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Learning to Love: Esther’s Journey to Inclusion Through Kupenda’s Running Club

by Veronicah Kuria, Jessica Charles Abrams

  • Posted on November 24, 2025

Kupenda’sĀ Inclusive Running Youth Clubs are creating spaces where children with and without disabilities can run, learn, and grow together. Through these clubs, participants build friendships, strengthen their confidence, and receive spiritual support that affirms the value of every child. The program is a collaboration with theĀ Micah 6:8 FoundationĀ andĀ We Run We Rise, and children are recruited…



Breaking Barriers: Moses’ Journey to Confidence and Friendship at Kupenda’s Running Club

by Veronicah Kuria

  • Posted on November 24, 2025

Kupenda’s Inclusive Running Youth Clubs continue to create spaces where children with and without disabilities can run, learn, and grow together. Through these clubs, participants build friendships, strengthen their confidence, and receive spiritual support that affirms the value of every child. The program is a collaboration with theĀ Micah 6:8 FoundationĀ andĀ We Run We Rise, and children…



This Giving Tuesday, Children Need Us More Than Ever — and Your Gift Will Be Matched!

by Kupenda

  • Posted on November 19, 2025

This year’s foreign aid freeze has left more than 23,000 people in Kilifi, Kenya, without access to essential care. But the greatest threat many children face isn’t just the loss of services—it is the deepening stigmaĀ that follows. When families can’t access medical care, harmful beliefs often resurface. Children with disabilities are once again being hidden…



Finding Purpose in Kilifi: My Journey Volunteering with Kuhenza in Kenya

by Kupenda

  • Posted on October 21, 2025

By: Deborah Schultz How I Landed in Kilifi I’m a pediatric occupational therapist living north of Boston, Massachusetts. For years, I’ve dreamed of participating in a mission trip—an opportunity to share my skills, learn from others, and give back in a meaningful way. But between building a career and raising four daughters, the timing never…



Shaping Inclusion: How Mainstreaming a Child with a Disability Transformed a School and Motivated a Community

by Kupenda

  • Posted on October 8, 2025

Furaha, a 21-year-old youth with brittle bone disease from Kilifi County, Kenya, spent her early education in boarding schools for children with disabilities, both at the primary and secondary levels. After her first year in secondary school, Furaha did not want to return to school, citing insufficient support and the distance from home. As a…



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