Author: Lauren Blair

Stories of Stigma: How Kupenda is Reducing Negative Perceptions About Disability

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on November 21, 2024

Families impacted by disability report that stigma surrounding disability is often more challenging to deal with than the disability itself. The World Health Organization (WHO) summarizes, ā€œStigma occurs when … a person or group of people is viewed negatively. Society may come to see that person … in an undesirable way … leading to unnecessary…



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The Power of a Parent Advocate

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on September 15, 2024

Josephine’s daughter has an intellectual disability, yet her community’s unfamiliarity with disability is what limits her future most. Josephine and her daughter live in Kenya, where many people believe that disabilities are a curse. Often, this stigma increases instances of abuse, concealment, and even death. Even when parents recognize the value of their child with…



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Back to School: How Kupenda Impacts Childhood Education

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on September 13, 2024

This back-to-school season, we celebrate the numerous lives that have been impacted by your educational support! Kupenda supporters and staff have made it possible for hundreds of children with disabilities, like Philip, to access high-quality education while also supporting the staff and infrastructure of their schools. Over the past year, this includes: Globally, 98% of…



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Introducing Kupenda’s Child Scholarship Program!

by Lauren Blair, Sandra Bauer

  • Posted on July 13, 2024

This month, Kupenda introduced its Child Scholarship Program. While the nature of this program remains the same as it did under the former Child Sponsorship Program, we believe that this new title better reflects that we are partners with the children in our programs and that, in the communities we work in, schools are often…



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A Father’s Hope

by Lauren Blair, Thomas Katana

  • Posted on May 27, 2024

When Emmanuel was born, his parents and birth attendant were overwhelmed because they were unfamiliar with his disability. Emmanuel was born with phocomelia, a rare congenital anomaly that caused both his upper limbs and his lower right leg to stop developing. Complicating matters, his family felt rejected by their community. As in many low- and…



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