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

Thursday, 09 February 2012 00:00

Community Mapping Exhibition

cmp2 exhibi12 Within the various awareness programmes CCHP is implementing in the Bethlehem District, it was celebrated on the 9th of February the completion of the Community Mapping Project with students at Dar Al-Shomali in Beit Sahour, which was rehabilitated in 2009 to serve as a headquarter for Rafiq Ad-Darb Society for People with Special Needs.

 

The CM project was implemented with the 8th grade students from the Evangelical Lutheran School in Beit Sahour, Catholic School in Beit Sahour and Dar Al-Kalima School in Bethlehem, in cooperation with the Directorate of Education in Bethlehem and funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

 

cmp exhibi12 Mrs. Mays Yatim-Salsa', Head of Public Awareness and PR at CCHP, emphasized on the constant cooperation with the Directorate of Education in carrying out such programmes, which have a major influence on preserving our cultural heritage, and which are considered complementary to the rehabilitation of traditional buildings the CCHP is implementing in the towns and villages of Bethlehem, and indicated that the project aims to introduce student to the heritage of their country and its surroundings, giving them a chance to think and research in the properties that make it distinctive and unique and of course, increasing their awareness of the area they are living in.

 

As well, she congratulated and thanked the participated schools and students for the cooperation which demonstrates the partnership of the public sector with national organizations to preserve the architectural and cultural heritage.

 

As a way to exchange knowledge and experience, students from all schools presented a simple explanation for their actions and the idea of the models done.  At the end, the CCHP honored the schools and students thanking them for their cooperation and participationز

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