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From Rejection to Belonging: How One Community Health Promoter Helped Transform a Family’s Life

by Rebecca Heidorn, Kupenda

  • Posted on August 24, 2026

For Sanita, raising her young son Ezekiel, who has a disability, once meant facing stigma, isolation, and uncertainty about where to turn for help. Today, Ezekiel is receiving regular therapy, relatives are helping with his care, and their community has become more accepting. Daniel, a local Community Health Promoter (CHP) equipped through Kupenda’s disability advocacy…



More Alike Than Different

by Kupenda

  • Posted on July 28, 2026

By Grayson Blair, Age 12 My mom, Lauren Blair, works for Kupenda in the U.S. and has been talking about Kupenda’s mission to support people with disabilities for a long time. She’s told my younger brother and I lots of stories about the people she’s met and the schools she’s visited in Kenya. We also…



Kenya and the Power of Care That Connects Us

by Kupenda

  • Posted on June 23, 2026

By: Motivational Speaker, Becky Jackson Curran There are moments in life that redefine who we are. For me, my 2013 trip to Kenya was one of them. When I traveled to Nairobi to speak at the launch of the Association of People with Dwarfism in Kenya, I knew I was stepping into something far bigger…



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…



A smiling woman wearing a patterned headscarf and colorful dress carries a young child on her back wrapped in bright red fabric, standing outdoors in a rural setting

When Communities Lead, Children Thrive: Zainabu’s Story

by Kupenda

  • Posted on February 23, 2026

Kupenda activates local leaders and parents to come together to improve the lives of children with disabilities in their communities. These efforts have allowed children like Zainabu and her peers to access medical care and education, experience love and inclusion, and reduce their vulnerability to violence and abuse. Living With Disability in Lango Baya Six-year-old…



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