ibdaa center for Cultural and arts

Our Story

The name Ibda'a (إبداع) means "creativity" or "creating something out of nothing" — the very spirit that defines our identity.

Ibda'a organization is a grassroots, non-governmental organization based in Dheisheh Refugee Camp, located in Bethlehem, Palestine. Ibda'a was founded in 1994 by its original cofounders, Mr. Khaled Al-Saifi and Mr. Zeiad Abbas, 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.