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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 lost parents to AIDS and HIV-related illnesses and her frustration with the growing number of nonprofits that are 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> Mara later found it challenging to balance her charity work and acting career. "I need to do both; I can't just do acting," she stated to ''[[The Journal News]]''.<ref name="JournalNews" /> Mara continues to serve as the president of the Uweza Foundation board of directors.<ref name=":02">{{cite magazine |title=Rooney Mara – Voguepedia |url=http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Rooney_Mara |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107003939/http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Rooney_Mara |archive-date=November 7, 2011 |access-date=November 15, 2011 |magazine=Vogue |df=mdy-all}}</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]].<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>
== Uweza Gallery ==
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