Faces Up is a youth-led non-profit organization helping underprivileged young people in Uganda to build a happy and stable future. We extend psychosocial support, increase education outcomes, and enhance access to quality education for young people (6-25 years) at the margins using a combination of methods, including arts education at the core, one school and community at a time.
Our empowerment model is holistic, easily scalable, and cost-effective. Our approach fosters a safe, reflective space where young people engage in deep check-ins, visualization exercises, and mentorship that nurtures personal resilience, peer learning and connection, and professional ambition. A key innovation of our model is our commitment to trauma-informed care and empowerment-based learning while collaborating with the communities we serve to provide in-kind support thus co-ownership of the impact.
To us, art education is a catalyst for psychosocial support and empowerment for young people.
A world where all young people are inspired to do what inspires them.
To create vibrant spaces for young people where they can develop the necessary skills, utilize opportunities, and receive support and guidance to thrive.
A generation of creative and empowered young people thriving.
New thinking leads to new ways of doing.
We work with and for children, young people, and youths.
We are flexible yet grounded.
We treat each other with respect and accountability.
Here’s an opportunity for you purchase merchandise or artworks and, in return, help invest in the education of children in Uganda.
Is your dream to see all children at the margins learn, heal, and thrive? Join us in making a difference—invest in our work with a donation and help us empower more children through the transformative power of arts education.
Is providing access to quality education for children from vulnerable backgrounds one of your life’s wishes? Here’s an opportunity for you to adopt a child and invest in their education.
