One of a kind72 Hours
by Faces Up young artists
$1000
Worldwide shipping by DHL Express · 70% of every purchase pays school fees in Uganda
Have you ever imagined a child’s art could keep them in school?
In Kampala, Uganda it does. We sell paintings, bags, tees, notebooks and stationery, each carrying a design inspired by an original painting by a child. 70% of the proceeds pay school fees for children from underserved communities, while 30% funds more art classes. Our running costs are paid separately, by grants and donations, so your purchase stays with the children. Since 2019, over 120 children have stayed in class this way.
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120+ children
in school since 2019
Why it matters?
We believe financial difficulties should never decide whether a child sits in class or roams the street.
School fees
Children want to learn. For many families in Kampala, the fees are simply out of reach, and that is where a term ends.
Begging isn't sustainable
We refuse to raise children who believe begging is the answer, handouts teach dependence and quietly do more harm than good. Instead, they create, and you buy something you genuinely love.
Invest in their future
Quality education is the door every child is dreaming behind. Your purchase is what holds it open.
Browse the shop
Five ways to take a child's work home.
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Paintings
One-of-a-kind originals, signed by the child
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Bags
Recycled-denim totes and purses
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Customised Merchandise
Your logo beside a child's artwork, notebooks, totes, hoodies, mugs and more for your team.
Order for your team→
04
T-Shirts
Tees and hoodies printed in Uganda
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Stationery
Notebooks, comic books, magnets and greeting cards
Shop stationery→Originals
Every piece carries a story of the child who painted it.
How it works
From a child in Masanafu, Uganda, to a wall in your home, anywhere in the world.
You buy something you genuinely love and live with, and in return a child stays in school to chase their dream. It is more than a product: it is an open door to a brighter future. Isn't that worth owning?
Read our story- 01
A child paints
At our art centre in Masanafu, Uganda, children paint whatever they want. Nobody paints for the market, they paint to express themselves. Only afterwards do we choose a few works to become prints.
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We turn it into something you'd use
Trained young adults photograph, design and print the chosen artwork onto durable notebooks, recycled-denim totes, purses, tees, cards and mugs, all made here in Uganda. No child makes the products; their place is in the art class.
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You buy it, they stay in school
70% of the price goes directly to school fees, primary and secondary. The remaining 30% funds more art classes.
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Made in Uganda
Notebooks, denim totes, purses, tees and cards
One of a kind72 Hours
by Faces Up young artists
$1000
Artistic purse 1
by Faces Up young artists
$15
African Mask Notebook
by Faces Up young artists
$10
Achola Tee
by Namakula
$20
Inside the studio
What arrives is an original painting by a child.
Signed in the corner, made by a child who is in school because people choose to buy their work. When that painting is printed onto a notebook, a recycled-denim tote or a purse, it is made here in Uganda and tagged with the young artist's name. Every time you look at it, you are looking at the reason a child stayed in class.
See the full processFor companies & teams
Let your procurement stand for something.
We co-brand merchandise for socially conscious organisations: notebooks (ruled or plain), recycled-denim tote bags and purses, and t-shirts. You choose the artwork; we add your logo, your vision and mission page, and a tag with a QR code, so whoever receives it can scan and read the story behind the product they were gifted.
- Notebooks
- Denim tote bags
- Purses
- T-shirts
Where your money goes
We know it matters to you. It matters to us too.
Every price on this site is split the same way, on every order, in every currency.
See the full breakdown- 70%
- Straight into the school fees fund, primary and secondary fees for the children in the programme.
- 30%
- Reinvested in art materials and supplies, so more children can join the art classes.
Trusted by
Organisations turning everyday procurement into school fees.
- UNICEF
- FAO
- Global Fund for Children
- Ambassade de France en Ouganda
- Issroff Family Foundation
- CivSource Africa
- Latitude 0
- Prodalim
- CRVPF
- Gejja Women Foundation
- Casa de Roy
- Anganza
- UNICEF
- FAO
- Global Fund for Children
- Ambassade de France en Ouganda
- Issroff Family Foundation
- CivSource Africa
- Latitude 0
- Prodalim
- CRVPF
- Gejja Women Foundation
- Casa de Roy
- Anganza
What happens when it arrives
“It arrived with a handwritten card from the girl who painted it. My daughter asked to keep the card, not the painting.”
“I bought three totes as gifts and ended up telling everyone the story behind them. Nobody expected the print to be this good.”
“You can see the child's hand in every stroke. That is exactly why I wanted one on my wall.”