Master in Community Development and Social Innovation, VID Specialized University, Stavanger, May 2021This research sought to see how Alrowwad as an organization in Aida refugee camp worked
to better their community through the arts. The specific topic was how the organization faced
and worked through the difficulties of the situation in occupied Palestine and how resisting
the occupation was part of the organization’s Community Development. Though the field of
Community Development has amassed a lot of research, there is very little research done on
what community Development looks like and how it works in Palestine and communities
under occupation. The paper also includes global dimensions of international donation and
volunteering, as well as stereotypes and structures of power. The findings are based on
semi-structured interviews and theories of critical approach to community development, asset
and need-based approach to community development, art and community development and a
report on Palestinian Youth´s aspirations and challenges.submittedVersio
