PREVIOUS GENERATIONS PROVIDES A LINK BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR PAST"