Disability Advocacy

The Perfect Holiday Gift Made by Disabled Artisans in Kenya!

by Kupenda

  • Posted on November 23, 2018

People in the community look at us and think we can’t do anything. But now those same people come to me and say, ‘Sophia can I borrow 30 shilling?’ I always look at these things that we make and think, we are not disabled we are differently-abled.” ~ Sophia, founder of The Haki Disabled Self…



10 More Reasons to be Thankful This Week!

by Kupenda

  • Posted on November 21, 2018

Yesterday was Universal Children’s Day! As you think of all the things you’re grateful for this Thanksgiving season, remember that almost 3 decades ago (On Nov 20 1989) the United Nation’s General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This was the first international treaty to explicitly recognize the rights of children with…



A Kenyan woman and a child sit by each other outside

How to Help Children like Amina! #WorldOrphanDay

by Kupenda

  • Posted on November 20, 2018

Last week we celebrated the United Nation’s World Orphan Day. A day where we recognize that 70% of children with disabilities we’ve encountered are orphaned in countries like Kenya. This is often because of the stigma related to their disability. Our friend Amina was abandoned by both of her parents when they discovered she had…



Remembering Children with Disabilities on World Toilet Day

by Kupenda

  • Posted on November 19, 2018

Today, on the United Nation’s World Toilet Day, we want to thank all of our donors whose generous contributions have enabled Kupenda to construct toilets that have now served thousands of children with disabilities! Toilets save lives, because human waste spreads killer diseases. World Toilet Day is about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation…



Join us in Welcoming Nancy Pagels to the Kupenda Team!

by Kupenda

  • Posted on November 1, 2018

We are so please to welcome Nancy Pagels as Kupenda’s new Administrative Assistant and Bookkeeper! Nancy has over 4 decades of experience managing office operations including 10+ years in financial recording and reporting. Prior to joining Kupenda, Nancy worked for an international nonprofit organization where she planned global conferences and prepared all logistics and financial materials for…



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