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Autumn Internship Opportunities with Kupenda!

by Kupenda

  • Posted on July 28, 2021

This fall you can join the Kupenda team as an intern and make a difference in the lives of children with disabilities in Kenya! Many of our interns from Gordon College, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Virginia have even earned college credit for their work with us. We are looking for…



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The Real-World Impact of Software Development

by Kupenda

  • Posted on July 8, 2021

My name is Vicky Zheng, and I’m planning to double major in Computer Science and Engineering (6-3) and Management (15-1). My experience with programming started with the drag-and-drop challenges on Code.org in middle school, and throughout high school, I’ve been taking CS classes, exploring cybersecurity, and creating projects at hackathons. As a freshman, I’m currently…



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Stella Makes Strides Towards a Promising Future

by Mikayla Martin

  • Posted on June 29, 2021

Stella’s parents first noticed that she had cerebral palsy when she was a baby taking her first steps. Although they wanted to support her as much as possible, her mother’s income from farming and her father’s pay as a hotel housekeeper did not earn them enough to cover her medical and education expenses. Fortunately, Kupenda’s…



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300 New Kenyan Children with Disabilities in Need of Support

by Kupenda

  • Posted on May 26, 2021

Over the past year, through our Covid-19 Response Program, Kupenda’s field staff and local leader child advocates have identified over 300 new children with disabilities in Kilifi, Kenya. More than 65% of these children were in need of care for illness, malnutrition, abuse, or neglect, which we’ve provided through remote counseling and service referrals (using…





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