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Rooted in Resilience: Jumwa’s Story

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on March 22, 2025

For many parents of children with disabilities, it can be challenging to balance the additional needs of caring for a child with a disability along with attaining financial stability. This is due to a number of factors, including heightened stigma, added healthcare expenses, and limited job opportunities. One of the ways Kupenda comes alongside caregivers…



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Building a Sustainable Future: Christine’s Story

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on March 4, 2025

One of the most pressing needs for youth with disabilities and caretakers of children with disabilities is achieving economic security to help support their family’s needs. For over two decades, Kupenda has witnessed families impacted by disabilities grapple with increased financial hardship and the devastation it brings. That is why Kupenda launched its Livelihoods Program,…



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How Kupenda’s Disability Training for Community Health Promoters is Improving Lives: Edwin’s Story

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on February 28, 2025

One of Kupenda’s primary missions is to educate community leaders about how to support and care for those with disabilities in their midst. Although Kupenda has trained thousands of religious, traditional, nonprofit, and education leaders as disability advocates, we recently collaborated with Kenya’s Ministry of Health to adapt our disability training for Community Health Promoters…



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Witnessing Disability Stigma Firsthand: Perspectives From Our Associate Executive Director

by Tyler Dingman

  • Posted on February 9, 2025

Last December I had the privilege of visiting with staff on the ground in Kenya—something I’d been excited about since I first started with Kupenda a few months ago. I couldn’t wait to see the team, the beneficiaries, and the work firsthand. From the 10 years I spent living in Zambia, I was very familiar…



Inclusive Running Club Impact: Samuel’s Story

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on January 27, 2025

Samuel is a 12-year-old boy who, for much of his life, was isolated and withdrawn because of community views about his disability. Not only did his community view disabilities as a curse, but he often felt self-conscious about using a wheelchair. That is why, when Samuel heard about an Inclusive Running Club that sought to…



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