The Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation has already implemented more than 20 rehabilitation projects for adaptive reuse projects and four urban rehabilitation projects in Bethlehem district.  Our approach in the selection of projects was meant to enhance our presence in areas where we already implemented rehabilitation projects and reach out to new areas where rehabilitation is a novelty. By this we mean to establish an incremental appreciation of cultural heritage as a value by itself and as a resource for economic development and introduce this understanding within the new areas we are targeting.

The recent rehabilitation projects to be implemented by CCHP are as follows:

1. Dar Makhlouf in Beit Jala; The building is located in the old core of Beit Jala in close proximity to Saint Nicholas church.  Dar Makhlouf belongs to members of the Makhlouf family, most of who have immigrated to South America.  It has a surface area of 500 m² divided over two floors. The first floor was built around 1850 and then the second floor which was built in 1895. The house is simple enough but the main entrance has remarkable features and decorations.

The partner organization that will occupy the building after rehabilitation is Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling.

2. Dar Abed Al-Ta'mari in Dar Salah;

This historic building which was built in the mid of the twentieth century, is composed of two cross vaulted rooms of an area of 25m² each.  It also has a large courtyard surrounding it, containing an old cave and a well.

The architectural style of the building is simple with no decorative elements, where openings are rectangular in shape, which is normal in rural areas.

The partner organization benefited from this project is Nebras for Youth Generations Society.

3. Hosh Jadou' in Al-Ubeidieh;

The historic building is located in the old core of Al-Ubeidieh, a village that is located in the eastern rural areas in Bethlehem, 800m away from Saint Theodosius Convent, a very well known convent and is now considered as a tourist site.

Hosh Jadou' was built at the beginning of the twentieth century and is considered one of the oldest complexes in the old core.  It is composed of two separate buildings of an area of 100m² each.  Presently the building is partly damaged and abandoned.
Al-Ubeidieh Youth Club is the beneficiary of this project.