Links
Here are links to organisations that helped me with my recent visit to Bethlehem and from which you can get more information on the region.
Amos Trust
Established around the work of Garth Hewitt in 1985, Amos Trust promotes justice and hope for forgotten communities. Amos works with a network of community projects from around the world to raise awareness of, and provide support to responses that address the route causes of injustice and poverty.
Bethlehem Bible College
Bethlehem Bible College is an interdenominational Christian Bible college, located in Bethlehem, Palestine. Bethlehem Bible College seeks to train and prepare Christian servant-leaders for the churches and society within an Arab context who model Christ centeredness, Godly humility, biblical wholeness, creative mercy and justice in their jobs and ministries as life-long learners.
Bethlehem International Centre
The International Centre of Bethlehem is a Lutheran-based, ecumenically-oriented institution, serving the whole of the community "from the womb to the tomb", with an emphasis on women, children, youth, and the elderly. Participants and program users are Christian and Muslim, male and female, and come from towns, villages, and refugee camps.
Christian Aid
Christian Aid works in some of the world's poorest communities in more than 50 countries. We act where the need is greatest, regardless of religion, helping people build the life they deserve.
Holy Land Trust
Holy Land Trust is a Palestinian not-for-profit organization established in 1998 in the holy city of Bethlehem. Holy Land Trust (HLT) seeks to empower the community through mobilizing its strengths and resources in order to address the challenges of the present and the future.
Sabeel
Sabeel is an ecumenical grassroots liberation theology movement among Palestinian Christians. Inspired by the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, this liberation theology seeks to deepen the faith of Palestinian Christians, promote unity among them, and lead them to social action.
Tent of Nations
Based on a farm outside Bethlehem, the Tent of Nations brings together Palestinian, Jewish and international groups to build bridges and reconciliation between communities.