Disability Advocacy

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,…



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World Hope International Expands Disability Inclusion in Sierra Leone & Liberia using Kupenda’s Training Approaches and Tools

by Kupenda

  • Posted on April 25, 2025

by Kadiatu Koroma, an Enable the Children (ETC) social worker and Jonathan Williams, an ETC pastoral support worker Kupenda’s partner, World Hope International (WHI), recognizes the pivotal role of religious leaders in shaping societal attitudes about disability. By using Kupenda’s training model to mobilize Christian, Muslim, and traditional leaders as disability advocates, WHI aims to…



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Building a Sustainable Future: Christine’s Story

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on March 4, 2025

One of the most pressing needs for youth with disabilities and caretakers of children with disabilities is achieving economic security to help support their family’s needs. For over two decades, Kupenda has witnessed families impacted by disabilities grapple with increased financial hardship and the devastation it brings. That is why Kupenda launched its Livelihoods Program,…



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Witnessing Disability Stigma Firsthand: Perspectives From Our Associate Executive Director

by Tyler Dingman

  • Posted on February 9, 2025

Last December I had the privilege of visiting with staff on the ground in Kenya—something I’d been excited about since I first started with Kupenda a few months ago. I couldn’t wait to see the team, the beneficiaries, and the work firsthand. From the 10 years I spent living in Zambia, I was very familiar…



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Inclusive Running Club Impact: Mercy’s Story

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on January 7, 2025

At 14 years old, Mercy still felt pangs of loneliness. Not only did her community struggle to understand that disabilities were not a curse, but they lacked the ability to communicate with her since she was deaf. When she learned about an inclusive Running Club, developed by the Micah 6:8 Foundation and piloted and implemented…



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