Bab l'ilInsan - Sha'ar laAdam - Gate to Humanity
Gate to Humanity sprouted out of a reality where Arab and Jewish citizens in the
Galilee met. Over the years a partnership was developed and the idea for the
center was born, as a place where people from different cultures can meet and
learn from each other.
Plans of the project began at 1998 and it went on ground at 2002. It is
located in the forest between the Bedouin village of Ka'abiyye
and Kibbutz Harduf in the Galilee of Israel, as an international
community center for educational, artistic and ecological activities between
Arabs and Jews.
The establishing of the center is a result of many years of congenial
relations between ethnically diverse neighbors who have peacefully
addressed the problems between old and new settlements. Everyone
involved realizes that only a joint effort will resolve these problems,
leading to the foundation of a new and different reality based on a
common vision. This vision reflecting our ability to live together and our
commitment to sharing resources, knowledge and culture.
Over the years the center initiated activities in different
areas: agriculture, group theatre, language teaching, women's group,
handcraft workshop of women, etc.
We understood that the way to grow is only a new and holistic thinking.
It should include all the different life fields while putting emphasis
on the evolution of the individual, the community and their connection to
nature and the environment.
In the recent years the vision is turning into reality. Gate to Humanity is
becoming a communal educational center that aims to answer the need of creating
a common culture.