Child Success Stories

How Baraka is Thriving in a Vocation Program and Inspiring His Peers and Teachers to Support Inclusion for Students who are Hard of Hearing

by Veronicah Kuria

  • Posted on October 8, 2025

Baraka George, a young man who is hard of hearing, is making history at Adu Vocational Training Center. Thanks to the advocacy efforts of Kupenda for the Children and the commitment of his father—who trained as a disability advocate in Kupenda’s first parents’ workshop—Baraka enrolled at Adu Vocational Center this year, even though the school…



How Inclusive Education Gives Children Like Martin Independence and Inspires Schools to Change

by Veronicah Kuria

  • Posted on October 8, 2025

Kupenda’s inclusive education initiatives are helping children with disabilities like Martin gain independence and dignity while inspiring schools to become more accessible and inclusive. Martin is a bright boy with muscular dystrophy enrolled in a mainstream primary school in Jilore, Kilifi County, Kenya. Although determined to learn, he physical and social barriers around him made…



World Cerebral Palsy Day Spotlight: From Barriers to Beauty Therapy

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on October 5, 2025

On World Cerebral Palsy Day, we acknowledge the 50 million people living with cerebral palsy worldwide and celebrate the stories of children and young adults, like Stella, who are thriving through partnerships with Kupenda for the Children. Stella’s cerebral palsy, a brain disorder that affects physical movement, began at birth, causing her to walk with…



A Mother’s Mission to Protect and Advocate for Her Son: Baraka’s Story

by Kathleen Hehn

  • Posted on September 11, 2025

Advocacy in the Face of Adversity *Baraka faced adversity from a young age. Born with cerebral palsy (CP), Baraka encountered challenges with his speech and mobility, but the most limiting barrier was the discrimination he endured from those in his community and even his own family. Baraka’s father and extended family believe disabilities like CP…



Kupenda Expands Global Disability Inclusion Through Youth Running Clubs

by Jessica Charles Abrams

  • Posted on August 13, 2025

Partnering since 2016, Micah 6:8 has come to trust Kupenda’s disability expertise—engaging us in 2024 to adapt and pilot an inclusive Youth Running Clubs (YRC) program. We are now supporting them to scale this model with partners across 16 East African countries over the next four years, advancing stigma reduction and inclusion for more than…



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