CCHP has organized on Thursday 10th of December 2009 an Award Ceremony for the announcement of the competition results with the presence of Mr. Abd Allah Shakarna Director of the Ministry of Education-Bethlehem, Mr. Fuad Salem Director General of Bethlehem Governorate, Mr. Wajih Abed Rabbo Director of Public Relations and Media in the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Mass Media and number of the directors and students from the participating schools.

Mr. Issam Juha, Director of CCHP, has emphasized on the importance of implementing various Awareness programmes and campaigns targeting different groups of the civil society in Bethlehem District, for the protection and the sustainability of our Cultural Heritage. He also announced that the Calendar for the year 2010 published by CCHP is dedicated to demonstrate these various awareness programs carried by CCHP, with special emphasis on the distinctive results of the Drawing and Writing Competition.

Mr. Abd Allah Shakarna, in his turn thanked CCHP for their efforts aiming to raise public awareness about our Cultural Heritage and the need for protecting it.  Moreover, he emphasized on the importance of cooperation between the local organizations and CCHP in implementing such programmes, and congratulated the students and schools for their participation wishing them all the success.

Ms. Mays Yatim – Salsa', Head of Awareness and Public Relations in CCHP, clarified that the competition was employed to introduce the students to their cultural heritage and encourage them to communicate and express their own heritage through their writings and drawings. As well, she pointed out that more than 30 schools including governmental schools, private schools as well as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency schools - UNRWA, participated with nearly 1000 contribution from students aged between 13-16 years old.

During the event Mr. Sami Al-Hourani and Mr. Fayez Ja'ara, were honored for their generous support in the assessment of students' participation in the Drawing and Writing competition for this year.

At the end of the event, CCHP has awarded the most distinctive participations whom are as follows:

Drawing Competition, Group A (13-14 years)

• Shorouq Mostafa Abu Laban, Dheisheh Elementary School for Girls
• Taleen Sameer Baboun, Dar Al-Kalima School
• Mohammed Issam Odeh, Terra Sancta College
• Youlla Hanna Abu Al-Zuluf, Shepherds Orthodox Secondary School
• Clara Philip Abed Rabbo, Catholic School
• Jihan Yehia Al-Hajajleh, Al-Walajeh Elementary School

Drawing Competition, Group B (15-16 years)

• Omar Issam Istetieh, Terra Sancta College
• Sara Mahmoud Radaydeh, Al-Ubeidyeh Secondary School for Girls
• Mohammed Raji Sabatin, Hussan Secondary School
• Anan Jihad Al-Qsaysi, Hermann Gmainer School SOS Children Village
• Safwan Mohammed Hamamreh, Hussan Secondary School
• Baha' Al-Deen Issam Sabbah, Beit Sahour Secondary School for Boys

Writing Competition, Group A (13-14 years)

• Salsabeel Mousa Qawwar, Aida School for Girls
• Saja Hatem Al-Shareef, Dheisheh Elementary School for Girls
• Iman Hassan Hammad, Good Shepherd's Swedish School
• Hanin Kareem Abu Sarhan, Rawabi Al-Quds Secondary School
• Asala Khaled Taqatqa, Beit Fajjar Secondary School for Girls
• Abd Allah Adnan Hamdan, Al-Walajeh Elementary School

Writing Competition, Group B (15-16 years)

• Inas Raed Mufareh, Beit Jala Secondary School for Girls "Tchele"
• Nisreen Saleh Al-Asa, Al-Ubeidyeh Secondary School for Girls
• Diana Hani Abu Dayyeh, Al-Awda Secondary School for Girls
• Majd Ahmed Sajdyeh, Dar Al-Kalima School
• Inas Basil Dar Jacob, Good Shepherd's Swedish School
• Sara Khader Jum'a, Hermann Gmainer School SOS Children Village