Ibda'a Cultural Center is a grassroots, non-governmental organization based in Dheisheh Refugee Camp, located in Bethlehem, Palestine. Ibda'a was founded in 1994, but was officially recognized as a not-for-profit organization in April 2007 under Law Number 1 of Charitable Societies and Non-Governmental Associations (2000) by the Ministry of Interior of the Palestinian National Authority. Ibda'a holds license number BL-501-C. Additionally, it obtained license number 2015/100/B/318 from the Palestinian Ministry of Culture in July 2015.

Since our founding in 1994, Ibda'a organization has created a healthy, positive, and empowering environment for Palestinian women, youth, and children to reclaim their lost childhood. With over 15,000 residents living in less than half a square kilometer, Dheisheh Refugee Camp offers no recreational or cultural facilities for children. Ibda'a organization emerged to fill this gap, offering a place where children can grow, dream, and express themselves. Through education, music, dance, media, sports, and creative programs, we aim to nurture generations capable of shaping change.

We believe that by empowering the most vulnerable groups in our community—through training in diverse social, cultural, and educational programs—we create opportunities for Palestinian refugees to regain their sense of agency and actively contribute to addressing collective needs and challenges. In doing so, Ibda'a fosters a culture of democracy, inclusion, and respect, free from all forms of discrimination and bias.

Over the years, Ibda'a has grown to become one of the most successful community-based organizations in Palestine, recognized for its deep impact and resilient spirit.

"Protecting Palestinian children is not merely a humanitarian issue, but a legal and moral obligation under international humanitarian law and the Convention on the Rights of the Child."

Ibda'a organization is firmly committed to creating a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment where women, youth, and children have the right to be protected from harm, abuse, neglect, and exploitation, regardless of age, ability, gender, ethnicity, religion, or background. We place freedom of expression, gender justice, and human rights at the core of all our programs and practices.

We hold ourselves accountable to these principles and will review this policy regularly to ensure it remains effective and responsive to the needs of the children we serve.

Ibda'a organization for art and culture works with women, youth, and children from vulnerable and marginalized communities, living under conditions of violence, displacement, and social exclusion, creating safe cultural spaces that protect rights, nurture creativity, and build resilience.