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Our work combines traditional Arab methods of resolving conflicts with techniques taught in international schools of conflict transformation.
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This Child Policy has been produced by Wi’am as a practical learning tool and set of resources for that explores some of the key principles and issues relevant to child protection, as well as outlining the steps that are needed in order to implement, report, monitor and protect children from both intentional and unintentional harm. Acknowledgements Wi’am Center would like to thank CAFOD for their full support to the production of the policy.
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Educational and Cultural Tours
Learn about the Holy Land from the people who inhabit it, through our workshops and tours.
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For the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, fraud and corruption and abuse of power
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Airing a debate on women inheritance rights
Part of a project on women and inheritance Wi’am center is airing a debate on women inheritance rights hosting a legal adviser and a women activist. Follow us on Bethlehem2000 Radio on Tuesday the 7th of August @ 11:00 am, to listen to a live debate on the women inheritance rights in Arabic language, at […]
Continue ReadingWi’am in Turkey- Istanbul
One of Wi’am Team, Amira, has attended “Youth Contributions for Dialogue and Change”, from 28-30/6/2012. It is the first preparatory meeting that was held by the ALF in the buildup of the next Anna Lindh Forum, that will take place in Marseille between the 4th and 7th April 2013. The meeting aimed at contributing to […]
Continue ReadingWi’am in Turkey- Ankara
5 Wi’amers, Amira, Tarek, Lucas, Amanda and Kholoud have joined an intercultural project Youth & Future from 1/7/2012-10/7/2012: The Project is social integration process of the disabled and disadvantaged youngsters. The Project focused on to use the new, different and alternative methods which might take interest of youngsters. This Project includes the activities to learn, […]
Continue ReadingWi’am Kids Explore North West-Bank
esterday was a long but worthwhile day for the Wi’am children as they embarked on an expedition into Northern governates of the West Bank. Staff, volunteers, and the young people arrived at Wi’am Center early: distances in the West Bank can take extra time to traverse. Since there are often no direct routes, drivers have […]
Continue ReadingWi’am Kids visit the Tent of Nations
Today, July 13, we brought the kids of the summer camp to visit the Tent of Nations, a family farm to the south of Bethlehem. The family has been struggling for the last 15 years to hold onto their property in the face of Israeli settlement activity. They were offered a blank check for their […]
Continue ReadingField-Trip to Taybeh & Ramallah
This week the children took a field trip that was both educational and very fun. Wi’am staff and volunteers arranged a visit to the historic village of Taybeh and the amusement park in Ramallah. The road to Taybeh is scenic but quite long since the bus must by-pass Jerusalem on winding roads through the […]
Continue ReadingSummer Camp: The Fun Continues!
A full week of summer camp is coming to a close at Wi’am this Friday. Attendance has grown each day as children invite their friends. Throughout the week, the center strived to provide the campers with fruit and other snacks to keep their bodies healthy and running during the long summer days. Tuesday, everyone fled […]
Continue ReadingWi’am Summer Camp Begins
The Wi’am Center opened its gates for summer camp today, the first Monday in July. Local children and youth came and were soon wearing shirts and hats reading “مخيم التسامح و العطاء و الحبة ” –the “Reconciliation, Agape, and Giving Camp”. Staff and volunteers led the children in crafts, sports, and dancing. During one craft, […]
Continue ReadingChildren at Play
This summer, as in past summers, Wi’am will be hosting children from Monday-Friday in an interactive summer camp in which we strive to combine educational activities with fun, relaxing activities for children to unwind and let off stress. Right now we are hosting local children every Friday in a preview of the summer camp before […]
Continue ReadingCitizen Diplomacy during the summer
Although summer in Palestine is very hot, we consider it a special time of year. Various local produce are ready for harvesting, starting early on with lemons and almonds, going through apricots and fakous (a vegetable in the cucumber family) among others, and culminating with the legendary olive harvest after that, around September. The summer […]
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