Guest House
The guesthouse was built to provide accommodation for the many volunteers and supporters who work with Ibdaa and for delegates to the conferences and workshops frequently hosted by the organization. It also provides tourists in the West Bank with an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of life in a refugee camp and the Palestinian situation. It was the first guesthouse to be built in a refugee camp.
The guesthouse can accommodate a total of 42 people in its ten rooms, each sleeping between two and eight people and all with a private bathroom. The rooms are named after the places where the Deheisheh refugees were born. restaurantThe restaurant is located on the top floor of the original Ibdaa building and provides a good view of Deheisheh camp and the local area. It was the first restaurant to open in the camp and provides a social focus for the community. The restaurant is open between 8 am and 11 pm each day to serve traditional Palestinian food and refreshments to guesthouse visitors, Ibdaa staff and volunteers as well as the local community. It can seat 150 people and therefore also caters for the many conferences, workshops and festivals held at Ibdaa. It is also occasionally used as a function room.
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Auditorium
The auditorium in the original Ibdaa building can seat up to 150 people and provides Deheisheh refugee camp with a venue equipped with a stage plus lighting and sound systems. This enables the community to hold many events and was the first hall with such facilities in Deheisheh camp. The venue is regularly used by Ibdaa to host internal events as well as conferences, festivals and cultural and social activities involving external organizations and the local community. The renowned youth dance troupe also uses the hall for rehearsals and performances. A mural in the auditorium portrays three martyrs from Deheisheh who represent differing aspects of the conflict, while the ceiling commemorates all refugee camps in Palestine and abroad and documents the refugees’ right to return as stated in UN Resolution 194.
tour bus
Background
Following an expansion in the type of activities provided by Ibdaa and the growth in popularity of many of the projects run, it became apparent that there was a requirement for transport to be permanently available to the organization.
Many of the projects run by Ibdaa require transport to important activities such as rehearsals, workshops, conferences and away-days to provide respite. It is frequently necessary to transport a large number of people for these events, In addition, Ibdaa regularly arranges transport for community social occasions and for functions organized in cooperation with local institutions.
The Consideration
Consideration was given to the requirements of Ibdaa and its activities and to potential solutions, and it was felt the best option was for Ibdaa to manage all transport by having its own bus. Therefore more than three years ago sufficient funding for a secondhand bus was provided by the town council of Alicante (Spain). The cost of maintaining the bus and of licences and insurance is now met by Ibdaa; However when the bus is used for a specific activity the fuel costs are typically covered by the budget of the project concerned.
Following an expansion in the type of activities provided by Ibdaa and the growth in popularity of many of the projects run, it became apparent that there was a requirement for transport to be permanently available to the organization.
Many of the projects run by Ibdaa require transport to important activities such as rehearsals, workshops, conferences and away-days to provide respite. It is frequently necessary to transport a large number of people for these events, In addition, Ibdaa regularly arranges transport for community social occasions and for functions organized in cooperation with local institutions.
The Consideration
Consideration was given to the requirements of Ibdaa and its activities and to potential solutions, and it was felt the best option was for Ibdaa to manage all transport by having its own bus. Therefore more than three years ago sufficient funding for a secondhand bus was provided by the town council of Alicante (Spain). The cost of maintaining the bus and of licences and insurance is now met by Ibdaa; However when the bus is used for a specific activity the fuel costs are typically covered by the budget of the project concerned.