2018- Annual Report

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PM Educational & Cultural Center Bethlehem Governorate serving a population of over 220,000 people, including 16,000 refugees living in three refugee camps: Dheisheh, Aida and Beit Jibrin. There are around 170 public and private schools operating in the Governorate. With such a large, young population, there are no school libraries and only a few public libraries available for students. The PMECC was established in 1970 as a small library to cater to all children and youth who lacked access to a library, whether in their school or the public library. The success of this institution over the years has been tremendous. The Teresian Institute who operate the library have not only developed the reading program, but have also created and developed something more, that goes beyond a typical library. The Teresians and with the support of its team, created after-school programs and a summer camp program that uses ‘hands-on learning approach’ and tools in its programs which help school-aged children and youth to learn better. They can sign up for guitar lessons, creative writing, educational games competitions, film-viewings and discussion sessions, among other activities. In the summer, children and youth can participate in fun and interactive activities with peers through the summer camp program. For parents – especially working parents, the center’s programs are both educational and free, which lifts the burden of finding quality programs and paying a fee which many parents cannot afford. Outlying schools in the West Bank have also caught on to PMECC’s ‘hands-on approach”, requesting the center conduct activities at their schools. The response has been strong and PMECC has created an outreach program for local schools in rural areas of Bethlehem Governorate in <strong>2018</strong>. In 2019, the PMECC hopes to renovate and update its premise to meet the needs of its programs and expand its reading program to offer young readers the chance to challenge their reading skills. 32
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