Meet Mikayla: An Intern’s Thoughts on Kupenda & International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Posted on December 3, 2020
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Disability Advocacy

I first met Kupenda’s founder, Cynthia Bauer, during one of my classes at Gordon College. It had taken until my sophomore year at college for a conversation about disability to be hosted and encouraged. After class, I approached Cindy and we later were able to meet and discuss our experiences with disability, and the stigma…

Happy World’s Children Day!

by Cynthia Bauer, Kupenda Founder and Executive Director

Posted on December 1, 2020
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Cynthia Bauer / Disability Advocacy

On November 20th we celebrated World’s Children Day. This special day is dedicated to the anniversary of the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of the Child. As we recently passed Thanksgiving, we had the opportunity to reflect on what we are thankful for. This year we are especially grateful for the international community’s commitment…

Support Kids Like Matt on Giving Tuesday!

by Cynthia Bauer, Kupenda Founder and Executive Director

Posted on December 1, 2020
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Charitable Giving / Cynthia Bauer

Thanksgiving may look different for many of us this year but we are still full of thanks for all of you! We are also so grateful and excited that your donations will be doubled this year thanks to a very generous donor. These funds support kids like Matt during the continued Covid-19 pandemic. Before the…

Feedback from Our Families During Covid-19

by Kupenda

Posted on November 29, 2020
advocacy, Children With Disabilities, coronavirus, covid, covid-19, disability advocacy, disability education, disability inclusion, disability rights, east africa, education, families in need, human rights, inclusion, kenya, NGO, non-profit, pandemic, people with disabilities, vulnerable children
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Covid-19

We’ve called more than 700 families since the pandemic started to screen them for Covid-19 and help them access food, nutrition, medical care, therapy, medicine and counseling for their children with disabilities. We hope this feedback from our families will encourage you as it has us during this challenging time. “I am grateful for…

Education & Global Change: Why the Busch Family Supports Kupenda

by Kupenda

Posted on November 27, 2020
advocacy, child sponsorship, Children With Disabilities, disability advocacy, disability education, disability inclusion, disability rights, donation, donor, east africa, education, global change, human rights, inclusion, kenya, NGO, non-profit, people with disabilities, philanthropy
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Charitable Giving / Donor Spotlight

This Thanksgiving we are grateful to all of our compassionate, generous donors, especially those who have continued to support our children during the pandemic, like Heidi and Jon Busch. In this interview, Heidi and Jon draw on their nonprofit and marketing experience as well as their passion for education and global, systemic change to describe…

Meet Mikayla: An Intern’s Thoughts on Kupenda & International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Happy World’s Children Day!

Feedback from Our Families During Covid-19

Education & Global Change: Why the Busch Family Supports Kupenda

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