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The Culture and Identity (CI) program focuses on strengthening Palestinian cultural awareness and Arabic literacy, establishing cultural centers in cities and villages, and supporting cultural and artistic activities, from children’s libraries to traditional music and rug weaving. Under this Program, WA has also disbursed funds for the rehabilitation and restoration of buildings of cultural and historic importance in other Palestinian cities such as Akka, Haifa, Jaffa and Lod-Ramleh which are part of the Palestinian living heritage. 

Capacity Building:

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Since 1997, capacity-building or institution building (IB) is undertaken through the Welfare Association Consortium’s World Bank-supported Palestinian NGO Project, by building on the capacities of NGOs and the sector as a whole to serve the poor and marginalized communities.

Human Resources Development:

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The Human Resource Development (HRD) program supports the establishment and upgrading of facilities, equipment and teacher training for early childhood education, technical and life skills training for youth, focusing particularly on job skills and information technology (IT).

Emergency Relief:

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Welfare Association has responded to the community's needs in Palestine by providing direct, emergency relief and support for the families of those killed, injured and left jobless due to the violence and closures, support for rehabilitation and treatment centers and provision of special aids for disabled people.

Development Amidst Emergency (2000-2004): Since 2000, the Welfare Association has intensified its activities and redirected much of its work toward developing programs and raising funds to meet the emergency needs of individuals for food, shelter, medical assistance, education and jobs, while continuing with its ongoing development programs and projects for civil society institutions. WA designed and implemented emergency programs for external donors that used rigorous criteria to ensure that assistance reaches the neediest, monitored procurement procedures for supplies, and guaranteed efficient and rapid disbursement of relief aid.