International

Seven Years of Partnership: Expanding Disability Inclusion with World Relief

by Rebecca Heidorn

  • Posted on September 7, 2025

For the past seven years, Kupenda has partnered withĀ World Relief, a leading international Christian humanitarian organization that works in more than a dozen countries to serve millions of vulnerable people each year.Ā Together, we are ensuring that people with disabilities—too often excluded from education, healthcare, and community life—are welcomed and empowered through church and community programs…



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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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Reaching Rwanda: Kupenda’s Partnership with Uwezo Youth Empowerment

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on January 10, 2024

One of Kupenda’s main missions is to share its disability inclusion strategies and tools with other organizations so that a greater number of people impacted by disability can become more active participants in their communities. Recently, this included meeting with Uwezo Youth Empowerment, a Disabled Persons’ Organization (DPO) in Rwanda that combats the stigma, prejudice,…



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Increasing Impact: Equipping Disability Advocates Worldwide with CURE International

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on September 22, 2023

One of the central tenants of Kupenda’s advocacy mission Is to share its disability model with other nonprofit organizations so that they can improve the lives of more people with disabilities. For organizations like CURE International, which assists children with disabilities through a global network of pediatric hospitals, this collaboration is enabling them to address…



Disability Inclusion in Sierra Leone

Casting a Wider Net for Disability Inclusion in Sierra Leone

by Lauren Blair

  • Posted on July 18, 2023

For the past five years, Enable the Children (ETC), a program under World Hope International (WHI), has been utilizing Kupenda’s disability trainings among community leaders in Sierra Leone. These trainings are crucial in many low-income communities where disabilities are believed to be caused by witchcraft or a curse. In these environments, the difference between someone…



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