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

Friday, 02 September 2011 00:00

The Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation prints and starts the distribution of "Cultural Heritage… A Tool for Development -Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation: A Key Player"; a book that sheds the light on the efforts of the Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation in preserving the cultural heritage resources in Bethlehem Governorate. The book, which lies in 128 pages explains thoroughly the rehabilitation of traditional buildings for the adaptive reuse of community institutions through the 'Job Creation through Rehabilitation' Programme; a programme funded by the Swedish Government through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and implemented in Bethlehem Governorate by the Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation.

It is worth mentioning that until the end of the year 2010, and throughout the 'Job Creation through Rehabilitation' programme CCHP was able to rehabilitate twenty one buildings, and to create around 55'000 working days for labourers in building sites. The book also tackles the impact of these projects on the society which includes saving cultural identity, capacity building, revitalization of historic city centres, job creation, development of tourism sector, providing a better future for children and protecting rights of the Palestinians, in addition to explaining the procedure in which these projects are implemented.

The awareness programmes that accompany the rehabilitation process are also viewed in this publication: presentations and lectures, site visits, community participation activities, and pioneer projects – programmes that not only contribute to raising the public awareness on cultural heritage, but also strengthens their commitment towards the implemented projects.
This publication is also meant to pay tribute to the efforts of the Swedish Development International Cooperation Agency 'Sida' in supporting the preservation of the Palestinian Cultural Heritage.