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Shaping Inclusion: How Mainstreaming a Child with a Disability Transformed a School and Inspired a Community

by Kupenda

  • Posted on October 8, 2025

Furaha Samuel, a 21-year-old girl with brittle bone disease from Mongotini, Kilifi County, spent her early education in boarding special schools—Gede Special School for primary and Sahajanad Special Secondary School for secondary. After her first year in secondary school, Furaha did not want to return to Sahajanad, citing insufficient support and the distance from home.…



How Baraka is Thriving in a Vocation Program and Inspiring His Peers and Teachers to Support Inclusion for Students with Hearing Impairments

by Veronicah Kuria

  • Posted on October 8, 2025

Baraka George, a young man with a hearing impairment, is making history at Adu Vocational Training Center. Thanks to the advocacy efforts of Kupenda for the Children and the commitment of his father—who trained as a disability advocate in Kupenda’s first parents’ workshop—Baraka enrolled at Adu Vocational Center this year, even though the school has…



How Inclusive Education Gives Children Like Martin Independence and Inspires Schools to Change

by Veronicah Kuria

  • Posted on October 8, 2025

Kupenda’s inclusive education initiatives are helping children with disabilities like Martin gain independence and dignity while inspiring schools to become more accessible and inclusive. Martin is a bright boy with muscular dystrophy enrolled in a mainstream primary school in Jilore, Kilifi County. Although determined to learn, his physical challenges made each school day painful and…



World Cerebral Palsy Day Spotlight: From Barriers to Beauty Therapy

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on October 5, 2025

On World Cerebral Palsy Day, we acknowledge the 50 million people living with cerebral palsy worldwide and celebrate the stories of children and young adults, like Stella, who are thriving through partnerships with Kupenda for the Children. Stella’s cerebral palsy, a brain disorder that affects physical movement, began at birth, causing her to walk with…



Welcoming Kupenda to Duxbury: Advancing Inclusion & Accessibility Together

by Jessica Charles Abrams

Last week, I had the honor of hosting aĀ Kupenda gathering at my home in Duxbury. Having moved to this community just four years ago, it has been an incredible privilege to become part of a town so welcoming to efforts that advance inclusion and accessibility. The evening enabled me to introduceĀ Kupenda’s CEO and founder, Cynthia…



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