MAKE A DONATION TO CSB-SD
Creative Space Beirut is a social enterprise with free education, inclusivity and job creation at the heart of its mission. Through its free school for fashion design, the innovative ecosystem paves a path for equal opportunity into the design field. It also challenges harmful industry practices by insisting on ethical production and fair labor. Donations will feed into the growth of the social enterprise as a whole.
General Donations - 100$
Creative Space Beirut is a social enterprise with free education, inclusivity and job creation at the heart of its mission. Through its free school for fashion design, the innovative ecosystem paves a path for equal opportunity into the design field. It also challenges harmful industry practices by insisting on ethical production and fair labor. Donations will feed into the growth of the social enterprise as a whole.
Class projects per student - 50$
All Creative Space Beirut teachers assign projects to first, second and third year students, and they require equipment, materials and other items in order to produce them effectively.
Office supplies - 50$
The administrative office requires ongoing supplies, such as paper, cardboard, tape, glue and other items to manage the school effectively. In contributing to Creative Space Beirut’s office supplies, you’ll be helping the school continue to run in a smooth, organized manner.
Mannequins - 350$
An essential part of Creative Space Beirut’s curriculum, mannequins provide students with a foundation for all aspects of fashion design. In order to ensure every student is receiving a fair amount of practical work, each one is required to work with their own mannequin.
Student Supplies - Toolkit - 100$
Each student at Creative Space Beirut is presented with a toolkit on their first day. This kit contains everything they need to carry out their studies for the full three-year period, and includes everything from sketching pencils, rulers and paintbrushes to pins, measuring tapes and scissors. The students are entrusted with this kit and encouraged to take care of it from day one, as it was designed to see them through until graduation.
Rent and Utilities - 1500$ - Yearly
To ensure the students are provided with a safe, spacious working environment, it’s crucial for the school to secure a workspace that has all the necessary utilities. As the school, its staff and students continue to grow, Creative Space Beirut will be requiring more space for its students, alumni, workshops and fabric among others.
Fashion Books - 40$
Research is key at Creative Space Beirut, and all students are encouraged to read up on topics, designers and more as part of the hands-on curriculum. This is why a stocked library of books and magazines is essential to the development of Creative Space Beirut students.
International Teacher workshops - 12000$
In order to provide its students with high-quality teaching, Creative Space Beirut sometimes invites international teachers to visit the school and hold lessons over a period of time. This requires funds to go towards not only their travel and accommodation, but visa costs and other necessities.
Fabric donation shipments - 3000$
Generous fashion houses from across the globe donate fabric to Creative Space Beirut students each year. In order to receive these materials, the school must cover shipping and transportation costs.
Student Supplies - 100$
Sketchbooks
Watercolors
Scissors
Pencil Colors
Brush Set
Friction Pens
Etc...
Transport per month - 250$
Creative Space Beirut students travel from across the country in order to receive high-quality, fashion design education. With some students commuting from Bekaa, Sour and Tripoli, it’s not surprising that their transportation costs are high. In donating to Creative Space Beirut’s student transportation fund, you’re effectively ensuring that one student has the means to travel to the school every day, five days a week - even from the furthest locations.
Transport - 3000$ a year
Creative Space Beirut students travel from across the country in order to receive an education in the field of fashion design. With some students commuting from Chouf, Sour and Batroun, it’s not surprising that their transportation costs are high. In donating to Creative Space Beirut’s student transportation fund, you’re effectively ensuring that one student has the means to travel to the school every day, five days a week - even from the furthest locations.
Final year collection production - 500$
All third-year students are required to plan, design and produce an end-of-year collection that is showcased during the annual Creative Space Beirut fashion show and exhibition. This requires funds to cover the costs acquired by tailors, fabric and accessories.