We are an award-winning charity committed to shaping a brighter future by embedding creativity in mainstream education and society.

Why we do it

In 2007, we embraced the challenge of contributing to a better world through creativity education. We envision a world where creativity underpins fulfillment, achievement, and success, enabling every individual to harness it for personal empowerment and societal advancement

Read how we achieve our vision by contributing towards the Global Goals.

MASK for Global Goals

How we do it

Our mission is to embed creativity in mainstream education and society.

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What we do

We run MASK Awards, a platform dedicated to encouraging young creativity, enhancing its teaching, and embedding its value within communities.
School training is provided through our Creativity Clubs and Creativity for Entrepreneurship and Leadership (CEL) Clubs.
Our Creativity in Action Teachers Project (CATP) produces teaching resources to supports educators.
We also promote our young artists and innovators through exhibitions and social media.

Our programmes

What we achieve

We cultivate a collective of creative young minds—artists, entrepreneurs, social innovators, leaders, and high-performing professionals—who aspire to improve the world. Over the last 17 years, we have:

Developed a creativity education model and collaborated with the Kenyan government to influence education policy change.
Delivered over 5,000 Creativity Clubs workshops in 25 schools in Kenya and trained over 60 facilitators.
Reached over 6,500 young people and 300 schools in 63 countries worldwide through MASK Awards.
Partnered with over 80 local and national organisations and put on over 50 exhibitions and events, impacting more than 650,000 people globally.
Facilitated the creation of 18,000 artworks & innovative solutions by young people, enhancing cultural heritage and providing valuable resources for learning and policy.

Our story