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Introduction:
The CAB is going under a major
restoration and renovation process of the whole compound, in
addition to constructing a new covered Sports Stadium that can fit
500 persons. The Stadium will include Basket Ball, Tennis, Volley
Ball and Hand Ball playground.
The committees are working
towards expanding and upgrading the CAB's facilities to revive
sporting events as well as social and cultural activities. They
consider the rehabilitation process of the facilities as an
essential step and an opportunity to launch their different programs
of the current year with renewed energy, in addition to contributing
to the sustainable development of the children and youth by
addressing their needs.
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The CAB's Cultural
Center Building:
The CAB's Cultural Center Building consists of a multi purpose hall
for conferences, social activities, musical events, in addition to
the cinema hall. The Cinema hall is the only one of its kind in
Bethlehem area, and one of the two Cinema halls in the West Bank.
The Cultural Center is in the main building of the CAB's compound
and is one of the facilities that need to be rehabilitated and
reactivated through the assistance of the proposed grant fund.
Besides the multi purpose hall, the cinema hall consists of two
floors with 380 seats that are well designed for film showings. It
also has the necessary equipments to play the 35 mm movie videos. In
addition, the hall has a wooden stage, which has been enlarged
lately, for the use of movie theatre, folklore dancing, big
conferences and educational contests among students from schools in
Bethlehem area.
The Cultural Center has not been activated for the past 5 years.
However, and in spite of its actual state of despair, the Cultural
Center, mainly the Cinema hall, can be rehabilitated through
facility maintenance including electricity. And can be reactivated
though acquiring a new LCD projector for films showing, and hiring
four part time employees to be responsible for implementing and
monitoring the cultural, social and the entertainment activities as
the planned program.
The CAB is open to the public during the whole year. However, it
will officially launch the summer programs for this year on the 5th
of June 2005. We are planning to have an official opening of the
Cultural Center and its activities on the same date as well.
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The Cultural Center Program:
The Cultural Center program includes arranging movie theatre
evenings and musical and folklore dancing events. In addition to
educational contests among students from schools in Bethlehem area.
Furthermore, the program includes organizing public discussion
sessions in the cinema hall that deals with crucial and sensitive
issues related to the Palestinian situation, such as the elections,
drug addiction among youth, education, poverty, unemployment,
garbage waste, capacity building, empowering women and youth in
building their societies, and other important issues according to
the public request and needs. The program coordinator will make a
research to choose the appropriate topics to be discussed in the
sessions, and choose 3 to 4 guests who are specialists in the chosen
topic, and who are able to create a positive debate and give answers
to the questions of the participating public.
On the other hand, The CAB's management is planning to open the
doors of the cinema to the public three times a week.
The plan is to dedicate one day during the week to show educational,
historical and religious movies for students in the schools of
Bethlehem area. This will be done in coordination and according to
the request of the schools. The teachers will choose the subject of
the movies according to the curriculum of each class, and the
students will have a clear understanding of the material in an
entertaining way.
The other two days would be during the weekends, where we will show
social, cultural and entertaining movies for all family members of
all ages.
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Objectives of the Program:
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Provide extra curricular activities for the students in Bethlehem
area.
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Encourage local and international musical and folklore dancing
groups to perform for the citizens of Bethlehem.
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Provide a safe place for the youth for physical and emotional
release.
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Raise public awareness and stimulate debates among the citizens of
Bethlehem on crucial social, political and cultural issues.
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Increasing the level of participation from all sectors of
Bethlehem society, particularly women and youth, in public
debates.
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Create sustainable part time jobs for four employees for the
period of 12 months.
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