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The A.M. Qattan Foundation

Serving Culture and Education in Palestine and the Arab World

12 - 2014

Semi-Annual Meeting 2014

The Board of Trustees held its semi-annual meeting on 26 November, 2014 in London. The meeting was attended by the Management Committee...

 

In this Newsletter

  New Building Bid Awarded to Abaad Contracting Company   Omar Al-Qattan Visits the Foundation
  Two Workshops on the Child Cultural Centre in Jenin   Khalaf Presents the Foundation to the Rotary Club
  ‘Financial Reporting’ and ‘Media in Cultural Institutions’ Workshops   The Ignorant Schoolmaster
  The Young Artist of the Year Award 2014   Ramallah Doc 2014
  Release of Three New Music Albums   Supporting Art and Cultural Projects
  Creative Refuge and ‘Hejaz Harb’ Released   Literary and Cultural Events at the Mosaic Rooms
  Science Days Palestine 2014   Conclusion of the Comprehensive Development of Kindergartens Project
  Second Stage of the Teachers Exchange Programme   A Second ‘Cinema in Education’ Workshop
  Science Days Palestine 2014 in Gaza   The ‘Child-Friendly Areas’ Project Kicks Off in Three New Areas
  ‘Higher than the Wall’ Initiative Launched   Gaza Children Participate in Olive Harvest Season

 

General News

New Building Bid Awarded to Abaad Contracting Company

Abaad Contracting Company was awarded the construction contract for the Foundation’s new building, the Cultural Centre & Palestine... ...more

Omar Al-Qattan Visits the Foundation

Omar Al-Qattan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, visited the Foundation from 21 to 28 October. Al-Qattan met the staff, and reviewed... ...more

Two Workshops on the Child Cultural Centre in Jenin

On 15 November, the Foundation held a workshop on the Child Cultural Centre in Jenin, which will be established by the Welfare... ...more

Khalaf Presents the Foundation to the Rotary Club

At the invitation of the Rotary Club, Ramallah, Ziad Khalaf, Director-General of the Foundation, and Majd Hajjaj, Resource Development... ...more

‘Financial Reporting’ and ‘Media in Cultural Institutions’ Workshops

On 12 and 13 November, the Palestinian Performing Arts Network Programme (PAN) held a workshop on financial reporting for PAN partner... ...more

Publications

The Ignorant Schoolmaster

Culture And Arts Programs

The Young Artist of the Year Award 2014

On 23 October, the Culture and Arts Programme opened the Young Artist of the Year (YAYA) 2014 exhibition, Suspended Accounts , as part... ...more

Ramallah Doc 2014

On 31 October, the A. M. Qattan Foundation, in partnership with the French Consulate General in Jerusalem, Goethe Institute and Arte TV... ...more

Release of Three New Music Albums

With support from the Qattan Fund for Performing Arts, three new music albums were released. The first album, an output of the ‘This is... ...more

Supporting Art and Cultural Projects

The Culture and Arts Programme (CAP) supported a tour of the play, The Dreams of Said the Storyteller, by Inad Theatre. The play was... ...more

 

Creative Refuge and ‘Hejaz Harb’ Released

With support from 'Selat: Links Through the Arts' project, Creative Refuge , a publication edited by Febrik team, was launched in T-... ...more

The Mosaic Rooms

Literary and Cultural Events at the Mosaic Rooms

On 10 October, The Future Rewound & The Cabinet of Souls , the first UK solo show by Tunisian-Russian artist Nadia Kaabi-Linke,... ...more

Educational Research and Development Programme

Science Days Palestine 2014

The ‘Science Days Palestine’ (SDP) 2014 edition kicked off on 12 November at the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Al-Bireh. SDP, which... ...more

Conclusion of the Comprehensive Development of Kindergartens Project

On 22 November, QCERD organised an educational day entitled ‘ Imagination and Discovery in Educational and Developmental Projects: a... ...more

Second Stage of the Teachers Exchange Programme

On 18 October, QCERD concluded the second stage of the Teachers Exchange Programme (TEP), now in its third consecutive year. Throughout... ...more

A Second ‘Cinema in Education’ Workshop

The Qattan Centre for Educational Research and Development (QCERD) organised a second workshop within the Cinema in Education project... ...more

Child Centre Gaza

Science Days Palestine 2014 in Gaza

The Qattan Centre for the Child (QCC) launched on 12 November the Science Days Palestine (SDP) 2014 in its premises in Gaza. This is... ...more

The ‘Child-Friendly Areas’ Project Kicks Off in Three New Areas

In early November 2014, QCC launched the Child-Friendly Areas project; a jointly funded initiative by the Swiss Agency for Development... ...more

‘Higher than the Wall’ Initiative Launched

On 12 October, QCC launched the ‘Higher than the Wall’ Initiative; as part of the 2014-2018 Strategic Plan which caters for children... ...more

Gaza Children Participate in Olive Harvest Season

On 18 October, QCC, in coordination with the Youth Development Association, organised the ‘Olive Harvest’ activity for the children of... ...more

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