Hello, my name is Nadin I’m from Gaza. I’m a graphic design graduate. I’m a wife. And now — I’m a mother.
I finished my design studies just before the war began.
I had dreams of starting a small design studio, of making art that told stories. I used to think about colors, fonts, sketches. I used to think about the future.
Then the war came.
And the future became something we tried to hold onto, moment by moment.
On October 22, 2023, I was pregnant when a missile destroyed my husband’s family home.
25 members of our family were killed — his mother, his siblings, his nieces and nephews, children. Entire branches of a family tree gone in seconds.
We were displaced twice after that.
Everything we had disappeared — home, safety, routine, rest.
A few weeks later, I gave birth to our daughter.
There was no crib. No stillness. No celebration.
But she came into the world quietly and beautifully.
And in her eyes, I saw something I hadn’t felt in weeks:
life that still wanted to grow.
Now, I spend my days holding her and trying to build a world around her that doesn’t shake with explosions.
We don’t know what comes next.
There is no clear path. We are walking toward the unknown, step by step — with our daughter in our arms and hope as our guide.
🧡 How You Can Help
This is why I’m asking for support. Not for comfort — but for survival.
To help care for one baby girl who entered the world after everything else collapsed.
My name is Nadin, and I’m a mother from Gaza.
If you can spare anything, it will help us:
Cover basic needs, so we can breathe and heal
Support a path toward even the smallest stability in a place that has none
My husband manages the donations securely through a U.S.-registered Stripe account.
Everything is converted to USDT and exchanged here in Gaza.
The rates are difficult — $100 becomes only 195 shekels (July 2025) — but we use every shekel carefully, with full transparency and documentation.
🎨 Sharing a Piece of Me
I want to share more than my need.
Over the next few weeks, I’ll begin posting some of my graphic designs from before the war.
They are pieces of who I was — and who I still am.
They may not be perfect, but they hold something real:
my story before the silence, and my belief that beauty can still live alongside survival.
If you’ve made it this far, thank you.
If you can give — thank you.
And if you can’t, just sharing this post is a form of support I will never forget.
i haven’t eaten in 2 whole days now, i barely have energy to do anything. please consider donating if you have anything to give! nothing is too small, even a $1 helps
hello everyone, i just started my first day at my new job yesterday and i need help with getting to/from work. i won't get paid for another 2+ weeks, so i am relying on the kindness of others to get by until then. i would appreciate anything that you send, nothing is too small and thank you
HOW TO SHOW CONFUSION IN WRITING!
“She was confused.” — Boring.
“She didn’t understand.” — Still boring.
Confusion isn’t a thought. It’s a reaction. It leaks out of the body before the character even says “what?”
Here’s how to write it so it feels lived-in. Reblog if you want more of these!
THE BODY LANGUAGE OF CONFUSION
Voice:
• Words slow down or come out uneven
• Sentences trail off or restart mid-thought
• Tone lifts at the end unintentionally
• Pauses appear in strange places
• Quiet
• Hesitating to speak
“I—wait. No, that doesn’t—”
“Okay, hang on. Say that again?”
“You mean… now?”
Eyes:
• Brows knit
• Eyes narrow
• Gaze flicks between objects or people
• Blinking increases
• Focus keeps slipping
• Staring a moment too long
• Looking away to think, then back again
Mouth & Jaw:
• Lips part slightly, then press together
• Jaw tightens
• Excessive swallowing
• Mouth twists as if unsure to speak
• Lower lip pulls in, gets bitten
• Half-formed expressions that don’t land
• Mouth opens to speak—closes again
His mouth opened, closed. Nothing came out.
She pressed her lips together, then released them, like the thought slipped loose.
His jaw shifted as if he were testing words silently.
His fingers hovered mid-gesture, then dropped uselessly to his side.
She rubbed her thumb against her palm.
He fidgeted with his sleeve, eyes still locked on her face.
Shoulders & Posture:
• Weight shifts repeatedly
• Shoulders creep up without meaning to
• Body leans back slightly
• Head tilts, then tilts again
• Unconfident body language
THE INTERNAL STUFF (cause that's important too)
• Thoughts loop
• Simple logic feels... not so simple
• They latch onto one detail too hard
• Or latch onto someone whose comfortable
• Time stretches
• Pressure behind eyes, around throat, in stomach
• Their focus tunnels, or they're painfully aware of their surroundings
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Some people think that $10 has no value... but the truth is? $10 changed destiny!
Why do we say this? Because we saw what $10 did:
✅ We opened 5 study centers in Gaza — and until today, even with the bombing of our centers, we are still serving students daily. ✅ We welcomed more than 1000 university students, and we still have double that number on the waiting list. ✅ Dozens of students have graduated, and hundreds have completed semesters thanks to your support. ✅ We continue to provide free, quality educational services. ✅ We provided paid subscriptions to specialized courses on the most important training platforms.
So, in reality... $10 was hope, opened doors, and changed the future!
That's why we emphasize: Your donations = Students on the path to graduation.
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💡Keep the hope alive and contribute to empowering today's students to become tomorrow's graduates. For those who don't know us, we are the Isnad Initiative, which was launched by youth in Gaza to be a source of hope for students and support them in completing their education!
During the holy month of Ramadan, give your donation and charity to a student from Gaza. Starting this Saturday, we will begin a free course for students from Gaza, helping 12 students understand the fundamentals of architectural and interior design so they can become future engineers and contribute to the reconstruction of Gaza.
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