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The '''Uweza Foundation''' is a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit organization]] which works to promote human development in the [[Kibera slum]] of [[Nairobi, Kenya|Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]. It was founded in 2008 and is registered in the United States as a [[501(c)(3) organization|501(c)3 organization]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Financials |url=https://uwezakenya.org/financials/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Uweza Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> It is led by actress [[Rooney Mara]].<ref name=":3" />▼
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▲}}The '''Uweza Foundation''' is a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit organization]] which works to promote human development in the [[Kibera slum]] of [[Nairobi, Kenya|Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]. It was founded in 2008 and is registered in the United States as a [[501(c)(3) organization|501(c)3 organization]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Financials |url=https://uwezakenya.org/financials/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Uweza Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> It is led by actress [[Rooney Mara]].<ref name=":3" />
Uweza is named after a [[Swahili language|Swahili]] word meaning opportunity, ability, and power.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Mottram |first=James |date=December 17, 2011 |title=Rooney Mara on reinventing Lisbeth Salander for Hollywood |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film/rooney-mara-on-reinventing-lisbeth-salander-for-hollywood.1324091038 |access-date=December 17, 2011 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|Herald Scotland]]}}</ref>
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Uweza Foundation was founded in 2008.<ref name=":2" /> Its founder had moved to the country and married a local man after visiting Kenya to volunteer at a children's home in the Kibera slum.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-01-06 |title=In Nairobi, Naperville native Jennifer Sapitro helps Kenyans fulfill their artistic dreams |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/1/6/23516603/nairobi-kenya-jennifer-sapitro-uweza-foundation-kibera |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}</ref>
In January 2011, Uweza Foundation merged with Faces of Kibera, a charity founded by [[Rooney Mara]].<ref name=":1" /> Faces of Kibera aimed to provide housing, food, and medical care for orphans by building an orphanage in the region.<ref name="JournalNews">Serico, Chris (August 16, 2010). "[http://www.lohud.com/article/20100816/ENTERTAINMENT/100816004/1164/entertainment/Meet%20Rooney%20Mara+,%20she+'s%20not%20just%20following%20in%20her%20sister+'s%20footsteps Meet Rooney Mara, she's not just following in her sister's footsteps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205045609/http://www.lohud.com/article/20100816/ENTERTAINMENT/100816004/1164/entertainment/Meet%20Rooney%20Mara+,%20she+'s%20not%20just%20following%20in%20her%20sister+'s%20footsteps|date=February 5, 2015}}". ''[[The Journal News]]''. Retrieved on August 16, 2010.</ref> The charity received fundraising support from NFL teams under Mara's leadership.<ref name="Post-Gazette">"[http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08346/934457-66.stm Steelers, Giants memorabilia auctioned to help Kenyan orphans]". December 11, 2008. ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''. Retrieved on December 11, 2008.</ref> Mara had started the charity after she visited the area as a volunteer in 2006 and was moved to help the orphans, many of whom had lost parents to AIDS and HIV-related illnesses. She started her charity out of frustration with the growing number of nonprofits that she viewed as just business opportunities: "The people who need help aren't really getting it. So I started my own", she told ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'' magazine in 2009.<ref name="InterviewMag">Martin, Michael. "[http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/rooney-mara/ Rooney Mara]". ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]''. Retrieved on June 25, 2009.</ref>
In 2022, Uweza Foundation collaborated with ROAM Gallery and Xtina Parks to showcase work by Kibera artists at the [[Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art|Museum of Contemporary Art]] in [[Massachusetts]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eagle |first=The Berkshire |date=2022-05-26 |title=5 gallery shows to see in the Berkshires over Memorial Day weekend |url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_culture/arts-theater/5-gallery-shows-berkshires-memorial-day-weekend/article_a263f9a4-dc3b-11ec-a5e8-97e53c37766e.html |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=The Berkshire Eagle |language=en}}</ref>
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== Coronavirus pandemic ==
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic|Coronavirus pandemic]], Uweza cooperated with private-sector partners to form an initiative to promote sanitation in informal settlements such as Kibera and provide free artistic masks to residents designed by a local artist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strive Masiyiwa, Dangote Group, Safaricom… Africa’s private sector leads the fight against Covid |url=https://www.theafricareport.com/85503/strive-masiyiwa-dangote-group-safaricom-africas-private-sector-leads-the-fight-against-covid/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=The Africa Report.com
== References ==
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[[Category:Non-profit organisations based in Kenya]]
[[Category:Non-profit organizations based in New York City]]
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