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What are Your Grandchildren Learning from You?

by Jessica Charles Abrams

  • Posted on June 26, 2025

Not long ago, my Aunt Mari shared photos of a young man she’s been supporting through Kupenda’s scholarship program. She keeps them on her fridge with progress reports about the student—now a confident adult educator of deaf students in Kilifi, Kenya, thanks in large part to Aunt Mari’s support. Aunt Mari has now provided scholarship…



From Summer Camp to Global Advocacy: A Journey Toward Disability Inclusion

by Kupenda

  • Posted on June 24, 2025

By, Beth Melillo Beth Melillo is an organizational development and change management specialist with an M.S. degree in industrial-organizational psychology and a B.A. in English. She regularly leads change and transformation through people, systems, and strategy. She currently contributes her time, talent, and passion for supporting people with disabilities as the secretary on Kupenda’s board…



Kupenda’s Program Officer Wins Outstanding Public Health Graduate Student Award!

by Kupenda

  • Posted on June 23, 2025

This spring, our Program Officer, Rebecca Heidorn, won Liberty University’s Outstanding Master of Public Health (MPH) Student Award in the Community Health Promotion concentration. Rebecca, a Maine-based public health professional and graduate student, was selected for this honor due to her commitment to serving marginalized populations, both locally and internationally. A Champion for Children with…



Hope Restored: How One Community Leader Transformed a Child’s Life

by Rebecca Heidorn

  • Posted on May 26, 2025

Kupenda for the Children uses a variety of tools to equip community leaders to support families impacted by disabilities in their midst. One of these tools is the Child Case Management mobile application, which allows community leaders in low-income countries to identify and support children with disabilities and their families and to offer community-based counseling,…



Steps of Understanding: Juda’s Story

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on May 20, 2025

One of the greatest impediments to supporting people with disabilities is the lack of understanding about their disability in the first place. In many low- and middle-income countries, communities attribute disability to witchcraft or a curse. That is why resources such as Kupenda’s Disability Guidebook are crucial for educating communities about the descriptions, medical causes…



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