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February 22, 2011 Tent of Nations, Nahalin

The Tent of Nations is a campsite and summer camp on a farm known as Daher’s Vineyard after Daher Nasser, the grandfather of the present owners. The farm is situated near the village of Nahalin, just off the main road (Route 60) between Bethlehem and Hebron in the southern West Bank. Nasser bought the land in 1916 but, despite an Israeli Supreme Court decision, it has remained the target of attempted land grabs by settlers for nearly two decades. The Nasser family is unable to get planning permission to build on the land, so the accommodation for volunteers and summer camps is in specially-constructed tents and caves. Volunteer roles include helping to tend the orchards, looking after livestock, teaching English at the women’s empowerment project, youth work with Palestinian youngsters during the summer camps or digging water-storage cisterns. Tent of Nations is also one of the few West bank organisations happy to accept short-term as well as long-term volunteers. Accommodation March to November only

CONTACTS
Phone: 02 274 3071 or 052 297 5985
Email: dnassar [at] tentofnations.org or info [at] tentofnations.org
Website: www.tentofnations.org

UK and US support groups for the Tent of Nations have email lists where you can sign up for news and events at the farm, via www.foton.org.uk or http://fotonna.org.

Tags: Bethlehem, Bradt Guide to Palestine, camping, Daher's Vineyard, dormitories, Etzion Bloc, farmers, farming, half board, Hebron, Nahalin, Newe Daniel, rural Palestine, settlers, summer camps, teaching English, Tent of Nations, tents, volunteering, West Bank, women, youth work

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February 20, 2011 Al-Auja Environment Centre, Jordan Valley/Jericho

In January 2011 the Friends of the Earth – Middle East environment centre at Al-Auja, just north of the Jericho in the Jordan Valley, opened its new guesthouse. It has six single-sex dormitories and, as well as accommodation and food, the Al-Auja guesthouse offers classes in Palestinian cookery and handicrafts, bicycle hire and hikes in the Jordan Valley concentrating on the area’s biodiversity and history. All proceeds from the guesthouse are returned to the community in Al-Auja.