Face Equality International
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JOIN THE FIGHT FOR FACE EQUALITY

Together we can create a world free of barriers, where people with facial differences are thriving and proud to be themselves.

JOIN THE FIGHT FOR FACE EQUALITY

Face Equality is possible, but it’s going to take all of us. Together we can ensure the global facial difference community is seen, protected and respected.

Face equality is a human right. And yet it’s being denied to many people that have a mark, scar or condition that impacts their appearance.

Discrimination against those with facial differences shows up in everyday ways. People tell us about the barriers they’re facing trying to access education for their children, or throughout the interview process at work, or the issues they’re having trying to access their own money in their own bank account. 

Prejudice can impact how someone is treated in their local community, their access to safe housing, and the relationships they have with others. It can impact whether someone can travel safely, and how they’re treated in public spaces. 

We’re working to change all of that. But we can’t do it on our own.

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Societal mindsets, policy design, legal protections. They all take time to shift. You might feel like you don’t necessarily have the power to change them. But that’s where we’re stronger together. The barriers facing the facial difference community are too big to tackle alone, but your recurring donation allows us to keep fighting. Together, we’re changing the tide on centuries of marginalisation.

Whether or not you have a facial difference yourself, no matter where in the world you are – your contribution matters.

Together, we can change the way the world sees facial difference.

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Through campaigns, training and research – day by day Face Equality International are helping to make that change a reality.

We support a network of face equality organisations around the world, coming together as a powerful unified alliance to ensure no one is working in isolation. Your donation makes that possible. We’re collaborating on campaigns with household name brands, training workplaces on inclusive best practices, and conducting research into lived experience, so that barriers are being broken across the board.

Every person, every conversation, every single donation – no matter its size – helps ensure that we can keep making a difference, together. We can ensure that progress is faster and change is widespread.

Our community of monthly donors is a collective of individuals that believe in the power of rallying together. We call it The Fight.

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By joining The Fight, you will receive regular updates connecting you to the difference you are making each month. PLUS early access to events, campaign news and impact stories.

We are in the fight for face equality. Are you?

Country spotlight: Face equality in Taiwan

We’re proud to have worked so closely with the Sunshine Welfare Foundation, Taiwan, as Founder Members of Face Equality International and one of the first countries in the world to put on their own face equality event! Here, Sunshine share with us some of the challenges facing people with facial differences in Taiwan and how they are working hard to address them.

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    The mission of Face Equality International (FEI) is to mobilise the many groups and organisations, big and small, national and international, which support and represent people with facial differences and disfigurements and thereby to create the critical mass and solidarity needed to gain global attention for the campaign for face equality.

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    Country spotlight: Face equality in Taiwan

    We’re proud to have worked so closely with the Sunshine Welfare Foundation, Taiwan, as Founder Members of Face Equality International and one of the first countries in the world to put on their own face equality event! Here, Sunshine share with us some of the challenges facing people with facial differences in Taiwan and how they are working hard to address them.

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    Facial Recognition Technology: friend or foe of the Facial Difference (FD) community?

    Background We hear from our community that facial recognition tech (‘FRT’) does not always work for them. Our 2024 community survey showed that people with facial differences report a range of difficulties with the technology, and the serious harms which can result. These can include difficulty applying for jobs, trouble accessing money through a banking […]

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    Becoming the Woman in the Portrait

    Melanie shares with us the impact of having her portrait photograph taken, touching on society’s views of difference, and how it feels to be truly seen. Photographer Martina Holmberg wins Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize 2025 with photograph featuring visible difference, a positive move for inclusion and representation in the arts.

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