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Host a Spring Gathering with Kupenda!

by Kupenda

  • Posted on February 27, 2017

Want to do more to help kids with disabilities in Kenya? Bring your friends together for a small gathering with Kupenda! Your guests will have a chance to learn about the amazing kids we serve, hear our founder’s powerful story, and discover fun, easy ways to get involved in our work. We’ll provide videos, materials…



An adult woman with her arm around a Kenyan schoolgirl.

Loving Adventures For The Cure This Valentine’s Day!

by Kupenda

  • Posted on February 15, 2017

Dear Friends, Kupenda means love and this Valentine’s day we are certainly feeling the love for Adventures for the Cure (AFC) and their amazing founders Pat Blair and Adam Driscoll. Through their epic physical feats over the last 12 years they have raised over $175,000 for Kupenda, inspired others to contribute, and made the upcoming…



The Stand-off: Traditional Beliefs Meet Modern Medicine

by Jessica Charles Abrams

  • Posted on January 23, 2017

I admit, they made me nervous. The nine village elders and seven midwives were innocuous enough, and even the three soothsayers seemed friendly, but the four traditional healers had a dark mystery to them. When I offered almonds to the one on my right he put down his wooden cane and slowly took the nuts…



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Heart Training

by Kupenda

  • Posted on January 19, 2017

Jessica Charles, Kupenda’s new Development Director, reflections on moments from her first week in Kenya. We’d been there an hour when she left the table and walked across the yard. His eyes followed her with such intensity I leaned over to reassure him, ā€œShe’s coming back, don’t worry – she’s just going to get her…



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What we are grateful for as the year ends…

by Kupenda

  • Posted on December 31, 2016

Dear Friends, As we enter the new year, we are grateful for how you have helped us equip more children with disabilities to reach their God-given potential! Here are just a few highlights of what we are thankful for in 2016: 2,000 children with disabilities, families, communities, and church members directly benefiting from our services…



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