Ibda'a Cultural Center (Ibda'a) is grassroots, community-based organization located in the Dheisheh refugee camp within occupied Palestinian territory. Since its foundation in 1994, Ibda'a serves more than 2000 children, youth, men and women annually, and provides employment and income to some families in the camp. Ibda'a’s mission is to create a positive atmosphere for residents of the refugee camp in order to assist them in developing creativity and leadership skills through a range of social, cultural and educational activities.

Ibda’a’s main objectives are:

• To support the development of children’s capacities in a number of areas including cultural, technical, recreational, academic, and health.
• To focus on building the capacity of women as caretakers of the children.
• To promote and support youth as an extension of the childhood development
• To raise awareness in the community about the importance of childhood development