
| Greenhouses turn refugee camp rooftops into urban farms


| 07 August 2012 In Bethlehem’s crowded Dheisheh refugee camp, space is at a premium. With little room for families to grow, the thought of growing food has always been out of the question. |

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| West Bank women strive to make a difference


| 18 August 2010 The motto of the first summer camp for female community leaders across the West Bank is “one woman can make a difference”. The camp, held in Dheisheh camp in July 2010, aimed to empower women to be involved in decision-making and to influence their society. |

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| The struggle to survive impedes the struggle for gender parity

| 10 March 2009 Wafa Khatib looks every inch the confident business woman as she sits manning a stall at an event organized to mark International Women’s Day in Dheisha refugee camp near the West Bank town of Bethlehem. |

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| Dheisheh refugee camp

| The camp’s original refugees came from 45 villages in the western Jerusalem and western Hebron areas. |

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| Beit Jibrin refugee camp

| Beit Jibrin was established in 1950 in the heart of Bethlehem. It is the smallest West Bank camp, covering only 0.02 square kilometres. |

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