Posted on September 19, 2018
By, Cynthia Bauer, Kupenda’s Founder and Executive Director Kupenda has a global vision to benefit the millions of people with disabilities in low-income countries through the provision of resources and training to organizations already involved with local people. The hope is that they can replicate our work and proactively ensure that children with disabilities have…
Posted on August 30, 2018
By, Jessica Charles, Kupenda’s Development Director Dear Friends, This year I sat with 4 children from our programs and listened to stories of how their lives had been transformed because of your donations. Each child’s story illustrated how a $30 gift is so much more than a month of tuition – it’s also access to…
Posted on May 24, 2018
Every decision we make, no matter how small, echoes throughout the course of our life, often affecting us for much longer than we expect. In the summer of 2010, Katelyn McCarthy made a decision that would change the course of her life: she went to Kenya as a volunteer with Kupenda for the Children. At the…
Posted on May 15, 2018
Today, on May 15, the United Nations’ International Day of Families, Kupenda celebrates the importance of the family unit to supporting healthy children and strong societies. Ten year-old Neema Baya has been deaf since birth. Several years ago her parents accused one another of causing her disability and eventually decided to separate and leave her in…
