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Faces Up Uganda

Offering free life-transforming arts education to vulnerable children in Uganda to express themselves and live happily.

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We are addressing the most critical and urgent psychosocial needs affecting over 6 million children in Uganda. We do this by extending life-transforming opportunities in underserved communities where GBV is high, extreme unemployment and substance and drug abuse is high. Our arts education programs empower children to:

  1. Express themselves creatively, building both transferable and hands-on skills that open new career pathways for them.

  2. Develop essential Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skill to live and lead a happy life.

  3. Design and lead sustainable projects that address some of the key pressing issues in their communities; an in groups of 5s, pitch for a seed investment between 50-150 USD.

In addition to all the great work we do, we have established an e-commerce (https://store.facesup.org) platform that gives young people in Uganda access to both local and international market to promote their pieces thus raise money to fund their education and livelihoods.

Kampala, Uganda
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Support us to keep the doors of our community center open

We operate a commuity art center based in Masanafu, Bukulugi in Kampala, Uganda. At the center, we offer free arts empowerment support to over 300 children through out the year. This center is the "theatre of dreams" for many children and young people who otherwise wouldn't have access to psychosocial support we offer. Our hope is to increase the number to up to 700 young people annual and with your support, this is possible. To keep this center open, we incure administrative costs that include rent, art material cost, compensation for the facilitators as well as utility bills. We believe every child deserves the right to be well and express themselves creatively. We know that the path to well-being and a fulfilled life is possible when safe spaces and support are accessible to all. However, too often children at the margins are left behind, and barriers to enjoying such opportunities persist, making access far too difficult for far too many of them. Can we count on you to become a monthly giver, to invest in our work and keep the doors of the community center open?
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$1,295
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$1,100
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Donors

  • Andy Guevara
  • Grant Clark
  • Martin Segal
  • Mirjam Stegmaier
  • Leo Crampton
  • Joshua Sims
  • Joshua C Sims
  • Heather Jones
  • kara williams
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