(UNRWA) funds a school in the Balata camp, with approximately 5,000 pupils. The Yaffa Cultural Center in Balata operates a guesthouse, children's theater and cinema, children's library and media center. The American NGO, Tomorrow's Youth Organization, also operates classes for children from Balata.

Political violence

In the 1980s and 1990s, Balata residents played a leading role in the uprising known as the First Intifada.

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