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: | Beit Fajjar Old Core |
| Donor: | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) |
| New Function: | Local for various activities organized by the Rural Women’s Village Association |
| Beneficiaries: | Rural Women’s Village Association |
| Jobs Created: | 2,276 man/days |
| Completed: | April 2006 |
| Project Area: | Anatreh Quarter, Bethlehem |
| Donor: | British Consulate General- Jerusalem, through DFID and the Australian Representative Office through AUSAID |
| Beneficiaries: | Students and teachers of the school |
| Jobs Created: | 200 man/days |
| Completed: | January 2005 |
| 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 |
