Volunteer Opportunities
Every Palestine Summer Encounter participant serves their host community through a volunteer
placement at a nonprofit organization, summer camp, municipality, school, hospital, church or community center. Some of the more common volunteer opportunities and assignments include:
writing/editing documents in English, teaching/tutoring English as a second language, coaching sports, supervising activities for children or youth at a summer camp, working with the elderly
or the disabled, web design and maintenence, art (teaching art/supervising mural projects), manual labor (painting classrooms, etc.), research, and public relations.
[Note: the
opportunities listed below are based on the 2007 program. Updates will be made in the near future]. Volunteer Placements Below is a list of 37 partnering organizations in
Bethlehem, Beit Sahour and Beit Jala where participants will be placed for their volunteer opportunities.
Quick List of Volunteer Placements:
Al Ghad Al Jadid Location: Beit Sahour. Municipality Street
Contact
person: Areej Qasis
Email: ghadjadid@hotmail.com
Telephone Number: 972-2-277-4829 (
information about calling Palestine)
Projects/Activities: Educational/ activities for children/ computer training
Number of employees: 1
Types of volunteer opportunities available: teaching English and
proposal writing.
Dates Volunteers Needed: May to August 2007.
Al-Ama Charitable Society Location: Doha City. Bethlehem, Palestine.
Website: www.amalcss.net
Contact Person: Mr. Muayad Abuaker
E-mail: amal_dh@hotmail.com | abuaker@yahoo.com
Telephone Number: 972-2-275-3012
Fax number :
972-2-275-3012 (
information about calling Palestine)
Activities/
Projects of organization: Medical clinic, kindergarten, housing projects
for the elderly, caring for orphans and the poor, women''s emplyment, traditional Palestinian dance.
Number of employees: 25 employees and 15 volunteers.
Types of volunteer
opportunities available: Medical volunteers, volunteers to work on the technical team.
Dates Volunteers Needed: June 1st through August 31st, 2007.
Ansar
Center for Children Location: al-Walajah. Beit Jala, Palestine.
Website: www.ansarvirtualactivism.net
Contact Person: Khader Al Araj
E-mail:
waelaraj@yahoo.com
Telephone Number: 972-02-276-0031
Fax number: 972-02-276-0031 (
information about calling Palestine)
Activities of the organization: educational activities for children and young adults.
Number of employees: 0 employees. 10 volunteers.
Types of volunteer opportunities
available: 2 volunteers needed to help run the summer camp, 1 volunteer needed to teach English/ help write grant proposals.
Dates Volunteers Needed: Summer camp is from July to
August. Volunteers accepted throughout the year.
Arab Educational Institute/ AEI-Open Windows Location: Milk Grotto St. 96. Bethlehem, Palestine.
Website: www.aeicenter.org
Contact Person: Mr. Fuad Giacaman
E-mail: aei@p-ol.com
Telephone Number: 972-2-274-4030
Fax number: 972-2-277-7554 (
information about calling Palestine)
Activities of the organization: AEI-Open Windows is an Arab-Palestinian NGO affiliated to Pax Christi
International and established in Bethlehem in 1986 by a group of Palestinian educators. Working with youth, women and educators, it is engaged in the field of community education to
contribute to the general causes of participation in public life and in peace and justice; the building of a free, democratic and culturally pluralistic Palestine, and the sharing and
communication of the daily life reality of Palestine with broader audiences. A few of the projects of the organization include: 1) Activate youth and develop youth leadership skills, 2)
raise awareness about values, culture and identity, 3) train individuals in effectively communicating the reality of the Palestinian situation and 4) develop the capacity, sustainability and
outreach of the organization.
Number of employees: 5 full-time, 9 part-time.
Types of volunteer opportunities available: 1) teaching English, 2) training youth women and
educators in peacebuilding, nonviolence and English communication skills, 3) Helping work on the website
www.palestine-family.net, 4) Help in
the activities of the Summer School of Communication entitled "Arts of Sumud" (Sumud = steadfastness), 5) Music and Choir, 6) Drama.
Dates Volunteers Needed: May 27th to August 20th,
2007
Arab Women''s Union, Al-Basma Center Location: Harone Street. Beit Sahour, Palestine.
Contact Person: Basma Giacaman
E-mail:
arwomenunion@yahoo.com
Telephone Number: 972-2-277 2022
Mobile Phone Number: 972-52-232 2633
Fax number: 972-2-277 5507 (
information about calling Palestine)
Activities/Focus of the Organization: Special education center for mentally handicapped youth and young adults.
Projects:
olive wood ornaments, recycling paper, weaving.
Number of employees: 6
Types of volunteer opportunities available: working with the handicapped, writing/editing for proposals
and documents.
Dates Volunteers Needed: May 27th to July 27th, 2007.
Beit Sahour Municipality Location: Beit Sahour, Palestine.
Website:
www.beitsahourmunicipality.com
Contact Person: Maha Atrash
E-mail: bsmuni@p-ol.com
Telephone Number: 972-2 277 4007
Fax number: 972-2 277 3520 (
information about calling Palestine)
Activities of the organization: Helps residents of Beit Sahour in all aspects of life.Submits
proposals for various programs for funding.
Number of employees: 29
Types of volunteer opportunities available: Editing articles, documents and press releases in English.
Dates Volunteers Needed: May to August, 2007.
Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation Specialized Rehabilitation and Surgery Hospital
Location: P.O.Box 100, Bethlehem | Cremisan Street, Beit Jala.
Website:
www.basr.org
Contact Person: Mary G. Matta (Personnel
Officer)
E-mail: mary@basr.org | basr@basr.org
Telephone Number: 972-2-274 4049 / 50 /1 /2
Fax number: 972-2-274 4053 (
information about calling Palestine)
Activities of the organization: BASR is a national referral and resource medical zzrehabilitation centre that provides the
Palestinian population with quality comprehensive services at all levels of service delivery (the national, the intermediate and the grassroots level), complimented by surgery and other
support services.
Number of employees: 169.
Types of volunteer opportunities available: Opportunities available for doctors, nurses, radiologists, physiotherapists,
occupational therapists, speech therapists. Opportunities also available in maintenance and Internet Technical support.
Dates Volunteers Needed: Year round.
Bethlehem Bible College Location: Bethlehem. (Mailing
Address: P.O Box 17166, Jerusalem 91190)
Website:
www.bethlehembiblecollege.edu
Contact Person: Joanna Kahvedjian
E-mail:
Telephone Number:
Fax number:
Activities of the organization:
Number of employees: 4 to 6
Types of volunteer opportunities available: Painting offices and classrooms.
Dates Volunteers Needed:
from July to August
Bethlehem Municipality Address: Manger Square, P.O.Box 48, Bethlehem
Telephone number: 972-2-274 1323/4/5
Fax:
972-2-274 1327 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: bethlehemcit@p-ol.com
Website:
www.bethlehem-city.org
Contact Person: Mr. Tony Marcos, Director General
Number of employees: 185
Types of Volunteer Opportunities
Available: Public Relations, Writing Proposals, GIS unit
Dates Volunteers Needed: June 1st to July 31st, 2007.
Bethlehem Peace Center
Address: P.O Box 1166, Manger Square
Telephone number: 972-2-276 6677
Fax: 972-2-274 1057 (
information about calling
Palestine)
Email: info@peacenter.org
Website:
www.peacenter.org
Contact Person: Mr. Michael Nasser
Number of
employees: 20
Types of Volunteer Opportunities: Help with events and activities
Dates Volunteers Needed: year round, flexible
Catholic Action
Institute Address: P.O.Box 1042 King David Street Bethlehem, Palestine
Telephone number: 972-2- 2743372
Fax: 972-2-2742939 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: info@ca-b.org
Website:
www.ca-b.org
Contact Person: Victor
Bandak
Activities/Focus of the Organization: Sports, Cultural, Social
Types of volunteer opportunities: Sports Trainers for swimming, basketball, table tennis, life guards,
Aerobics
Dates Volunteers Needed: June 1st to August 20th
East Jerusalem YMCA - Advocacy Desk Address: YMCA, Beit Sahour
Telephone number:
972-2-277 4540
Fax: 972-2-277 4540 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: ihannouneh@ej-ymca.org | advocacy@ej-ymca.org
Website:
www.jai-pal.orgContact Person: Ibrahim Hannouneh Types of Activities/Orgnization Focus: Advocacy, lobbing, campaigning, publications, networking,
advocacy tour groups
Number of employees: 200 (YMCA) and 7 (YMCA Advocacy)
Volunteer Activities/Assignments: Organizing children''s activities, organizing summer camps,
editing/writing reports and proposals, photography and web design.
Dates Volunteers Needed: May 27th to August 20th.
Comments: Long term volunteers are preferable. Also,
volunteers who can speak Arabic or has some basic Arabic speaking skills are preferable.
Environmental Education Center Address: Talitha Kumi School Campus.
Beit Jala, Palestine
Telephone number: 972-2-276 5574
Fax: 972-2-276 5574 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: eec@p-ol.com,
sija9@yahoo.com
Website:
www.eecp.org
Contact Person: Simon Awad
Activities/Focus of the Organization: Raising public awareness among all socio
groups towards their environment, building capacity via training sessions, workshops and meetings, voluntary campaigns including cleaning up, harvesting olives, painting streets and
planting, doing scientific researches, organizing national festivals, special activities for our environmental clubs such as summer camps, celebrations, lectures and field trips,
implementing environmental pilot projects regarding water harvesting and solid waste management in addition to many other activities.
Projects: Acting in defense of the
Palestinian Environment and Integrated Water Resources Management.
Number of the organization employees: 4
Volunteer Opportunities/Assignments: Writing and editing reports and the annual
activity report, exceptional skills in proposal writing and webpage designing
Dates Volunteers Needed: from June to August
Family Development Charitable
Society Club for Elderly People Address: Beit Sahour.
Telephone number: 972-2-277 4446
Fax: 972-2-277 4449 (
information about calling
Palestine)
Email: elen@tanas.org
Contact Person: Elen Al Qasiss
Activities/Focus of Organization: Elderly Club. Daily work with the elderly people: from cooking to cleaning and
ironing.
Number of employees: 8
Volunteer opportunities available: Writing email and correspondents. Helping with PR and especially with the English Language. Helping with daily work as
mentioned above.
The Future Vision Society for Development of the Abilities (AREEN) Address: Dheisheh Camp. Bethlehem, Palestine
Telephone number: 972-2-274
3513
Fax: 972-2-274 3513 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: Future_vision12@hotmail.com
Website:
www.3reen.org
Contact Person: Manal Al Azrak
Activities/Focus of the Organization: Child development, women, youth, provision of job opportunities,
summer camps, training courses, etc.
Number of employees: 25 Volunteer Opportunities Available: Working on the website and assisting with any activities at the center (summer camps,
workshops, training courses, etc.)
Dates Volunteers Needed: from May 27th to August 20th
Holy Land Handicraft Cooperative Society Address: Shepherd's Field,
Beit Sahour
Telephone number: 972-2-277-3087
Fax: 972-2-277-3088 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: hlcs@p-ol.com
Website:
www.holyland-handicraft.org
Contact Person: Suzan Sahori
Activities/Focus of Organization: Marketing and creating new products for
international sales. Working with international contacts promoting Fair Trade of local Palestinian products and crafts (olive wood products, mother of pearl and embroidery). Number of the
organization employees: 10 Volunteer opportunities: "We need volunteers who are experienced in customer service, have excellent English writing skills and can help us to market and promote
our organization, improve our website, etc."
Dates Volunteers Needed: June 2007 through August 2007 if possible.
Holy Land Trust Address: #529 Manger Street,
P. O. Box 737
Telephone number: 972-2-2765930
Fax: 972-2-2765931 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: palestine@holylandtrust.org
Website:
www.holylandtrust.org
Contact Person: Awni Jubran
Activities/Focus of Organization: Holy Land Trust (HLT) is a Palestinian NGO
that was established in 1998 with the aim of strengthening the Palestinian community for the future.
Projects include HLT Nonviolence Programs, Travel & Encounter and Palestine News Network
(www.pnn.ps).
Number of employees: 19 Volunteer opportunities: Assisting with HLT Nonviolence Programs.
Dates Volunteers Needed: June to July 2007
House of
Hope Address: P.O Box 11526 Gilo- 91114 Jerusalem- Israel
Telephone number: 972-2-274 2325
Fax: 972-2-274 0928 (
information about calling
Palestine)
Email: houseofhopemd@palnet.com
Website:
www.houseofhopemd.org
Contact Person: Rhoda David, Director Activities/Focus of
Organization: House of Hope serves blind and disabled children and adults through a boarding house. Currently the "House of Hope" is being remodeled.
Number of employees: 20 (approximately)
Volunteer Opportunities: "Once we receive an estimate of the work, we will need help moving furniture, possibly rewiring or remodeling certain areas, painting/ etc. in short, the desks/
Shelves, etc. from our offices will need to be moved to the current school and the school desks and boards and items will need to be moved to the residence section. " Dates Volunteers
Needed: anytime between May and August 2007
Jemima, a Home for Handicapped Children Address: Beit Jala/ Al- Sider Street 117
Telephone number: 972-2-275
0044
Fax: 972-2-277 7922 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: rikko@beitjemima.org | cc@beitjemima.org
Website:
http://www.jemima.nl/eng/
Contact Person: Rikko Lawers/ Nisreen Sarras
Activities/Focus of Organization: Working with children and young grown up
with mental and physical restrictions, and need assistance in custodial care.
Number of employees: 42 Volunteer Opportunities: Helping with activities and care for the children. Dates
Volunteers Needed: Volunteer needed from 6 months to a year
Lajee Center Address: Aida Camp- Bethlehem
Telephone number: 972-2-275 0789
Fax: 972-2-277 6446
(
information about calling Palestine)
Email: info@lajee.org
Website:
www.lajee.org
Contact Person: Salah
Al Ajarma
Activities/Focus of Organization: Arts (storytelling, painting), Languages and child care
Number of employees: 2
Volunteer Opportunities/Assignments: Taking care of the
library and computer lab and preparing lessons for the children.
Dates Volunteers Needed: June 1st to July 30th
Medical Charitable Society Address:
Bethlehem-Taqua-City Center
Telephone number: 972-2-276 3386
Fax: 972-2-276 3445 (
information about calling Palestine)
Contact Person: Ibrahim
Jibrin
Activities/Focus of Organization: Our mission is humanitarian and health services.
Number of the organization employees: 10
Volunteer Opportunities/Assignments: We need doctors as
volunteers in all specializations, nurses, health education specialists and women''s health experts. Volunteers will help in the work of health services and will help with lectures on health
education for the public.
Dates Volunteers Needed: June to 5th to August, 2007
Comments: our institute serving the citizens in the eastern rural area where there are high rates of
illiteracy and poverty.
Medical Relief society Address: Bethlehem
Telephone number: 972-2-276 5576
Fax: 972-2-276 0074
Email: lubnabandak@gmail.com Contact
person: Lubna Bandak or Amal Banoura
Activities/Focus of Organization: training in gender issues, human rights and other related fields to development, computer skills, English language
proficiency as well as training in other languages when possible. Summer camps, training courses, and field activities like awareness campaign for our Health clubs in villages and cities.
Number of the organization employees: 3
Dates Volunteers Needed: from May to August if possible
The National Charitable Society Address: Dheisheh Refugee
Camp. Bethlehem, Palestine. Telephone: 972-2-274 0304
Fax : 972-2-275 3749
Email : Mizher_6@hotmail.com
Contact Person: Abed al hamed mizher
Activities/Focus of Organization: 1. Health
Center project: The health center includes a number of departments and medical clinics, including: specialized clinics, the emergency clinic, x-ray, the dental clinic, a pharmacy, and a
medical laboratory. 2. Cultural Center project: includes classrooms and lecture hall for workshops and lectures in methodology. 3. Charitable social projects: includes relief projects, food
parcels, holiday clothing distribution and the school bag project.
Number of employees: 12 Volunteer Opportunities available: writing and formulating project proposals in English,
contacting and building relations with donor institutions, opening channels of communication with international and local organizations and preperation of correspondence with representatives
of international and local institutions.
Number of volunteers needed: 2
Dates Volunteers Needed: 2 months to 6 months
Comments: Please note that all tools and equipment needed for your
volunteer placement will be provided by the organization. We prefer volunteers with experience in the tasks listed above and who also have experience in the health field, especially doctors.
Open Bethlehem Address: Manger Square. Bethlehem, Palestine.
Telephone number: 970-22-777993
Fax: 970-22-740139
Email: admin@openbethlehem.org
Website:
www.openbethlehem.org
Contact Person: Nida Rishmawi
Activities/Focus of the Organization: Media operation, Documentation, research, tours, Events
promotion. All projects combine political and tourism aspects.
Number of employees: 3 Volunteer Opportunities Available: Writing/research, IT, graphic design. Looking for volunteers with
skills in these areas.
Dates Volunteers Needed: as long as possible
Comments: Open Bethlehem would like the chance to interview the volunteers beforehand as we are currently unable to
absorb interns. We are looking for highly skilled people.
Paidia International Development Address: Beit Sahour, Suteih Street
Telephone number: 972-2-274
8698
Fax: 972-2-274 8698 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: gina@pidev.org
Website:
www.pidev.org
Contact Person: Gina Sahouri
Activities/Focus of Organization: PID provides adventures recreational programs for children and young adults use these programs to offer vital educational
opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities/Assignments: Help in building the playground area, working with kids, teaching, bids high rapes courses
Dates Volunteers Needed: from May to August
The Palestinian Center for Rapprochement between People Address: Schools street, P.O Box 24. Beit Sahour, Palestine.
Telephone number: 972-2-277 2018
Fax:
972-2-277 4602
Email: info@pcr.ps
Website:
www.pcr.ps
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www.imemc.org
Contact Person: George Rishmawi
Activities/Focus of Organization: Advocacy, Training, Media, Nonviolent Resistance
Projects: 1) International Middle East Media Center. (IMEMC.ORG) and 2) Youth Advocates Program (YAP)
Number of employees: 4 Volunteer Opportunities Available: Reading News reports for audio production, editing news reports and writing proposals (if possible)
Dates Volunteers Needed: from
June 1st until the end of August
Comments: If any of the volunteers has a background in Arabic, and speaks Arabic with some media skills, it will be PERFECT
Palestine News Network Address: Bethlehem
Telephone number: 972-2-276 6067
Fax: 972-2-276 5931 (
information about calling
Palestine)
Email: info@pnn.ps
Website:
www.pnn.ps
Contact Person: Fadi Abu Sada
Activities/Focus of Organization: Media news agency in four
languages.
Number of employees: 20
Volunteer Opportunities/Assignments: Translators and journalists
Dates Volunteers Needed: from 1 month to 2 months
Palestine
Wildlife Society Address: PO Box 89, Beit Sahour
Telephone number: 972-2-277 4750
Fax: 972-2-277 4750 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: pwls@wildlife-pal.org | wildlife@palnet.com
Website: http://www.wildlife-pal.org
http://www.wildlife-pal.org/portal/index.php
Activities/Focus of Organization: 1) Monitoring of wildlife, especially bird ringing and bird watching. We operate the Jericho Wildlife
Monitoring Station. Jericho is a very active in terms of bird migration. 2) Environmental Education among the schools in Palestine. 3) Promoting Eco-Tourism within Palestinian Society and 4)
Combating Desertification (accredited status with the UNCCD)
Number of employees: 10
Volunteer Opportunities/Assignments: Fundraising, Multi Media, International Public Relations Dates
Volunteers Needed: Year round.
Palestinian Friendship Association Address: Wadi Ma’ly – Nazlet Al-ain
Telephone number: 972-2-2760411
Fax: 972-2-2760411
(
information about calling Palestine)
Contact Person: Ashraf Shaheen
Activities/Focus of Organization: Media, Children’s Rights, Film Making,
Cinema, Media
Website. Types of projects include film making with young people, reports about Palestinian children, research about the situation of children in Palestine, Cinema, and
workshops for children and young people.
Volunteer Opportunities/Assignments: Writing reports, preparing website, giving workshops, organizing workshops and activities.
Palestinian Women''s Association for Development Address: Beit Sahour- City Center
Telephone number: 972-2-277 5154
Fax: 972-2-277 5154 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: info@pwad.net
Website: www.pwad.net
Contact Person: Maha Abdalmaseeh
Activities/Focus of Organization: Palestinian Women''s
Association for Development is a Palestinian, non governmental non profit organization committed to empower the Palestinian women at all levels in society.
Number of employees: 3 Volunteer
Opportunities/Assignments: Making contacts/ Marketing/ public relations
Dates Volunteers Needed: from May to September
Radio ISIS Address: Beit Sahour-
Municipality Street
Telephone number: 972-2-277 5506 | 972-2-277 5504
Fax: 972-2-277 5504 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email:
isis@radioisis.net
Website: www.radioisis.net
Contact Person: Shumou3 Ghareeb
Activities/Focus of Organization: Secretary and managers of programs
Number of employees: 10 Volunteer
Opportunities/Assignments: Research, correspondence, proposal wriitng, editing and communications
Dates Volunteers Needed: May 2007 to August 2007
Saint Nicolas
Home Charitable Society for the Elderly (SNHCSE) Address: Beit Jala- West Bank- Palestine
Telephone number: 972-2-274 0893
Fax: 972-2-274 0893 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: stnicolashome@yahoo.com
Website: www.saintnicolashome.org
Contact Person: Dr. Mario Hadweh (Chairman) Activities/Focus of
the Organization: Caring for the elderly so they can live with respect and dignity.
Number of employees: 7 Volunteer Assignments/Activities: helping the elderly
Dates Volunteers Needed:
from July 1st to August 1st, 2007
Senior Citizen`s Society Address: Beit Jala, P.O Box 252
Telephone number: 972-2-276 6370
Fax: 972-2-276 6371 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: info@bjscs.org.ps
Website: www.bjscs.org.ps
Contact Person: George Tareh Activities/Focus of
Organization: Caring for seniors. Current projects include: painting murals for the building and secretary administration
Number of employees: 3
Volunteer Opportunities/Assignments:
Painting murals and Secretary/Administration
Dates Volunteers Needed: from 30 May to 20 June 2007
Shepherds Field Hospital Address: Beit Sahour Telephone
number: 972-2-277-5092
Fax: 972-2-277-5091 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: s-f-hospital@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Dr. Rishmawi
Rafiq
Activities/Focus of Organization: Hospital, day care center, maternity work, clinics.
Volunteer Opportunities/Assignments: Nurses, staff midways
Laborers Association for Studies and Development / SHIRAA Address 1 : Bethlehem – Al-Dehisheh
Address 2 : Bethlehem Alqasem Building
Telephone number:
972-2-275 0436 | 972-2-276 0264 | 972-52-229 1790 |972-59-908 9790 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: shiraaorg@yahoo.com
Website:
http://shiraa.org/
Contact Person: Hussein Al-Hroub (Abu Rabee)
Activities/Focus of the Organization: The Laborers’ Association for Studies and Development, known by its acronym Shiraa,
is an independent Palestinian non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families in the Bethlehem area, it works to protect and enable Palestinian workers
and labor activists. Shiraa is concerned that human, political, and economic rights are respected, and that just legislation and labor laws are enacted in Palestine. Shiraa works to
protect basic human rights, improve working and living conditions and create more employment opportunities Its work is based on the principles of sustainable development democracy, respect
for human rights, and the right to self determination. Some current projects include: 1) Educational exchange Project. 2) Embroidery project. 3) Shiraa Center for training and Courses.
Number of employees: 2
Volunteer Opportunities/Assignments: website development, Fundraising, English lecturer and Circus Trainer
Dates Volunteers Needed: from May 2007 to August 2007
SOS Children Village Address: Bethlehem- El karkafa Street
Telephone number: 972-2-274 2267
Fax: 972-2-274 5179 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: socialworker@sos-palestine.org
Website: www.sos-palestine.org
Contact Person: Nabil Elhilo
Projects: Children`s Village
Volunteer Opportunities/Activities: Teaching English, Translating, helping in activities.
Dates Volunteers Needed: Year round.
Comments: The volunteer needs to be able to work well with
children.
Students' Forum Address: Al-Qateami Building-basement. University Street, Bethlehem.
Telephone number: 972-2-2751882
Fax: 972-2-2751882 (
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Email: info@students-forum.org
Website: www.students-forum.org
Contact Person: Ramzi Odah Activities/Focus of
Organization: Concerned with students'' affairs and raising the educational and academic levels in the Palestinian society.
Number of employees: 4
Volunteer Opportunities/Assignments:
Teach English/French
Dates Volunteers Needed: from 1/6/2007 to 30/8/2007
Tent of Nations' People Building Bridges Address: office in Bethlehem: Atan
Street 17, P.O.Box 28, Bethlehem
Telephone number: 972-2-274 30 71
Fax: 972-2-276 74 46 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email:
tnations@p-ol.com
Website: www.tentofnations.org
Contact Person: Daoud Nassar
Activities/Focus of Organization: "The Tent of Nations is a land and youth project that seeks to bring people
from different cultures and backgrounds together to build bridges of understanding, reconciliation and peace. The nature of our work includes: organizing activities and summer camps for
youth and children, developing land and helping Palestinians stay connected to their land. For more details, please check out our website." Some current projects include: summer camps for
youth and children.
Number of employees: 3 employees and a number of volunteers Volunteer Opportunities: Office work, youth work and helping in organizing activities, summer camps and
workshops for children and young people. Also we are running a women''s project in the village of Nahalin, volunteers could help in teaching English to women, helping facilitate art projects
for women, etc.
Dates Volunteers Needed: from June to October
Comments: "All our activities and camps are organized at the campsite of the Tent of Nations, located on Daherâ's Vineyard
near the village of Nahalin, ca. 9 km south of Bethlehem on the way to Hebron. Through these activities, we want to connect people with their land. Land and people are our concern."
The Public Committee Services for Palestinian Refugees Address: Azzeh Camp Bethlehem Palestine
Telephone number: 972-2-276 0360
Fax: 972-2-276 0360 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: al_wamak@hotmail.com or azzeh_camp@yahoo.com
Contact Person: Ahmad Al’azzeh Activities/Focus of
Organization: Grassroots organizing, rehabilitation, raising awareness, employability and vocational. One current project is the "Palestinian Refugees Identity Development Enterprise" which
is funded by the E.U.
Number of employees: 0 employees, just volunteers.
Volunteer Opportunities/Assignments: Basic English training, volunteer in the Camp's kindergarten. Dates
Volunteers Needed: Year round.
Women Child Care Society Address: Beit Jala
Telephone number: 972-2-274 2507
Fax: 972-2-274 2507 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: wccs@palnet.com
Contact Person: Lydis Araj
Activities/Focus of Organization: Social activities for women and children,
embroidery, summer camps. There are two programs within the summer camp, one for children ages 6 to 12 and another for children ages 12 to 16.
Number of employees: 6 Volunteer
Opportunities/Assignments: Helping in Summer Camps
Dates Volunteers Needed: period needed from 6 months to a year
Comments: Volunteers that speak both English and Arabic preferred
YMCA/ Youth & Sport Center Address: YMCA Street, Beit Sahour
Telephone number: 972-2-277 2185 | 972-2-277 2713
Fax: 972-2-277 5146 (
information about calling Palestine)
Email: ycenter@ej-ymca.org
Website: www.ej-ymca.org
Contact Person: Anton Jaraysah
Activities/Focus of the Organization: Youth and
Sports Center
Projects include: Summer Camp, After school out-door activities.
Number of employees: 12
Volunteer Opportunities/Assignments: 1. Fundraising and reports` writing 2. Gym and/
or Swim trainer 3. Working on activities for children and youth.
Dates Volunteers Needed: from June 1st to August 15th