About Us

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.

Combining innovative programs that educate, support, build skills, knowledge & confidence, and foster deep connections between people, TYO’s holistic interventions empower individuals, families, and neighborhoods typically neglected by the donor community. In response to early community needs assessments and focus groups, TYO expanded its program model from early childhood education to include a multigenerational approach.

TYO has earned credibility across the refugee camps and disadvantaged neighborhoods of Nablus whilst building strong ties with other INGOs, local organizations, and the private and public sectors.

Our flagship center is located in the Zafer Masri Foundation Building in Nablus, Palestine. It was built and endowed by TYO’s Chairman, Sabih Masri, and is maintained by An Najah University.

TYO brings children and their families from the refugee camps and most marginalized communities of Nablus to our center,where we provide world-class psychosocial education & mental health services in a safe and beautiful space to learn.

TYO also works outside the center, within the refugee camps and with families in the home, to implement specific mental health, psychosocial and educational interventions and programming.

With enormous need and scarce resources, TYO partners with community-based organizations, local universities, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), and numerous other non-political/non-religious organizations in order to multiply and sustain our collective impact.

We support families living in the four refugee camps of Nablus, the Old City and in the neighborhood of Khallet Al-Amood (where our center is located). Due to their economic and social conditions and high-levels of exposure to violence, these areas are deemed most in-need.

Our staff team is made up of motivated individuals passionate about bringing opportunities to children, youth, and women in Palestine.

TYO hires people who are curious, empathetic, have unmatched integrity and a genuine desire to make the lives of our community a little better every single day. We aim to be humble, hardworking and, above all, collaborative.