Gate to Humanity (Sha’ar laAdam – Bab lil’Insan)

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.