1. Palestinian Housing Council
E N D E A V O R S T O W A R D S S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y
Palestinian Housing Council
B. O. Box 1433
Ramallah
Palestine

2. ABOUT PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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The Palestinian Housing Council (PHC) was established in Jerusalem in 1991 as a non-profit institution dedicated to helping alleviate the problem of housing, and contributing the development of the housing sector, in addition to overcoming the housing problems.
Over 25 years, PHC succeeded in contributing approximately $210 million in direct investments through various programs in the housing sector. 1,198 housing units were built in Gaza Strip, 408 housing units in West Bank cities, 1706 houses in rural areas and 1,870 housing units in Jerusalem. Moreover, 70 houses were renovated in the old city of Jerusalem, and 1,680 housing units were rehabilitated in various locations in West Bank Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, in addition to 555 housing units reconstructed in Gaza strip.
ABOUT

3. CONTEXT PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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About 4.81 Million Palestinian inhabitants in the West Bank and Gaza suffer the lack of natural area expansion due to Israeli occupation. This situation pushes up the prices of lands within the master plan for these areas, beside the economic and social crises related, leads to crowdedness of buildings and lack of affordable houses that consequently exacerbated the housing crisis especially among low and middle-income families in terms of physical and functional status.
CONTEXT

4. OBJECTIVES PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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To minimize the housing crisis among low and middle income families by providing them with long term soft loans and the construction of low cost housing units.
To contribute to the lessening of poverty among Palestinian families through improving their housing environment.
To participate along with national and international organizations in the formulation of a national Palestinian housing strategy.
To develop sustainable housing programs and policies along with line agencies in Palestine.
To preserve the architectural heritage in Palestine.
OBJECTIVES

5. PROGRAMS Individual Credit Program: IMPACT PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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Individual Credit Program:
The Direct Credit Program seeks to enable PHC`s target groups to construct, restore/renovate and complete their homes in urban and rural areas in Palestine by providing them with long term individual soft loans.
PROGRAMS
IMPACT
Interaction: Construction loans.
# of beneficiaries: 3,576 families,
Budget: $120 million.
Building type: Houses.

6. PROGRAMS Rehabilitation Program IMPACT PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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Rehabilitation Program
The Rehabilitation Program aims to contribute to the reduction of poverty through small grants. This program provides grants in the maximum amount of $12,500 to families living below the poverty line in order to renovate their homes
PROGRAMS
Before
IMPACT
Interaction: Rehabilitation.
# of beneficiaries: 1,680 families
Budget: $6.7 million
Building type: Houses
After

7. PROGRAMS Indirect Credit Program IMPACT PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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Indirect Credit Program
The Indirect Credit Program aims to build low cost housing units, fit with Palestinian households' size and income. The housing units are to be sold based on long term loans program for families with low and middle income status
PROGRAMS
IMPACT
Interaction: Construction loans.
# of apartments: 1,606
Budget: $54 million
Building type: Apartments

8. PROGRAMS Old city Jerusalem Renovation Program IMPACT
PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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Old city Jerusalem Renovation Program
The program was begun with primary funding from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to renovate and restore major Arab historic and residential sites in the Old City of Jerusalem., the Program aims to preserve the cultural heritage and architecture in the city, promote the local restoration practices as well as to improve the social and economic conditions for inhabitants
PROGRAMS
IMPACT
Interaction: Renovation.
# of beneficiaries: 70 families
Budget: $2 million
Building type: Houses & historical courtyards

9. PROGRAMS Building for cooperatives IMPACT PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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Building for cooperatives
After the establishment of cooperative housing associations, PHC has provided technical assistance and personal loans to enable construction of a pilot housing association, according to the procedures and regulations of cooperative housing associations.
PROGRAMS
IMPACT
Interaction: construction loans.
# of beneficiaries: 196 families
Budget: $3.7 Million.
Building type: Apartments.

10. PROGRAMS Demolished houses reconstruction program IMPACT
PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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Demolished houses reconstruction program
As a response to the need of community, in the middle of 2010 PHC started implementation of reconstruction of totally demolished houses of several Israeli war s on Gaza Strip.
PROGRAMS
IMPACT
Interaction: reconstruction loans.
# of beneficiaries: 550 families
Budget: $17.3 Million.
Building type: Apartments.

11. PROGRAMS Housing Program in Jerusalem IMPACT
PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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Housing Program in Jerusalem
The Housing Program in Jerusalem is a distinguished approach, mainly due to the difficult building circumstances imposed on Palestinian Jerusalemites. In response to the increase in housing demands, the PHC purchased 89 Dunums of land from The Hebrew University and is planning to build 156 apartments on part of it, targeting low and middle income families that do not have land ownership.
PROGRAMS
IMPACT
Interaction: reconstruction loans.
# of beneficiaries: 30 families
Budget: $2.5 Million.
Building type: Apartments.

12. PROGRAMS Site and Service Program PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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Site and Service Program
The PHC launched the Site and Service Program in 2004 for the purpose of developing sites for housing. Through this program, the PHC identifies adequate land for housing in which the PHC then purchases and develops all services and infrastructure. Parcels are then made available to families through PHC’s soft loans program in order to construct low cost homes.
PROGRAMS

13. SUSTAINABILITY PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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Endeavours towards green housing:
Energy-efficient housing:
PHC carried out many studies to ensure low-cost housing, long term maintenance and sustainable project features such as renewable energy sources. Recently, PHC applied all the regulations of thermal insulation and energy efficiency on its own projects. PHC made endeavours to introduce the concept of energy efficiency to all PHC’s beneficiaries. In this aspect, PHC has increased the ceiling of its loans to cover the cost of installing the thermal insulation of the new houses. However, applying thermal insulation is now a condition for every beneficiary.
SUSTAINABILITY

14. SCP-NAP PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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In line with SCP-NAP, that was launched recently in Palestine and as the housing and construction sector will be covered by that action plan; PHC intended to implement two pilot green projects in Palestine:
Jeet Pilot Project in Qalqilia.
PHC Green Headquarters in Ramallah.
SCP-NAP

15. JEET PROJECT PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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This project is one of the pilot projects which PHC decided to take in the West Bank, due to the housing crisis and due the problem of migration from rural to urban centers, especially Ramallah, the project aims to create a practical test elements of environment-friendly buildings and attempting to apply and disseminate the results of the project outputs to the institutions that financing and implementing similar projects.
JEET PROJECT

16. JEET PROJECT PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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The concept of the project can be concluded as follows to achieve a sustainable environmentally-friendly project:
An optimum utilization of the available land and spaces while considering the requirements of best orientation of each housing unit in a way that creates a favored residential environment.
Providing shared open spaces to enhance social relationship.
Providing a community building that serves the whole residents. The proposed buildings to include kindergarten, basic school, lecture rooms, multi-purpose hall, sports facility and small shops.
JEET PROJECT

17. JEET PROJECT PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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Participation of beneficiaries in all phases of the project and involved them in all related decisions.
Providing low-cost project, to be a model can be replicated to future projects.
Enhancing the development of surrounding rural areas, which is suffering from confiscation by the Israeli Occupation.
Job-creation both directly and indirectly for the inhabitants in the surrounding rural communities.
The project will be sustainable and a environmentally-friendly, in terms of:
Creating public green spaces.
Accepting heritage landscaping and architecture.
Providing treatment plant for swage water and waste management.
Applying the energy efficiency methods and renewable energy such as wind and/or solar and geothermal HVAC.
Appling thermal insulation.
JEET PROJECT

18. PHC GREEN HQ PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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PHC started the design of its new green headquarters in Ramallah, The concept of the project is to comply with SCP-NAP Mainstreaming - SCP in the Construction and Housing sector and can be concluded as follows:
To minimize the impact on natural environment.
To reduce energy and water usage.
To minimize waste and pollution.
PHC GREEN HQ

19. PHC GREEN HQ PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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Consideration of sustainable issues in all phases of design and planning.
Use of efficient systems
Use of healthy and sustainable materials and products.
High aesthetic and urban design quality
High public acceptance.
Use of solar energy.
PHC GREEN HQ

20. ACHIEVEMENTS PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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PHC has succeeded in contributing approximately $210 M in direct investments in the housing sector:
8,061 families have been benefited directly by the PHC projects and programs. Including 2,321 families in Jerusalem
6,308 apartments and houses in Palestine have been built. Including 1,900 apartments in Jerusalem.
1,680 houses have been rehabilitated including 421 houses and compounds in the old city of Jerusalem.
1,340 inhabitants have been benefited by the loans’ installments’ revolving fund for more than $60M.
ACHIEVEMENTS

21. PARTNERS PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL
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PARTNERS

22. THANK YOU PALESTINIAN HOUSING COUNCIL Zuhair Ali
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Zuhair Ali
Director of the Technical Department
Palestinian Housing Council (PHC)
Palestine
T: +970 (0) /2 Ext.:122
F: +970 (0)
M: +970 (0)
Skype: zuhair.s.ali
URL: phc-pal.org
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