This is Palestine “Empowering the Commitment to World Heritage” WHV camp

Palestinian Territory Archaeology Renovation Education Archaeology Renovation +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

International Palestinian Youth League (IPYL) IPYL is an organization that empowers Palestinian youth through educational programs, intercultural learning, training, media literacy and youth leadership activities. Since its inception, IPYL has implemented hundreds of projects in a range of fields. These include 77 international voluntary work camps in Palestine and 68 in work camps in other Middle Eastern countries. The organization also carries out youth exchanges, geopolitical study trips, media role in social empowerment, active citizenship and leadership, youth and women think tank groups and community meetings. For more info about IPYL, please visit https://www.ipyl.org

💼 What the programme involves

This work camp will expose volunteers to life in the Occupied West Bank. Volunteers will conduct renovation work in Bethlehem, as well as in nearby Battir, an ancient village that has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage Program. The work in Battir will be supervised by the Battir Landscape Eco-Museum and the Palestinian ministry of tourism and antiquities (see below). The camp will also include one day in the Old City of Hebron, where volunteers will carry out renovation work and visit a local children’s club. The afternoons of the work camp will be dedicated to a program of educational and cultural activities. The aim is to expose volunteers to the reality of life in Palestine in the context of the ongoing Israeli occupation and the Palestinians people resilience. The program will educate volunteers on Palestinian culture and history, and the history of conflict in the region. The program will also introduce volunteers to various civil society entities who are working towards a future Palestinian state. Civil society plays a crucial role in Palestine, helping people to stay resilient in the face of the many challenges brought about by the occupation.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation: the volunteers will be hosted in a rented flat (s) in Bethlehem. Food will be prepared by the volunteers themselves in the flat’s kitchen facilities.

📍 About the location

The flats in Bethlehem are usually close to bars and restaurants in addition to the touristic places and sites all over the place. The camp is alcohold and drugs free, Leaders will show the volunteers where they can drink and enjoy their times.

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