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The Lajee Center is a Palestinian creative cultural center serving the Aida refugee camp, Beit Jibrin refugee camp and Al-Walaja village, located in and around the city of Bethlehem.

The Lajee Center (Lagee means refugee in Arabic ) was established in 2000 by young people from Aida camp. The Lajee Center has provided support children and young people to contribute to their communities, including through cultural and environmental activities, healthcare and education.

Location
The Lajee Center is located between the military base at Rachel’s tomb and the UN distribution center at the entrance of Aida camp. The Lagee Center is a strongly associated with Aida camp.

Aida camp is located adjacent to the Israeli separation wall (Israeli West Bank barrier). Aida camp has a long history of political activism and targeting by Israeli military forces. In 2018, Aida camp was designated the community most exposed to tear gas in the world in a 2018 survey.

Objectives
The center's mission is to fulfill the promise in its slogan, Towards a creative Palestinian child.

Importance need for the cultural Centre
pressure to address the lack of adequate facilities increased in date as public awareness of the importance to the health of the community grew. At the time,  That did not meet their current or future needs. The first. It was converted. From date. When the was remodelled

reinforce positive role models

The violent context within which the children have been raised has affected their behavior and life.

until the opening

through out

the following year

Programmes
The Lagee Center offers many different activities and services: