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Life Abundant in Palestine Dar Annadwa Dar Al-Kalima Dar Al-Kalima (The International Center of Bethlehem) Community Development Academics Diyar 2009 Life Abundant in Palestine Dar Annadwa Dar al-Kalima Dar al-Kalima (The International Center of Bethlehem) Community Development Academics Bethlehem Media Center Health Clinics Dar al-Kalima College Cultural Events Community Building Continuous Education Civic Engagement 2 Dear Friends, New programs were accredited at Dar Al Ka- Salaam from Bethlehem, lima College, including music performance Table of and contemporary fine Arts. In addition, the 2009 was another special year, not because finishing works at the new campus were start- of any political developments, but because of ed, giving final shape to the vision started in Contents the endless energy and creativity that contin- 2006 with the establishment of the College. ues to flow in and through Diyar. Last but not least, the Kairos Palestine docu- Diyar 2009 ............................................... 3 Several new initiatives were launched, tested ment that was launched at our center Dar Bethlehem Media Center........................ 4 and started to blossom in 2009: Annadwa in December 2009 started a pro- Ad-Dar Events.......................................... 6 cess that is gaining momentum both locally Exhibitions........................................... 10 Two new groups were established. The first and internationally. Civic Engagement .................................. 12 is the Diyar Dance Theatre, which produced Palestinian.Christians.......................... 12 its first show called “Portraits of Fear” and I would like to express my deep gratitude and Religion.&.State................................... 14 the second is the Diyar Women Soccer Team, appreciation for all our supporters, both or- Youth.Vote.2009.................................. 16 which won the 2nd place in the National Pal- ganizations and individuals, and here in Pal- Youth.Leadership................................. 17 estinian Soccer Championship. estine and abroad. It is your help that sustains Dar al-Kalima Health & Wellness.......... 18 us and allows us to keep providing life-giving Dar al-Kalima Community Building....... 20 The first TV show in the Arab world focusing programming to our community. Bright.Stars.Program........................... 20 on elderly holistic care was produced at our Azwaj.................................................. 21 Bethlehem Media Center and now broadcast Sincerely, Ajyal.................................................... 23 on SAT-7. Dar al-Kalima College............................. 25 Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb Dar.al-Kalima.College.Construction.... 28 A new initiative in civic engagement was President Authentic Tourism................................. 30 launched, called “Youth Vote”, focusing on Diyar Consortium The Cave Gift Shop................................. 31 training teachers of civic education in gov- ernmental, UNRWA and private schools. The aim of this initiative was to mobilize young people to engage in democratic elec- tions and political participation. 3 monitoring system was established in order information, fitness and nutrition tips, ex- to gather feedback from production experts plorations of Palestinian proverbs, and re- Bethlehem and ensure that BMC productions meet re- ports featuring elderly people who are active gional and international standards of aesthet- ic and technical quality. The BMC expanded Media technical capabilities through the purchase of advanced production equipment and staff capabilities through increased specialization Center and intensive training. In all of its efforts, the BMC has sought to increase the level of pro- fessionalism in its operations while providing The Bethlehem Media Center (BMC), opportunities and training to talented young based at Dar Annadwa in Bethlehem, had crew-members, writers and actors. a year of unprecedented success in produc- ing new and innovative media for a variety of purposes and audiences. Over 800 min- in the community. A program for the entire utes of polished television and film were pro- family, the Ajyal TV Show challenges the duced in 10 genres and broadcast on satel- mainstream mentality that life ends at age lite channels reaching millions of viewers 60, and gives a platform for elderly people in Arabic, English and Spanish. A quality to voice their concerns and talk about their interests. Considered to be the first television program on the elderly in the Arab World to be produced in Palestine, the show is set to be broadcast on the pan-Arab SAT-7 satellite channel in 2010. New genres and production formats kept the BMC staff working throughout the year. Other productions included the educa- One of the major achievements in 2009 tional and social marketing spots created to was the completion of 14 episodes, each 45 accompany the Youth Vote project and cur- minutes long, of the Ajyal TV Show, a va- riculum. Five videos using 3-D animation riety magazine program presenting health explored topics such as responsible citizen- 4 In addition to improving the overall qual- productions and see whether the desired out- ity of BMC productions, other goals of 2009 come and effect was achieved. included increasing distribution and improv- ing audience relations. Instrumental to suc- cess in these areas were the newly-relaunched BMC website (www.bethlehemmedia.net) and the new Facebook and YouTube pages. Through these online portals, the BMC is able to reach new audiences and gather feed- back from viewers, which the BMC can then ship and the freedom and responsibility of use to improve and guide further projects. the press, while 5 live-action spots explored This way of gathering responses is especially articles of the International Declaration of important in Palestine, since there are no es- Human Rights. Thirteen news reports on tablished pathways for measuring audiences Christians in Palestine were broadcast on the and gathering feedback. The BMC is also pi- “Nafitha Around the World” program and oneering the use of focus groups both to test praised for their catchy style and diversity in ideas and see what particular audiences re- topics and images. The BMC’s “Celebrating spond to and are interested in, and to review the Faith” is a series of 10 videos exploring Palestinian Christian feasts and holiday ob- The BMC is an integral part of the Diyar servance, which have been translated into Consortium, providing technical and media English and Spanish and are available on resources for a variety of events and projects. DVD with the bonus feature, “It’s Pales- The BMC partners with another of the Di- TIME,” a promotional video encouraging yar organizations, the Dar al-Kalima (DAK) authentic tourism in Palestine. The BMC College, to train and mentor students and re- also produced a promotional film about the cent graduates of the documentary film pro- new music performance degree offered by duction course. Through this partnership, Dar al-Kalima College, and provided media DAK College students receive experience services to the Diyar Consortium and other and income from their work, and the BMC groups for special event documentation and is able to recruit and offer advanced training production. to young media professionals. 5 ing sessions for the Palestinian Christians: Strengthening Identity, Activating Potential Ad-Dar project, the DAK College graduation cer- emony, and two nights screening the popular Egyptian film “Omar and Salma 2” brought Events 3,588 audience members and participants to Ad-Dar – the largest monthly total in the center’s history. National and international conferences, musical concerts, theater shows, film and Greater cooperation with local and inter- documentary screenings and festivals, and national organizations contributed to the in- training workshops were among the 109 creased numbers of audience members and events that brought a record number of au- events in 2009. Through concentrated net- dience members and participants to the working and coordination efforts, Ad-Dar Ad-Dar Cultural and Conference Center was able to both reduce costs and increase in 2009. Audience numbers totaled 20,128 the variety and diversity of events offered by people, exceeding 2008’s total by over 25%. co-sponsoring events with other groups. In a The peak month of August, with the week- small town such as Bethlehem, where Ad-Dar long 2009 Intercultural Conference, train- is now the primary cultural center, forging and maintaining these relationships is very important. To this end, in Ad-Dar’s monthly “Where 2 Go & Things 2 Do” booklet there is a page devoted to highlighting the valuable work of another local organization, designat- ed as the “Center of the Month” Due to the hard work of the events staff and with the unfaltering support of the Min- istry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Ad-Dar had a hugely successful year, hosting events in a variety of genres. 6 Film festivals have become a staple part of Ad-Dar’s offerings, with four stand-out fes- tivals in 2009. The Palestine Film Festival, which took place over 3 weeks in February, with support from the General Consulate of France, showed 6 feature films, includ- ing “Lesh Sabreen?” by the Bethlehem Me- dia Center’s Muayad Alayan. In March, 12 films from Syria were screened as part of Syr- ian Film Week, held in cooperation with Al Kasaba Theatre and the Cinematheque. In September and October, the final projects from the documentary film production class- es at Dar al-Kalima College were shown at Ad-Dar, thrilling the students who saw their work being displayed on the same big screen that shows feature
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