Report on the non-violence meetings delivered by the academic Johannes (Juan) Diederick Mienie in different areas, 4-10/12/2010. Juan is a visiting professor from South African with ample experience and knowledge in non-violence action and the South African experience in that field. Juan’s objective is to share with young people in Palestine lessons about nonviolence he […]

On November 27, 53 women from Wi’am Center in Bethlehem, crowed into a bus and headed to the village called Budrus. Budrus is a Palestinian village located in the far west of Ramallah and Al Bireh, surrounded by the apartheid wall and the villages of Ni’lin, Qibya. It has a population of nearly 1500 people. […]

Short report on training: “Healing Yourself and your Communities” Place of the Training: Wi’am centre Time: Friday 19th of November, 2010 Attendance: 15 young people age 18-25 with gender balance, coming from different colleges and areas around Bethlehem Implementation body: Wi’am Centre in cooperation with CAPACITAR Organization Wi’am in cooperation with CAPACITAR Organization organized a […]

Each year, on the 16th of November, we celebrate the day of Tolerance announced by the general assembly of the member states  in 1996. Wi’am had observed this occasion through a public Forum that hosted 50 women form different age groups coming form diverse areas around Bethlehem. The participants engage in an open discussion about […]

On Friday 7th of October, Wi’am: Palestinian conflict Resolution Center joined the Saint Joseph school, the 10th grade at their two- day retreat, at the Milkiet Convent  in Beit Sahour,. Lucy Talgieh led the group of 54 girls in the workshop on Conflict Resolution. The session began with an ice-breaker activity called how to break the […]

On a Beautiful bright Sunday, a shining spotless Peacebuilding award (a harmony flame) was waiting on a counter to be given to the person who deserves to hold it, who worked hard throughout the years to enrich the meaning of peace building in the area of conflict, who has taken risks to make a contribution […]

Wi’am would like to expand its activities and involvement in citizen diplomacy. We see many tourists and pilgrims visiting the Nativity Church, but kind of overlooking the situation in Palestine or just daily life there. Therefore we would like to encourage more tourists and pilgrims to meet with local people, the living stones, to talk […]

Women of Wi’am have recently been involved in several activities. They went on a trip, together with their husbands and children, to Tulkarem and Nablus, where they visited entertainment park, swimming pool and market. Every Thursday they meet in Wi’am center where lectures are held about different topics like healthy food, inheritance questions etc. For […]

On Friday, 30th July 2010 Wi’am hosted an informal round-table discussion on the Current Political Affairs and the Peace Process. Our guest was Frank J. Finver, Consul for Press and Cultural Affairs/Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem. 15 members of the civic society, youth activists, students, journalists, and political groups listened […]

For past 10 years Wi’am has organized summer camps for children. This year the camp started on 22th June and finished previous Saturday, 14th August. Around 70 children from 6 to 16 years old participated in a variety of different activities such as art, drama lessons, dancing, swimming, playing games, going on a trip etc. […]