2026

Cross International Partnership Equips Kupenda to Refine and Expand Life-Saving Disability Programs

by Kupenda

  • Posted on May 25, 2026

Over the past five years, Cross International has become one of Kupenda’s most important partners in changing harmful beliefs and practices about disability and expanding access to life-saving care, inclusion, and opportunity for thousands of children and families in and beyond Kenya. In the early years of our partnership, Cross focused on strengthening Kupenda’s core…



2 women in Kenya, seated on a bench outside a home and holding hands

Mental Health Awareness Month: When Healers Need Healing

by Martha Omar, Lauren Blair

  • Posted on May 21, 2026

*AI-generated image used to protect privacy At Kupenda for the Children, we walk alongside families as they experience a variety of emotions, from the love and hope they hold for their children with disabilities to times when, despite every effort, they experience unimaginable hardship and loss. During Mental Health Awareness Month, we honor families and…



A Graduation Gift They’ll Actually Remember

by Jessica Charles Abrams

  • Posted on April 9, 2026

It’s strange how lasting a thoughtful, personalized gift can be at a special occasion. The wedding gift that means the most to me wasn’t the expensive pitcher or the china plates. It was a pair of handmade pottery mugs, given with a note explaining how they symbolize both connection and difference within a couple. And…



A young girl stands against a textured, weathered wall, wearing a bright blue dress with red circular patterns and light-colored sandals. She faces the camera with a calm, neutral expression, her hands resting at her sides.

A Place to Belong: Mercy’s Journey from Fear to Faith

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on April 8, 2026

In many low-income countries like Kenya, children who are deaf often begin life in isolation—without access to sign language, schooling, or even basic understanding from those around them. Mercy’s life once reflected these challenges. Today, her story is one of change, marked not only by education and opportunity, but by the confidence to step into…



A Kenyan young woman standing in front of a white wall, wearing a white collared shirt.

From Grief to Hope: Florence’s Story

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on April 2, 2026

Many of the children with disabilities Kupenda supports have stories shaped by hardship. In their communities, disabilities are often seen as a curse, and children are undervalued and denied access to basic opportunities—barriers that can become even more significant during seasons of instability or loss. This Easter, we are reminded that even after the darkest…



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