Expatriates Week, day two: expatriates visit the city’s social and humanitarian institutions

On the second day of Beit Sahour Expatriates Week, Thursday 23 July 2026, the city’s expatriates, accompanied by the Mayor and members of the Municipal Council, visited Al-Malath Charitable Society for young people with intellectual disabilities, the Women’s Union and the Elderly Club.

The visits introduced Beit Sahour’s expatriates to the community institutions of their city, highlighting their humanitarian mission, their vital role in serving the people of Beit Sahour and the Bethlehem Governorate, and the programmes and services they offer to every part of the community.

During the visits, the institutions’ management gave a full overview of their aims, services, activities and beneficiaries, along with their main achievements and the challenges they face in the current circumstances. The expatriates saw at first hand the work of these institutions, which are a cornerstone of social, cultural and humanitarian development and reflect the best of Beit Sahour and its long-held values of giving and solidarity.

The visits are part of efforts to strengthen ties between the city’s people at home and abroad and to open new ways of supporting local institutions and sustaining their mission, so that they can continue their work despite the political and economic challenges the city faces. They are also an opportunity for Beit Sahour’s expatriates to carry these institutions’ message to the city’s community in the United States, strengthening partnership and belonging and opening the way to further cooperation and support.