Author: Kupenda

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The Shadow Pandemic: Remembering Women and Girls with Disabilities

by Kupenda

  • Posted on November 25, 2020

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, all types of violence against women and girls, particularly those with disabilities, has intensified. This is the Shadow Pandemic growing amidst the COVID-19 crisis and we need a global collective effort to stop it. What better time to act than, today, on the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination…



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29 Children Receive Wheelchairs Thanks to Our Pandemic Screening and Response Systems

by Kupenda

  • Posted on October 26, 2020

Calling our families to make sure they are safe and healthy during the pandemic is supporting far more than Covid-19 prevention — this month it helped us learn that more than 30 children were struggling at home without access to their wheelchairs. Many of the children’s assistive devices are trapped in schools which are closed…



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Impact of Covid-19 on Children with Disabilities

by Kupenda

  • Posted on October 8, 2020

Earlier this month, Save the Children launched theĀ ProtectĀ aĀ GenerationĀ reportĀ on the results of a global survey on the impact of COVID-19 which showed that children with pre-existing health conditions and disabilities have experienced reduced access to essential care and assistive devices, due to lockdowns and the prioritization of COVID-19 treatments. 85% of parents/caregiver with disabilities lost more…



Meet Furaha and Learn How to Double Your Impact!

by Kupenda

  • Posted on October 6, 2020

Furaha is a young girl who has cerebral palsy which has resulted in her being unable to walk. She is one of six children being raised by a single mother. Because of her mobility impairment, it was necessary for Furaha to attend a school that has boarding facilities. Her sponsors made it possible for her…



Kasere wearing gingham shirt, smiling, sitting in wheelchair.

In Her Own Words: Kasere’s Story of Transformation

by Kupenda

  • Posted on September 29, 2020

ā€œGo away, we do not want to stay with you.ā€ Those words, and the abuse and exclusion that came with them, followed Kasere for much of her life. Kasere has cerebral palsy, and 10 years ago, could only crawl on the ground. But thanks to Kupenda’sĀ sponsorship program, this young woman’s life has dramatically improved. At…



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