Bethlehem Link is a registered charity which organises cultural visits by Palestinian children from the Ghirass Centre in Bethlehem to the UK where they stay with local familes and schools. In this way, Bethlehem Link aims to contribute towards the development of cultural and personal ties between young people in both countries.

The Ghirass Centre provides the children with a safe place to meet each other, learn, and grow into young adults in an effort to counteract the damaging effect caused by the situation in that part of the world. It provides opportunities for their educational, cultural and personal development. A major project at the Centre is traditional Palestinian (dabkah) dance for which the children have won numerous awards. You can visit their website at http://www.ccc-beth.org/index.htm

Bethlehem Link and the Ghirass Centre are non-profit organisations. We are non-political and not affiliated with any religious institution or denomination though we welcome support from others who have a similar concern for increasing shared values of respect and understanding between the young people of Britain and the Middle East.