PACE is a Palestinian NGO with a mission to protect and promote Palestinian cultural heritage through education, preservation work, research, and exchange programs. The organization is committed to the rich history, diversity, and resources of Palestine and therefore supporting an agenda that protects heritage and promotes change.
PACE strives to make a positive impact on the country by protecting its cultural heritage and natural resources, especially in rural areas. PACE believes that protecting heritage goes hand in hand with protecting the environment. They initiate public awareness campaigns, deliver lectures, and organize tours and other cultural programs oriented towards heritage education and heritage preservation.
PACE aims to revive the various traditional Palestinian handicrafts by encouraging and educating artisans, especially in rural areas and refugee camps, to practice the ancient crafts that have been passed on to them from previous generations. In addition to preserving this precious heritage, PACE helps Palestinian women and youth in marginalized communities in the West Bank to generate income for their families. Products at PACE's handicrafts shops include embroidered articles, ceramics, pottery, glass, baskets, traditional jewellery, olive oil and olive oil soap, olive wood carvings, carpets as well as publications and posters. PACE currently operates four handicrafts shops, one at the organization's headquarters in the city of Al Bireh and the three others at the women’s cooperatives of Deir Ghasaneh, Rantis, and Al-Jib. Plans are underway to open up more of these handicrafts shops in other villages to help promote and distribute Palestinian traditional handicrafts.
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Other Services: Tours, hosting groups.