About Meshka

We’ve sat on your side.

Years inside NGOs, fundraising and crisis response.
Not reading about them before the meeting.

What we stand for Work with us

Meshka Group is a consulting house for mission-driven organizations, founded by Hammam Elmasri, a social impact operator who has built programs, raised funds, responded in crises and led teams, including five years inside LaunchGood. Meshka works from Tripoli, Istanbul and London with organizations worldwide.

Hammam Elmasri standing with arms crossed, listening during a workshop
Hammam ElmasriFounder · Social Impact Operator & Transformation Strategist

The founder

The other side of the table.

Hammam has built programs, raised funds, responded during crises and managed tired teams.

He knows what it’s like when the campaign is live, the report is due, and someone still asks where the spreadsheet is.

TripoliIstanbulLondonLevant roots. Operating worldwide.

Including five years inside LaunchGood, the global crowdfunding platform.

Most organizations don’t need another big idea. They need a better way to turn the ideas they have into repeatable action.

The name

A niche that holds a lamp.

Meshka is مشكاة, the niche in the verse of light. It doesn’t make the light. It gives it a place to shine.

That is the job: the conditions in which a mission can shine.

What we stand for

Eight values. One light.

Like the eight points of the star, each one holds the others in place. Pick a point.

Value 01

Barakah before brilliance

Intention gives technology its direction. We build with purpose, not ego.

In practiceWe ask why before we ask how.

Be sincere. Be strategic. Be excellent. Be human.

What Meshka must never become

Seven things we refuse.

Each is a promise about how we work.

  1. Another AI agencyIf our identity depends on today’s technology, we’re building on weak ground.
  2. A software resellerThe right tool is the right tool. Even if we don’t sell it.
  3. PowerPoint consultantsEvery recommendation answers one question: what changes Monday morning?
  4. Training for its own sakeAttendance is not impact.
  5. Technology extremistsSometimes the best answer is a spreadsheet. We will survive.
  6. Dependency consultantsOur job should make you stronger without us.
  7. Buzzword merchantsIf we can’t explain it simply, we don’t understand it well enough yet.

From the room

Real rooms. Real work.

A participant speaking into a microphone while others listen at a long workshop table
The facilitator gesturing while explaining a point to the room
Workshop participants seated in a U-shaped arrangement taking notes
Participants discussing across the table during a working session
A full workshop room with participants following a presentation
The facilitator standing by a table of laptops addressing the room
The facilitator presenting from the front of a conference room

Photographs from Meshka workshops and working sessions.

The Meshka manifesto

People solving hard problems deserve organizations that help them.

Intention matters. Intention alone is not enough.

Good people in bad systems still struggle.

AI added to chaos is faster chaos.

Simple systems people use beat impressive systems they avoid.

Culture is what happens every day.

Goals matter. Habits decide.

Strong missions deserve strong organizations.

Let’s get to work

Let’s help it go further.

Tell us what you’re trying to do. Email is fine.

Start a conversation Hello@meshka.co