To peoples all over the world: simple ,rich ,farmers, travelers, workers, humanitarians, old souls, and new minds, to those who want to know or to visit this holy land, and want to know of real Bedouin life and Bedouin heritage ,and love to supporting, the bedouin families and childrens,In health, education, and improving the standard of living of the poor nomadic families, living in the village with, and there are plans to improve the living conditions of poor families and benefit from tourism with civilized way benefit the two parties, and take care about the bedouin old heritage life Bedouin Heritage Eco-Camp: Overall Proposal To peoples all over the world: travelers, workers, humanitarians, old souls, and new minds, to those who want to know or to visit this holy land, and want to know of real Bedouin life and Bedouin heritage My name is Nawwaf Hwatat. I am real Bedouin, born in the caves of old Petra in Jordan. I live, today, in small Bedouin village (Bayda) of little Petra village in Jordan. Though I do not believe that borders are an important part of our existence, this is the location in which I was born , and also where I spent the majority of my life, in the desert and in mountains. What does my Bedouin life mean to me? Hospitality, safety respectful, honesty, and dignity. Regardless of your religion or color or background, I invite all of you, to know about Bedouin culture. I welcome you experience our culture and way of life. Recent generations of Bedouins have begun to lose their heritage. This threat to our culture is serious and harmful, not only to Bedouins but to the culture of Jordanians as a whole. It is my dream to steam this threat and to revive Bedouin culture using tools of our modern age. I want welcome the coming age and new ideas it brings and infuse it with our lifestyle. For this reason I have begun on a path to start an ambitious project, to create an eco friendly camp for Bedouins, to allow the culture to flourish to be shared with all peoples and to do so in a way that respects our homeland by encouraging environmental sustainability and community based learning. This project has three important goals: Firstly, we want to regain our traditions. To do so, we will work with five families who will live within the camp (we will provide them with sufficient means to eliminate the stresses of modern life). They will represent the leaders, teachers and preservers of knowledge and culture. Some will cook the meals (from making bread, all the way to plating the dish), some will perform day-to-day tasks like taking care of the animals, and some will also be teaching skills like weaving a traditional Bedouin carpet. The families will truly live like their ancestors did. Secondly, we want to teach others about our traditions. Bedouin children are in danger of losing touch with their roots. That is why 10 children will be invited to participate in the camp during their school break. They too will have the opportunity to learn from their old tribe members, not only gaining personal experience and knowledge but allowing them to play an active role in restarting their own heritage. Thirdly, we want to spread this knowledge to the international community, to the world. Travelers who are interested, will also be given the opportunity to experience and actively contribute to this project. Travelers will become guests rather than a source of money. To be able to see first-hand what the ancient Bedouin culture has to offer will enrich their lives as well. It is my conviction that this sharing between cultural leader, local Bedouin children and willing travelers will create a community built off of emotional and personal interaction. What would your support mean to this project? I have already tried many conventional ways to get this project going, but luck has sadly not been on my side in these attempts. On a small scale I live the way I picture this camp to run, preserving my Bedouin heritage personally and sharing it with locals as well as travelers. A traveler that stayed here, informed me that there were big online communities that are willing to fund projects with a special need for resources. Although I was hesitate about this at first, I now think it stems from the same philosophy that we Bedouins hold so high: sharing. The sharing of knowledge, the sharing of life, the sharing of respect. So I invite you all to share whatever is in your power to share. In this way, you can already experience a tiny part of what it means to live the Bedouin life. This project, by design will help the children of the local area to receive needed amenities and a dynamic education, bring tourism to a local and personal level in an UNESCO Heritage site ORGANIZATION OF OUR CAMP 1.There will be a black tent, original and traditional Bedouin style. 2.The camp will get power from solar panels, and other sustainable energy resources. 3.There will be water pools to keep water cool. 4.The camp will have a low environmental footprint with a minimum of pollution and waste and things such as plastics will be recycled. 5.The camp will be environmentally conscious and respectful of the land. It will be totally eco-built with local and natural materials and we will plant flowers, fruits and vegetables to be as self sufficient as possible. 6.We want to contribute for the community. The camp will provide support to the local community in various ways, such as mutual teaching of English and Arabic. 7.Cooking lessons – Learn the Bedouin way of food! Classes will be taught and a community will be built around the traditional food. 8.Animals and respect for animals will be an important part of the camp, with goat pens and chicken coops nearby for milk and eggs. Additionally, the camp will have at least two camels (female), and horses with a stable. 9.Local Bedouin families will care for the camp and provide services to keep the camp running smoothly 10.Local guides will be available to lead anyone around the landscape. They can help the camp members to learn the ways of the land and the ways of survival of the Bedouins by teaching for example how to find water and food in the desert, how to recognize the dangerous animals and how to be prevented from them, how to find his way without any compass… all theses survival techniques will be taught in our camp. 11.What would a camp be without music? Authentic Bedouin singers, dancers and musicians will give performances for the camp members and let them to discover the traditional Bedouin music. FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR OUR CAMP We have to understand that this camp will be much more than a simple tourist camp. Indeed, it will be a real cultural and knowledge Center about the Bedouin culture and the life in the Desert. To provide Education to the children and culture exchange between locals and people from around the world. This wonderful project to be realized need help from anyone and some financial resources. To get started this wonderful project, unique in Middle East, we need to get at least $200,000 to buy 4000 m2 land for our eco-camp. But we also have other costs: Preparing the ground – 6,000 USD Building a stone wall – 6,000 USD Solar panels – 50,000 USD 10 black tents – 35,000 USD Complete kitchen – 14,000 USD 20 tents for clients – 56,000 USD Water supply – 10,000 USD Bathroom toilet – 10,000 USD US dollar as financial resource. Camels, Goats, sheep, sheds for cattle plus expenses 14,000 USD Anyone who contribute for the financial resource of the camp will be partner of our project and as a partner, it will be possible for him or her to stay for free in our camp. In total we are looking at about 415,000 USD to start this project. Guests who want to stay in the camp will pay 120 USD per night. With your help, we will change the reality of our community, and we will change the point of view of the world about the unique Bedouin Culture. A rich, ancient culture bearing witness to the history of humanity. Im still looking for funding. If you like this idea of cultural exchange your financial help would be highly approved. To participate in funding Nawwaf Awwad Hammad Faqeer IBAN: JO32 ARAB 1240 0000 0012 4063 3545 00 swift code: ARABJOAX100 Arab Bank -Wadi Mousa Branch Petra Jordan For questions or if you would like to participate: Email: bedouin-heritage@outlook Mobile:00962776882309 Best regards, Nawwaf Hwatat
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:51:02 +0000
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