64 Annual Report 2011 Riwaq Center For Architectural Conservation التقرير ال�سنوي 2011 Annual Report 2011 www.riwaq.org E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +97222406986 Tel: +97222406887 P. O.Box212,Ramallah, Center ForArchitecturalConservation Birzeit, Hajjah,Jamma’in,, andAdhDhahiriya. five communitiesfortheregeneration ofhistoriccenters: in allour21yearsofwork. We werealsoengagedwith 12 singlebuildings,arecord numberforasingleyear protection of our builtheritage.We wereable to restore Riwaq’s extensiveworktowards therehabilitationand and neighborhoods.Thisnumberisanindicatorof conservation topreventiveofbuildings projects. Suchprojectsrangedfromsinglebuilding meaning thatRiwaqwas able toimplement20restoration In 2011, Riwaq published 20 tenders in local newspapers, systematic mannerthatiseasilyevaluatedandmonitored. on ourwebsite,willhelpusachievegoalsinamore have itreadyandinplace.Thisplan,whichisaccessible build ourstrategicplanfor2012-2015andareproudto 2011 provedawonderfulyearforRiwaq;wewereableto in theglobalculturalcontext. national identity and provides Palestine itsrightful place contributes tosustainabledevelopment,reinforcesour natural andculturalheritageinPalestine,athat encapsulates Riwaq’s dreamofalivingandprotected our strategicplanningworkshopin2011.Thisvision This isourvisionasdiscussedandagreeduponin awareness.” that seektoadvanceknowledgeandnational environment alongwithsupportingpartnerships to buildingaconduciveinstitutionalandlegal effective programsandprojects,contributing heritage inPalestinethroughimplementing reviving andprotectingculturalnatural “A pioneeringnonprofitNGO,thatworkson A wordfromtheexecutive forward tomanyfunandproductive yearsahead. continuity andcreativity. Sothank youall,andwelook dedication andcommitment arethebedrockofour thank allofourcolleagues—Riwaq’s staff—whoseinfinite Finally, asanewmanagementteamwewouldliketo PACA tojoin. Foundation, BirzeitUniversity, AlHoushGallery, and a partnershipattractedothers,suchastheA.M.Qattan Riwaq Biennale&theJerusalemShowfor2012.Such Riwaq andAlMa’malFoundationtojointlyorganizethe this eventbeganthroughabilateralagreementbetween Palestine. Tentatively called “Qalandia International – QI,” to organizeajointplatformeventforculturalactivitiesin the worksthatwillconnectlocalculturalorganizations 2012 withanew, andwehopewonderful,partnershipin As we present ourworkfor 2011, welookforwardto railway systemconnectingNablustoJerusalem. “Palestine Connected,”whichinvestigatedthe Ottoman who, inthelatterproject,presentedtheirartinstallation two ofourstaffmembers,IyadIssaandSaharQawasmi, Exhibition: BetweenEbal&Gerzim.”We areveryproudof University’s EthnographicandArt Museum onthe“Cities “Designing CivicEncounter”and,second,withBirzeit Riwaq’s work.FirstistheworkwithArtTerritories on partnerships thatweseeasopeningnewfrontiersfor contribution wasmodest,Riwaqisproudoftwo Of specialmention,andalthoughfinanciallyRiwaq’s forge astrongerlinkbetweenheritageanddevelopment. and internationalorganizations,therebyallowingusto year withthebuildingofstrongerpartnershipslocal training programs witnessed a considerable boost this In additiontorestoration,ourculturalactivitiesand

Annual Report 2011 3 Annual Report 2011 Abbreviations: Outline: OCJRP-WA Financial report Annex Creating connections Trainings Culture forall:cultural&communityprograms Job creation&restoration:theadaptivereuseofhistoricbuildings towns. Revitalizing Palestine:theregenerationofBirzeit,Hajjah,Jamma’in,Abwein&AdhDhahiriya’s old AFESD 4CHO CCHP PACA Sida HRC WBI IPW MH ThePalestinian Association forContemporary Art MutualHeritage Project Arab Fundfor Economic &Socialdevelopment TheFour Cultural Heritage Organizations in Palestine Wallonie-Bruxelles International Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Institut du Patrimoine Wallon Rehabilitation Committee Center for Cultural Heritage Conservation-Bethlehem Old CityofJerusalemRevitalization Project-Welfare Association 25 22 19 17 15 9 5 in cooperation withthemunicipalcouncil, while strategic planforthehistoric centerwasprepared for $30,000,creating447 workingdays.The of preventiveconservation wasimplemented in thehistoriccenter. Thefourthandfinalphase 2011 markedthelastyear ofdirectinterventions Birzeit (Ramallah) targeted research,wereequallypursued. community awareness&partnershipsalongwith sites wereapproached,preventativeconservation, an effectivetool.Consequently, whenthefournew focus onresearchpriortorestorationworkisnot experience forRiwaq,evidencingthattoogreat a Birzeit hasservedasausefulandconstructive maximize benefitsandbuildconsensus. three componentsshouldgohandinandto partnership building&communityinvolvement.All interventions; research & planning; and, finally, together threemainpillars:onthegroundphysical again! Riwaq sees regeneration as a process that joins that isappliedtohistoriccentersand,voila,italive process asregenerationisnotamagicalformula historic centers.Itisimportanttostresstheword Regeneration istheprocessofbringinglifebackto (Ramallah) &AdhDhahiriya(Hebron). Hajjah (Qalqilya),Jamma’in(),Abwein and buildnewpartnershipsinfourlocations: Development, Riwaqhasbeenabletoinitiatework grant fromtheArabFundforSocialandEconomic final yearasitspilotforregeneration.Throughanew Riwaq continuedtoworkinBirzeitforthefifthand Jamma’in, Abwein&AdhDhahiriya’s oldtowns Revitalizing Palestine:theregenerationofBirzeit,Hajjah, and isdistinctforitsagriculturalproduce.Riwaq’s Hajjah. Thetownsuffersfromashortageofhousing of residentsandeconomic/agriculturalactivitiesin regeneration ofthehistoriccenterthroughasurvey Cooperation withHajjahstartedin2010forthe Hajjah (Qalqilya) commitment andownershipoftheproject. budget forthehistoriccenter, demonstratingits has allocated200,000NISfromits2012annual Rozana. We areproudtoreport thattheMunicipality supported HeritageWeek, a festivalorganizedbyAl University. Finally, Riwaqparticipatedinand of HoshelEtemtobecometheresidencyforBirzeit Walloon Heritage (IPW) in Belgium for the restoration grant andbuildingcooperationwiththeInstitutefor for such houses. Riwaq also worked onsecuring a now themunicipalityisworkingonprotectionbylaws the classificationofhouseshasbeencompletedand municipality recentlytenderingtheequipment.Also the communitygardenwasfinalizedwith

Annual Report 2011 5 Annual Report 2011 6 ornaments traditionallyused inPalestineandthe shaping techniques,examples ofsymbolsand discussion oflocalstone types,traditionalstone and tradition of stone carving. The training included and thePalestineInstitute ofTechnology,on theart women fromHajjah,alongwithAnNajahUniversity sculptor JawwadIbrahimtrained23youngmenand workshop wasalsoorganizedinwhichartistand in thecommunity. Astone carvingandcutting town aspartofawarenessandconsensusbuilding with avolunteercleanupandplantingdayinthe Riwaq organizedanoralhistoryrecordingdayalong first quarterof2012.Inadditiontorestorationworks, ongoing andareexpectedtobecompletedbythe through labor, inkindor cash.Bothprojectsare with thedirectcontributionofhomeowners,whether both projects,interiorupgradingworksweredone working dayscreated(fundedbytheAFSED).In of houses,sofar$190,793hasbeenspentand940 targeted alleys, facades, small gardens andinteriors tendered twopreventiveconservationprojectsthat direct workingdays(fundedbySida).Riwaqlater public spaceandplazafor$50,000,creating480 was followedbytherehabilitationofMadafah by theNetherlandsRepresentativeOffice).This and creating1,264directworkingdays(funded and adaycarefacility, allforaround$87,500 provide amedicalcenter, fitnesshallforwomen building,now used as the Red Crescent Center, to services. Works beganwith therehabilitationofa other means,alongwithprovidingneededpublic agricultural producethroughpublicawarenessand community andschoolchildrenonthepromotionof people’s homes and gardens, and working with the by providingsuitablepublicspaces,upgrading strategy wastoupgradethelivingenvironment Abwein suffers from abandonment. The old town ‘Abwein (Ramallah) inside thatpalacewasunderway. to upgradeanotherpalace andthepeople’s houses design components.As2012began,thefirsttender served toworkontheresearch,documentationand wealth, beauty, andhistory ofsuchatown.2011 examples ofinterventions,andhowtoshowcasethe with suchadditions,howtoshowpeopleuseful Hence the challengein Jamma’in was how to deal numerous concrete additions to historic buildings. with 114familieslivingthere,whichhasresultedin importantly, theoldtown is notentirelyabandoned style wherealmostallbuildingsarepalaces.Most its stone,Maqams,anddistinctarchitectural of the historic center. Jamma’in is well known for Riwaq revisitedthetowntoworkonregeneration building restorationproject(Khalil Palace). In2011 Jamma’in wasthelocationofaprevioussingle Jamma’in (Nablus) in theMadafehpublicplazaHajjah. production ofstoneornamentsthatwerelaterused agricultural lands, whicharebeautifully terraced Abwein isthattheoldtown isattheedgeof old town.Amainadvantage andopportunityin points of attraction that could bring people to the from furtherdeterioration whilecreatingcertain current residentsandsave theabandonedsection challenge ishowtoupgradethelivingconditionsof of ahillwhilstthenewtownisontopthathill.The called AlQa’er(literally the bottom) isatthebottom upgraded alongwiththeoverallbeautificationof points such as seating areas and a falafel shop also family gatherings was restored, with attraction restored andprotected.Amaincentralplazafor destruction—was cleaned, structurally supported, were upgraded.Thehistoricsection—proneto stone walls,concreteadditionsandfamilygardens two phasesofconservationworks,streetedges, and offerseasonalpicnicareasforfamilies.Through

Annual Report 2011 7 Annual Report 2011 8 for thecontinuation oftheproject,and tobeable and newinvestors,inorder tobegingatheringfunds order tofacilitateworkwith homeowners,residents, Town ProtectionCommittee” wasestablishedin the boundariesinproject areas.Alsothe“Old taking overtheroleofdebris removalandrebuilding Further, themunicipality hasbeenquiteactivein 1265 workingdayscreated(fundedbytheAFSED). 60 roomshavebeenrestored,$151,950spentand town anditsamazingsurroundings.Sofarmorethan sleep overfacilityforthoseinterestedinvisitingthe market (souq&alqesariyyeh)alongwithproviding a families in the town, was the rehabilitation of the old in additiontoupgradingthehousingconditionsfor the newcenteroveryears.Henceamainfocus, regain itscommercialpower, whichhasbeenlostto Consequently, the goal is for the historic center to for BedouincommunitiesinthesouthofPalestine. and hashistoricallyfunctionedastheurbancenter Dhahiriya ishometomorethan900historicbuildings approach totheregenerationofoldtown.Adh marked thefirstyearofamorecomprehensive work withthemunicipalityofAdhDhahiriya,2011 Following many years ofsinglebuilding restoration Adh Dhahiriya(Hebron) which willbefinalizedinSeptember2012. town alongwithapublicplazaandstreetupgrading restoration of a women’s& children’s center in the also organized.CurrentlyRiwaqisplanningthe with homeowners, and musicactivities were two volunteercleanupdays,apublicmeeting it wereemployedintherestorationproject.Further, wall buildingwasgivenandyoungpeopletrainedin AFESD). Inadditiontothis,aworkshoponstone and created1,332workingdays(fundedbythe main street.Thisworkwasalldonefor$174,425 current residents. on developinghouserehabilitationschemeswith “Spring Festival”inApril2012andisalsoworking Currently Riwaqisinvolvedintheorganizingof to carryontheburdenafterRiwaq’s departure. laborers while60%ofthe materialbudgetswas prioritized. 55%ofthe budgets wentdirectlyto restoration wereadopted andlocalmaterialswere As inpreviousyears,labor intensivemethodsof the building,partnerand theproposedfunction. according to pre-set criteria that consider the town, restoration applications,whichwereshortlisted In 2010Riwaqevaluatedmorethan35building direct workingdaysweregeneratedthroughout. to designandsupervisework.Atotalof16,678 Belgium Cooperation wherein Riwaq was contracted a granttothePalestinianCircusSchoolfrom twelfth project(thecircusschoolinBirzeit)was Office for$97,795 and IPW for$62,103 while the Sida for$813,050,theNetherlandsRepresentative were directlyprovidedtoRiwaqwithagrantfrom 12 buildingsin2011.Grantsforrestorationworks communities, Riwaqworkedontherestorationof creation andprovisionofneededservicesforlocal building restorationwithbothitsvaluableroleinjob Continuing tobuilduponRiwaq’s experience in as wellskilledandunskilledworkers. days forcontractors,engineers,andarchitects, working daysaswell10,107indirect donors, Riwaqprovidedmorethan20,215direct During 2011, with the generous support of our program’s activeworkoverthelast 20 years. several jobopportunitiesthroughoutthe Riwaq’s conservationprojectshave created Job creationthroughconservation: the adaptivereuseofhistoricbuildings Job creation&restoration: work began, this building complex will now serve Nearly collapsedandquitedeterioratedbefore Hosh AlEtemInBirzeit The 12buildingsrestoredin2012include: agreements. directly sincethemoneywasnotrestrictedtodonor we coulddrawonthissumtorepairthestructure that ifweobservedabuildingwasabouttofall, terms of use.Thus, this amount meant, for example, do notnecessarilyfallintoourprojectguidelinesin While these buildings are important to save, they projects thatwerenotrecipientsofdonorgrants. deficits intheprojectcostsaswellemergency and thissumof$54,011wasusedtocoverany In 2011,6projectbeneficiariescontributedincash spent onlocalmaterials.

Annual Report 2011 9 10 Annual Report 2011 Generated directworkingdays:1,264 Donor: GovernmentoftheNetherlands Duration: January2011-May Total cost:$97,795 Society for10yearsfromtheTayyoun family. clinic. ThebuildingwasrentedbytheRedCrescent with atraininghall,kindergartenandseasonal was turnedintotheRedCrescentActivityCenter the regenerationproject.Anabandonedbuilding the historiccenter. Priortotheplanningphaseof is workingcomprehensivelyontheregenerationof As mentionedpreviously, HajjahisasitewhereRiwaq The RedCrescentCenterinHajjah Generated directworkingdays:722 Donor: WBI&IPW Duration: December2010-April2012 Total cost:$62,103 included atrainingcomponent. larger cooperationagreementwithIPWwhichalso free agreement. The project was realized through a Birzeit whichgavetheUniversitya15yearrent– The buildingsareownedbytheMunicipalityof as thenewresidencyspaceforBirzeitUniversity. Generated directworkingdays:2,300 Donor: TheBelgiumGovernment Duration: March2011–September Total cost:$174,500 residency forvisitors. for practicealongwithmeetingspacesandasmall teachers nowenjoyarent-freepermanentspace Nasir family, theCircusSchoolstudents,artistsand University’s oldcampus,generouslyprovided bythe Housed intheformergymnasticsbuildingofBirzeit The PalestinianCircusSchoolinBirzeit serve asayouth center(rentedfor15 yearsfrom able torealizetwomuch neededprojects:oneto partner withsuchanactive communityandtobe consequent settlerattacks. Riwaqwasfortunateto village thatsuffersfromsurrounding settlementsand small village of 2,000 people in Salfit. Yasuf is a Two projectstookplaceconcomitantlyinYasuf, a (Madafeh) Yasuf Youth Club&Yasuf MeetingPlace Generated direct workingdays:1,763days Donor: Sida Duration: March2011-September Total cost:$81,072 family forthedurationof 15 years. has beenrentedbytheAssociation fromtheTaha along withashoptomarketproducts.Thebuilding It willnowserveasasewingandembroiderycenter two floorsthatsitsinacentrallocationthetown. space isanarchitecturallyrichfamily house with functions and capacity over the years. The new the communityandhasbeenabletoincreaseits the Association.TheAssociationisveryactivein This marksthesecondprojectinBiddya,bothwith Workshop &ProductionCenter: Biddya Women forLifeAssociation Generated directworkingdays:2,304days Donor: Sida Duration: March2011-September Total cost:$123,330 from Muslehfamily). a multipurposemeetingplace(rentedfor20years the AbdelFattahfamily)andothertoserveas and celebrations. community aswellalocationforpublicfestivals town and will be the main meeting space for the castle will house all civil society organizationsinthe the family who owns it for the coming 15 years. The 17 roomswitha490squaremetercourtyard,from of KufrAlLabadrentedthebuilding,consisting in 2011termsofsizeandcost.Themunicipality The castleinquestionisbyfarRiwaq’s biggest project Barqawi Castle Kufr AlLabadCommunityCenter-Al 11 Annual Report 2011 12 Annual Report 2011 The AnataCulturalSociety isoneofthemostactive Anata CulturalCenter Generated directworkingdays:1,010days Donor: Sida Duration: April2011-October Total cost:$130,590 can sleepoverwhenvisitingthearea. building tobeusedasaguesthousewheretourists this timeontherestorationofsecondfloor In 2011RiwaqworkedwiththeCommitteeagain, serve astheirheadquartersandproductioncenter. which isrentedbytheCommitteefor20yearsto for SocialWork ontherestoration ofKayedPalace 2007 RiwaqworkedwiththeWomen’s Committee the 50historiccentersprioritizedbyRiwaq.In Sabastiya, oneoftheThroneVillages,isamong Al KayedPalaceGuesthouseinSabastiya: Generated directworkingdays:3,834days Donor: Sida Duration: March2011-November Total cost:$174,617 12 years.Thepremiseswill hostacomputercenter, the placefromAli,Tleib &Irbassifamiliesfor to serveastheiractivitycenter. TheSocietyrented has been rented by the Children’s Society in Qira A buildingcomplexwith10 roomsandacourtyard Qira Children’s Center Generated directworkingdays:440days Donor: Sida Duration: October2011-December Total cost:$44,991 activity centerforyoungpeopleinthetown. years totheSocietybereusedasatrainingand Rifa’i &Hamdanfamiliesleasedthebuildingfor13 is strugglingtosavetheremainingbuildings.The historic centerisnearlylostandtheculturalsociety infamous checkpoint anda refugee camp. The natural connectionby the Wall. Itis home toan inside ,butitisalsoseveredfromthis Jerusalem. ThisproximitymeansAnataisnearly community, mainlybecauseofitsproximityto socioeconomic and political issues plague the organizations in this community where numerous an annualfestival for local culturalorganizations. in thetownandsurrounding villagesincluding organization thathostscultural eventsandactivities The Handala Cultural Society is an active community Handala CulturalCenter inSaffa Generated directworkingdays:1,273 Donor: Sida Duration: October2011-December Total cost:$85,000 community members. a libraryandmultifunctionalspacetoserveall Generated directworkingdays:692 Donor: Sida Duration: October2011-December Total cost:$90,000 training rooms,andmultipurposemeetingrooms. in exchangeforrenovation.Itwill be used for offices, (Nasser &Karajehfamilies)forthecoming15years The Societyhasrentedabuildingfromitsowners 13 Annual Report 2011 14 Annual Report 2011 Generated directworkingdays:750 Donor: FederalRepublicofGermany Duration: October2011-December Total cost:$64,585 towards alargerprojectfortheregenerationofhistoriccenteraswhole. to protecttheBarghouthiPalaceinDeirGhassanehalongwithsurroundingplaza.Thisisfirst step castles. AfterRasKarkar, Abwein&Sanur, Riwaqwas abletosecureagrantfromtheGermangovernment This project comes as a continuation of Riwaq’s work towards the protection of Throne Village palaces and Deir Ghassaneh Saleh AlBarghouthiPalace with communitiesacrosstheWest Bank,one Riwaq’s projectsinvolveagreatdealof interaction buildings andoldcenters. sustainable maintenanceanduseofrenovated of the restorationprocessiscrucialto ensuring all ofRiwaq’s activities.Indeed,local ownership Community isakeythreadthatrunsthrough Culture forall:cultural&communityprograms active localpartnersineachvillage. and educational activitiesincooperation with and implementedseveralcultural,social,musical historic centers. Through 2011 Riwaq planned cultural andcommunitylifebacktoabandoned of theobjectivesprojectsbeingtobring 15 Annual Report 2011 16 Annual Report 2011 A new activity Riwaq began in August 2011 Concert atthePalace program: there areplanstoorganize itnextyearaswell. It wasthefirstfestivalof itskindinthetownand and communitytoorganize theirownOkraFestival. celebrate this, Riwaq worked with the local farmers land plots inside and surrounding the center. To residents ofthehistoriccentercultivateokrain community is proud of this reputation. In addition is wellknowninPalestineforitsokra,andthe 2011 tocelebrateHajja’s okra(bamiyeh).Hajjah village ofHajjah.Thefestivaltookplaceon23July Riwaq alsoorganizedthefirstlocalfestivalin and alsoapanoramicviewofBirzeit. to see both a map that showed the skyline of Birzeit upon roofstoreachtheslideenabledparticipants a differentpointofview, aBirzeitrooftopClimbing create anopportunitytoseetheurbanfabricfrom overlooking thehistoriccenter. Theideawasto a largeslidethatbeganonroofofonebuilding Roof: apanoramicviewofBirzeit”intheform organized itsownattractionpointcalled“Onthe In additiontopartneringintheeventitself,Riwaq Al Rozana Association to promoteBirzeit’s heritage. in the Annual Heritage Week in Birzeit organized by In thesummerof2011Riwaqwasamajorpartner Okra (Bamiyeh)FestivalinHajjah. Birzeit and helped organized the firstedition ofthe participated inandsupportedHeritageWeek in heritage in particular locations. In 2011, Riwaq by Riwaqandthelocalcommunitytoshowcase in communitieslikeBirzeitwhileothersarecreated crafts andknowledge.Somearealreadyinplace Festivals celebratelocalproduce,gastronomy, Local festivals: organized severalwalks to, aroundandthrough Through its “Walks and Talks” series, Riwaq Walks andTalks: work todate. historical storyoftheplaceandRiwaq’s conservation of theoldtownAdhDhahiriyatointroduce children andstudents.Thedayincludedatour friends, andlocalsfromAdhDhahiriya,including that entertainedanumberofvisitors,Riwaq’s Kamndjati whichperformedathreehourconcert on 4December2011,withcooperationfromAl - The secondconcertwasheldinAdhDhahiriya two busloadsofpeoplefromRamallah. which was attendedby the people of Sebastiya and from Al-KamndjatiAssociationplayedattheconcert place attheoldRomanAmphitheater. Students by the Women’s Association. The concert then took the KayedPalaceinSebastiyawithfoodprepared Iftar inarestaurantthisyear, theIftartookplacein Ramadan Iftar. RatherthanhostingRiwaq’s annual The firstconcertwasheldinSebastiyaparalleltoa tourism inPalestine. Series, moreover, offersanactivewaytoencourage cultural venueswhichfeaturemusicandfood.The by exposingpeopletothemasdynamicsocialand importance ofthosecastlesandtheirprotection and courtyards.TheSeriesaimsathighlightingthe distinctive architecturalfeatures,andlargeterraces strategic locationsoverlookingtheirsurroundings, were builtinthelateOttomanperiodandenjoy in the Throne Villages of Palestine. Those castles people andlivemusictodifferentOttomancastles concerts atoldbuildingsinPalestinetobring throughout 2012.Theideaistoprogrammusical in Sebastiya,theConcertSerieswillcontinue from them. historic structuresandhowtosaveaswellbenefit restoration projects,dealingwiththeimportanceof Riwaq’s teamgave12talksatthevarious sitesof to culturalheritageinruralPalestine.Inaddition to becomemore acquainted with and introduced place inwhich Riwaq’s team and visitors were able program orpartofthetourismtrails.Ten walkstook historic centersthatarepartoftheregeneration course inRomeonstoneconservationfrom13 Riwaq’s MichelSalamehattended a 2.5month people andprofessionals. and somewereheldinPalestinetargetedcrafts for whichRiwaq’s teamandstakeholders traveled, sessions andworkshops.Somewereheldabroad, In 2011Riwaqwaspartofaseriestraining Trainings 17 Annual Report 2011 18 Annual Report 2011 and were introduced to the restoration techniques on “StructuralInterventions inHistoricContext” Namur, Belgium, in February 2011 for a conference Moreover, RubaSalimandKhaldunBsharavisited training on“Contemporary Heritage.” Lana Judeh,bothfromRiwaq,wenttoBeirutfor a on“ Restoration/Conversion.”SaharQawasmiand Birzeit MunicipalitytraveledtoTunis foratraining Qawasmi fromRiwaqandNourKhdeirithe in Rabat through the MH project, while Sahar cultural ministriesandinstitutionsinMorocco” on “therehabilitationpoliciesandstrategiesof Ramallah Municipalityattendedatrainingsession Shatha SafifromRiwaqandDa’adSeirafi the (ATHAR Program). training wassupportedbyRiwaqandALESCSO April to1July2011organizedbyICCROM.Michel’s and 4craftsmenfromthe area. by CarolinePholienand attended byRiwaq’s team a woodenceilingin2009; theworkshopwasgiven al KamandjatihallinJenin whereRiwaqconstructed was on painting wooden ceilings, which took place in by Riwaq’s team and 5 local blacksmiths. The third place inalJalazonerefugeecampandwasattended on traditionalironworksbyLaurentBouvythattook photos to detailed survey works. The second was survey techniquesusingatechnologythatconnects by SergePaemewhotrainedRiwaq’s architects on first wason“Metro-PhotographyLaser&Infrared” organized threetrainingworkshopsinPalestine.The Locally andincooperationwithIPW, Riwaq techniques andmethodsappliedinIPW. particularly focusedonstructuralconsolidation being taughtatIPWthere.Inadditiontheywere 2. 1. 2011: Within thisproject,Riwaqheldseveralactivitiesin new friendships. sharing knowledgeandexperiencewhilefostering common understandingofourmutualheritageand well asexhibitionsandtrainings,thuscreating a each partnerworksonheritageguides&mapsas Morocco, Tunisia, Italy and the Palestinian Authority; countries. TheprojectpartnershipincludesFrance, about creatingconnectionswithotherpartnersand about connectingPalestineinternallybutitisalso Walk Heritage:RamallahHighlands Trail” isnotjust The touristtrailfromBirzeittoTaybeh called“Re- this guide,whichiscurrentlybeingpublished. a numberofauthors participating in constructing heritage guidewereprepared throughout 2011,with in May2011.Thetextandgraphicdesignofthe “heritage map” was preparedat Riwaq, published was averyactiveyearforthisprojectasbrilliant to includeatouristtrail,trainings,andprojects.It Mediterranean countriesandfundedbytheEU was implemented in partnership between several Heritage 4projectcalled“MutualHeritage”which 2011 was the 3rd and final year of the EuroMed “Mutual Heritage” and international Creating connections:local Heritage a number exhibitions took place locally Exhibitions: aspartofthe EUprojectMutual students, localuniversity and schoolstudents. including international tourists, international tours wereimplemented with differentgroups, Heritage guidedtour:Atotalof7heritage long-term commitmenttocontributing toinnovative Such partnershipsattest toRiwaq’s ongoingand partnership withtheMuseum. of oneinterventionand developedalong-term Gerzim,” throughwhichit supportedtheproduction Cities’ Exhibition,entitled:“BetweenEbaland Ethnography Museumonthe3rdEditionof Riwaq alsoworkedwiththeBirzeitUniversity and waspartofthedesignurbantour. the surrounding urban expansion. Riwaq supported two daysymposiumandurbantourinRamallah with ArtTerritories on“DesigningCivilEncounter,” a that gobeyondbuildingrestoration.Riwaqworked In 2010-2011,Riwaqventuredintotwopartnerships Urban DiscussionInitiatives • • and regionally, including: Morocco, Tunisia &Palestine.” Highlighting Heritage ProjectsFrom Modernity InTheMediterraneanArea- “HERISCAPE: Cities&LandscapesOf at mutualheritageinthearea,called while thesecondwasanexhibitionlooking Architectural Heritage of Moroccan Cities” in Moroccoillustratingthe“20thCentury National University of Architecture (ENA) Heritage Week (13-17July) one from the Two exhibitionswhereshownatBirzeit September. at theLebaneseUniversityinBeirut also showninBologna,Italy, in2011,and University studentsinattendance.Itwas on 10February2011withover70Birzeit Project wasshowninBirzeitUniversity Riwaq’s exhibitionoftheRoomMakeover 19 Annual Report 2011 20 Annual Report 2011 to worksidebywithotherculturalheritage Within the4CHOCooperation,Riwaqcontinued 4CHO Cooperation: urbanization andchange. and itsongoingresearchintospaceformations, and daringculturalproductionsinPalestine with thelocalcommunity. conservation, andprojectprioritizationincooperation that includedsurvey, documentation,preventive the Bethlehem district. This is a small scale project for theregenerationofoldtownalJaba’ain Of specialmentionisRiwaqandCCHP’s jointproject organizations inPalestine:CCHP, HRC&OCJRP-WA. from threePalestinianuniversities:An-NajahUniversity, Palestine 2011 wasthethirdroundofRiwaq’s Tom KayAward forfreehandsketching.Theawardwasopen toparticipants draw from reality, and originality. A young woman named Rania Jamous, a student from Al- Najah University, won Judeh (Riwaq).Thedrawingswerejudgedaccordingtodrawingtechniques,composition,expression,theability to Sherwell (directoroftheInternationalAcademyArt–Palestine),FidaTouma (co-directorofRiwaq),andLana 28 students participated, anddrawings were judged byapanel consisting of Adah Kay(Tom’s wife), Dr. Tina Tom KayAward: the firstplaceawardforasplendiddrawing. Polytechnic University, andBirzeitUniversity. 21 Annual Report 2011 22 Annual Report 2011 Huda Dahdol Fida Touma Farhat Muhawi Riwaq team2011: Areej Hijazi Christo Burshe Vera Tamari Jalal Khader Ghassan Abdullah Lana AbuHijleh Maha AbuShusheh Board ofDirectors: Facts aboutRiwaq: and economicopportunities,fornourishingcollectivememorystrengtheningPalestinianidentity, andforits New boardelectionsaredueinOctober2012. general assemblythusenlargingitfrom13to23. In 2011,theboardacceptednewmembersin daring andpioneeringworkinacontextmarkedbyconflictmilitaryoccupation.” Annex historical andarchitecturalsignificance,forlinkingculturalheritagewithcommunitydevelopment Riwaq winsthePrinceClausAward “Riwaq isawardedforitssignificantachievementsinpreservingandreinvigoratingsitesof direct environmentandonthewiderculturalorsocialfield. achievements inthefieldofcultureanddevelopmentpositiveeffecttheirworkon groups andorganizationsinAfrica,Asia,LatinAmericatheCaribbeanfortheiroutstanding for Culture&Development.ThePrinceClausAwards arepresentedannuallytoindividuals, In September2011,Riwaqwasawardedoneofthe2011awardsforPrinceClausFund Headofplanning& Vicepresident Site engineer Co- Director Development Member Member Member Secretary Treasurer President oftheboard

Samah Daragmeh Sahar Qawasmi Ruba Saleem Nizam Oweidat Muhammad Sobhi Michel Salameh Michael Far Marie Taylor Lana Judeh Khaldun Bshara Iyad Issa Assistant Administrative project Coordinator ofMH Architect/ project Site engineer Architect/ project Architect Architect/ project Architect/ project coordinator Office support coordinator Financial Manager coordinator Co- Director coordinator

Yousef DarTaha Suad Al-Amiry Shatha Safi WBI: Wallonie-Bruxelles International The EU:EuroMedHeritageIV The RepresentativeOfficeoftheNetherlands Cooperation Agency SIDA –theSwedishInternationalDevelopment IPW: TheInstituteofWalloon Heritage(Belgium) Ford Foundation Development AFESD: ArabFundforEconomic&Social Funders PR&Fundraising Architect/ project Architect coordinator 23 Annual Report 2011 Financial Statements December 31,2011

Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 26 As atDecember31,2011 Statement ofFinancialPosition Note: ForafullreportwithalldetailednotespleasevisitRiwaq’s website-www.riwaq.org Total NetAssets andLiabilities Total liabilities Temporarily restrictedcontributions Accounts payableandaccruals Current liabilities Provision foremployees’indemnity Deferred revenues Non-current liabilities Total netassets Special reserve Unrestricted netassets Net assets Net AssetsandLiabilities Total Assets Cash andshort-termdeposits Other currentassets Contributions receivable Current assets Property andequipment Non-current assets Assets Notes 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3,630,370 2,460,852 2,240,923 1,985,419 1,169,518 1,107,983 3,630,370 3,425,839 1,853,848 1,446,008 255,504 219,929 194,846 125,983 204,531 204,531 25,083 61,535 U.S. $ 2011 5,397,489 4,321,050 3,992,099 3,582,266 1,076,439 1,014,904 5,397,489 5,334,303 1,806,258 3,504,578 409,833 328,951 293,657 23,467 63,186 63,186 35,294 61,535 U.S. $ 2010

Annual Report 2011 27 Annual Report 2011 28 For theyearendedDecember31,2011 Statement ofActivitiesandChangesinNetAssets Net assets,endofyear Net assets,beginningofyear Increase innetassets Currency exchangeloss Administrative expenses Projects’ expenses Expenses Deferred revenuesrecognized Other revenues Unrestricted contributions from restriction Temporary restrictedcontributionsreleased Revenues Notes 15 14 13 12 11 8 1,169,518 1,076,439 1,990,410 1,846,288 2,083,489 1,846,288 139,111 203,810 93,079 19,668 13,723 U.S. $ 5,011 2011 1,076,439 1,027,606 2,137,774 2,077,081 2,186,607 2,068,960 48,833 41,942 32,203 18,751 76,628 U.S. $ 8,816 2010 For theyearendedDecember31,2011 Statement ofCashFlows Cash andcashequivalents, endofyear Cash andcashequivalents, beginningofyear Increase (decrease)incash andcashequivalents Net cashflowsusedininvestingactivities Purchase ofpropertyandequipment Cash flowsfrominvestingactivities: Net cashflowsfrom(usedin)operatingactivities Payments ofemployees’indemnity Deferred revenues Temporarily restrictedcontributions Accounts payableandaccruals Other currentassets Contributions receivable Working capitaladjustments: Loss fromdisposalofpropertyandequipment Deferred revenuesrecognized Provision foremployees’indemnity Depreciation assets tonetcashflowsfromoperatingactivities: Non-cash adjustmentstoreconcileincreaseinnet Increase innetassets Cash flowsfromoperatingactivities: (1,596,847) 1,853,848 1,806,258 2,058,570 (163,235) (163,235) (144,357) (154,329) (102,516) (19,668) 210,825 140,847 47,590 45,546 21,671 93,079 U.S. $ 9,457 2011 219 (1,914,045) 1,806,258 2,163,880 1,120,343 (211,922) (357,622) (337,015) (20,607) (20,607) 103,145 246,639 239,450 161,913 (8,816) 20,607 18,751 48,833 U.S. $ 2010 -

Annual Report 2011 29 Annual Report 2011 30 situations, theactualresults maydiffersignificantlyfromtheseestimates. basis formakingjudgments aboutthecarryingvaluesofassetsandliabilities. Duetodifferentassumptionsand on itspastexperienceand onvariousotherassumptionsdeemedreasonable, theresultsofwhichform estimates andjudgments thatunderliethepreparationoffinancialstatements. Riwaqbasesitsestimates Riwaq’s financial positionandchangesinnetassetsare sensitive toaccountingmethods,assumptions, 2.3 Judgmentsandestimationuncertainty IFRS 13FairValue Measurement The followingstandardhasbeenissuedbutisnot yet effective,andhasnotbeenadoptedbyRiwaq: IAS 24–RelatedPartyDisclosures(Amendment) performance orpositionofRiwaq. adopted thefollowingnewandamendedIFRS.Adoption ofthisstandarddidnothaveanyeffectonthefinancial The accountingpoliciesadoptedareconsistentwith thoseofthepreviousfinancialyearexceptthatRiwaqhas 2.2 Changesinaccountingpolicyanddisclosures The financialstatementshavebeenpreparedunderthehistoricalcostconvention. The financialstatementshavebeenpresentedinU.S.Dollars,whichisthefunctionalcurrencyofRiwaq. (IFRSs), asissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard(IASB). The financialstatementshavebeenpreparedinaccordancewithInternationalFinancialReporting Standards 2.1 BasisofPresentation 2012. Riwaq’s financialstatementsasofDecember 31,2011wereapprovedbytheBoardof Trustees onApril8, the socialawarenessandincorporationofsocietyunitmanagementfinancialunit. renovation unit,theurbanplanninganddevelopmentofhistoriccitiesresearchpublication unit, Riwaq carries out its activities through six units; the national registry of historic buildings unit, the architectural number RA-22318CU. 22, 2004,RiwaqwasofficiallyregisteredinRamallahwiththePalestinianMinistryofInteriorunderregistration efforts withotherorganizations,localandinternational,whichcaretoprotecttheculturalheritage.On August natural heritageofPalestine.AsRiwaqrecognizesthebenefitsgroupwork,ithasalwayssought tojoin in June1991.Sinceitsestablishment,Riwaq’s mainaimistheprotectionofcultural,architecturaland Riwaq CenterforArchitecturalConservation(Riwaq)isanon-government, 1. Activities December 31,2011 Notes totheFinancialStatements -profit organizationestablished For thepurposeofstatement ofcashflows,andequivalents consistofcashandshort-term short termdepositswithan originalmaturityofthreemonthsorless. Cash andshort-termdepositsinthestatement offinancialpositioncomprisecashatbanks andonhand, Cash andshort-termdeposits markets where possible, but where this is not feasible, a degree of judgment is required in establishing fair values. techniques includingthediscountedcashflows model. Theinputstothesemodelsaretakenfromobservable financial assetsandliabilitiescannotbederived fromactivemarkets,theyaredeterminedusingvaluation their carryingamountslargelyduetotheshort-termmaturitiesoftheseinstruments.Wherefair valueof The fairvalueoffinancialassetsandliabilities recordedinthestatementoffinancialpositionapproximate Fair valueoffinancialinstruments • • assets. Impairmentisdeterminedasfollows: If suchevidenceexists,anyimpairmentlossisrecognizedinthestatementofactivitiesandchanges innet evidence thataspecificfinancialassetmaybeimpaired. An assessmentismadeateachstatementoffinancialpositiondatetodeterminewhetherthere objective Impairment anduncollectibilityoffinancialassets Expenses arerecognizedwhenincurredbasedontheaccrualbasisofaccounting. Expenses recognition recognized asrevenueonasystematicbasisovertheusefullifeofasset. Donations relatedtopropertyandequipmentarestatedatfairvalue,recordedasdeferredrevenues and Deferred revenue • • Donations revenuefromunconditionalpledgesarerecognizedasfollows: carried outbytherecipientbeforeobtainingfund. Donor’s unconditional pledges are those pledges where donor does not specify prerequisites that have to be Donations revenue 2.4 Summaryofsignificantaccountingpolicies cash flowsdiscountedatthecurrentmarketrate of returnforasimilarfinancialasset; For assetscarriedatcost,impairmentisthedifference betweencarryingvalueandpresentoffuture For assetscarriedatfairvalue,impairmentisthedifference betweencostandfairvalue; as revenuewhensuchpurposeortimeissatisfied. Unconditional pledges that are temporarily restricted by donor for a specific purpose ortime are recognized revenue whenthepledgeisobtained. Unconditional pledgesthatarenotrestrictedbydonorforaspecificpurposeortimerecognized as

Annual Report 2011 31 Annual Report 2011 32 Depreciation iscalculatedonastraightlinebasisovertheestimatedusefullivesofassetsasfollows: costs arerecognizedinthestatementofactivitiesandchangesnetassetsasincurred.Landisnotdepreciated. Such costincludestheofreplacingpartpropertyandequipment.Allotherrepairmaintenance Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and any impairment in value, if any. Property andequipment unconditional pledgeisnolongerprobable. and anyuncollectiblepledges.Anestimatefortheamountismadewhencollection of thefull Contributions receivablearestatedattheoriginalamountofunconditionalpledgelessamounts received Contributions receivable deposits asdefinedabove,netofoutstandingbankoverdrafts. in netassets. at thestatementoffinancial positiondate.Alldifferencesaretakentothe statement ofactivitiesandchanges Monetary assetsandliabilities denominatedinforeigncurrenciesareretranslated attherateofexchangeruling Transactions inforeigncurrencies arerecordedattherateofexchangeruling atthedateoftransaction. Foreign currencies the employees,respectively. Employee’s providentfundisprovidedforthroughcontributing10%and5%ofthegross salarybyRiwaqand Palestine, andRiwaqinternalpolicies,basedonone monthindemnityforeachyearofemployment. Provision foremployees’endofservicebenefits is calculatedinaccordancewiththelaborlawprevailing Provision foremployees’indemnity the supplierornot. Liabilities arerecognizedforamountstobepaidin thefutureforgoodsorservicesreceivedwhetherbilledby Accounts payableandaccruals Riwaq isanot-for Income taxes asset) isincludedinthestatementofactivitiesandchangesnetassetswhenassetderecognized. of theasset(calculatedasdifferencebetweennetdisposalproceedsandcarryingamount ofthe when nofutureeconomicbenefitsareexpectedfromitsuseordisposal.Anygainlossarisingonderecognition An itemofpropertyandequipmentanysignificantpartinitiallyrecognizedisderecognizedupon disposal or Leasehold improvement Furniture Equipment andcomputers -profit organization;accordingly, itisnotsubjecttoincometax. Years 3-7 10 10