2025

Inclusive Running Club Impact: Mercy’s Story

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on January 7, 2025

At 14 years old, Mercy still felt pangs of loneliness. Not only did her community struggle to understand that disabilities were not a curse, but they lacked the ability to communicate with her since she was deaf. When she learned about an inclusive Running Club, developed by the Micah 6:8 Foundation and piloted and implemented…



Inclusive Running Club Impact: Timothy’s Story

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on January 6, 2025

Timothy is a 5-year-old boy who struggled with feeling different from other children because of his disability. One day this changed, however, when he attended an inclusive Youth Running Club at his local church in Kenya. The inclusive Running Club, developed by the Micah 6:8 Foundation and piloted and implemented by Kupenda for the Children,…



African Disability Collaboration: Creating New Partnerships for Disability Advocacy

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on January 6, 2025

One of the most important aspects of Kupenda’s mission is to reduce harmful stigma and beliefs surrounding disability to those that improve lives. As part of this effort, Kupenda staff in Kenya participated in the African Disability Summit in Uganda last July. Attending as part of the African Disability Collaboration[1] working group, they collaborated with…



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