Giving

Lina Shatara Designs is dedicated to social good and giving back to the community. Your purchases help us make monthly contributions to the following organizations. 

Tomorrow’s Youth Organization:

In 2008, TYO Founder Hani Hikmat Masri opened the doors of the first American non-profit organization based in Nablus, Palestine. The TYO model was developed in close collaboration with the communities the organization serves to address a number of complex and interrelated developmental challenges such as poverty, unemployment, a mental health crisis, lack of access to medical resources, and a lack of access to quality education. They support families living in the four refugee camps of Nablus, the Old City and in the neighborhood of Khallet Al-Amood (where their center is located). Due to the economic and social conditions and high-levels of exposure to violence, these areas are deemed most in-need.

Black Girls Code:

Black Girls Code is dedicated to building pathways for young women of color to embrace the current tech marketplace as builders and creators by introducing them to skills in computer programming and technology. Radical action is needed to close the opportunity gap for Black women and girls. Their goal is to  establish representation in the tech sector. Black Girls CODE is devoted to showing the world that Black girls can code and do so much more. 

Middle East Children’s Alliance:

The Middle East Children’s Alliance is a nonprofit organization working for the rights and the well-being of children in the Middle East. MECA supports dozens of community projects for Palestinian children and refugees from Syria. Since 1988 they have delivered $27 million in food and medical aid to Palestine, Iraq, and Lebanon. MECA welcomes the support of all people who care about children and their future.

Black Lives Matter:

#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives.