Organizations on the Ground

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Established in 1942, the Arab Orthodox Union Club Jerusalem is a community hub for members, friends, and supporters. It fosters camaraderie and oversees the club’s Scout Group, which focuses on holistic youth development through scouting, aimed at instilling leadership, outdoor skills, and teamwork. Through community service projects and cultural exchanges, the scouts enrich their personal growth and cultural understanding.

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Established in 1998, BADIL Resource Center is legally owned by the refugee community represented by a General Assembly composed of human rights defenders and activists in Palestinian civil society, national institutions, and refugee community organizations.

BADIL has a framework partnership agreement with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. 

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Beit Duqqu Development Society, a nonprofit charitable organization, was established in 1987 by a group of active youth in the village who saw a need to address the economic challenges faced by the village. Over decades, expanding Jewish settlements, settler-only roads, and the Separation Wall have completely encircled the village. As a result, large areas of the village’s agricultural land, a vital source of livelihood, have been lost to settlement use. 

The society sells jewelry designed by village women and operates a food production unit that makes and sells jams and dairy products. 

Before the Israeli occupation, the village used to prosper from agricultural export to the Gulf states and its close proximity to Jerusalem.

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Established in 1946, the Beit Hanina Local Charitable & Educational Association has managed numerous projects funded by local donations, including educational institutions like the Rural Teachers Institute and Beit Hanina Primary School. It built the Shuman Mosque, the al-Dawa Mosque, and various parks, all officially registered as association property.