Traditional Buildings Rehabilitation

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: Hosh al-Syrian, Bethlehem Old Core
Donor: Grant from the Flemish Community of Belgium through UNESCO
New Function: Children’s Library
Beneficiaries: Children of the old quarters, Bethlehem
Jobs Created: 4,000 man/days
Completed: December 2003

Project Area: Shawawreh Village, south-east of Bethlehem
Donor: British Consulate General- Jerusalem, through DFID
Beneficiaries: Students and teachers of the school
Jobs Created: 250 man/days:
Completed: December 2003

Project Area: Dheisheh Camp, Bethlehem
Donor: British Consulate General- Jerusalem, through DFID
Beneficiaries: Students and teachers of the school
Jobs Created: 120 man/days
Completed: November 2003

"THE TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE THAT EXISTS FROM PREVIOUS GENERATIONS PROVIDES A LINK BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR PAST"