Birzeit Workcamps - this year's workcamps
August 1997

The first camp will start on the 28th of July,1997 and will end on the 10th of August. The second camp will start on the 13th of August and will end on the 26th of the same month. Each work camp has a duration of 14 days. About 30 participants from Europe and the United States are expected in each of them, and they will work together with about 20 local students.

The aim is basically twofold:

1. one the one side to give the foreigners the opportunity to get to know the local situation.
2. to let young people from different cultures work together on some social projects in different parts of Palestine.

The participants will go to Gaza for some days, to work in the refugee camps. Also visits are planned to Hebron, the Golan Heights and Nablus. The visits to these Palestinian towns and villages will provide the particpants of the workcamp with a good insight into Palestinian lifestyle and heritage.

Proposed programe for the summer work camps:

• Days 1 & 2 - welcome by Birzeit University participants and visits to the surrounding areas.
• Days 3-7 - working in different places, such as refugee camps, villages and the cities of Hebron in the south and Nablus in the north.
• Day 8 - free day.
• Days 9-11 - community work in Gaza.
• Day 12 - free day.
• Day 13 - community work in the West Bank
• Day 14 - goodbye party

Additional notes

1. Further information will be send upon registration.
2. The living area will be in tents on the Birzeit campus (bring a sleeping bag).
3. The weather is very hot during this time of the year, but cools down during the evening. Bring a sweater.
4. The food will prepared by the participants.
5. The evenings will consist of lectures on different aspects of Palestinian life.
6. The number of participants is 35 people maximum.
7. The cost of the workcamps is $100, for food and administration..

NB: Due to the political situation in the area please be prepared for unexpected changes in the programme.