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#GivingTuesday campaign, Matt pointing a small orange bottle towards camera, standing behind 3 colorful packages.

Support Kids Like Matt on Giving Tuesday!

by Cynthia Bauer, Kupenda Founder and Executive Director

  • Posted on December 1, 2020

Thanksgiving may look different for many of us this year but we are still full of thanks for all of you! We are also so grateful and excited that your donations will be doubled this year thanks to a very generous donor. These funds support kids like Matt during the continued Covid-19 pandemic. Before the…



Jon and Heidi Busch with their two daughters- standing in front of a mountain landscape.

Education & Global Change: Why the Busch Family Supports Kupenda

by Kupenda

  • Posted on November 27, 2020

This Thanksgiving we are grateful to all of our compassionate, generous donors, especially those who have continued to support our children during the pandemic, like Heidi and Jon Busch. In this interview, Heidi and Jon draw on their nonprofit and marketing experience as well as their passion for education and global, systemic change to describe…



Boy wearing green tank top, sitting in blue wheelchair, making a "peace sign" with his hand.

29 Children Receive Wheelchairs Thanks to Our Pandemic Screening and Response Systems

by Kupenda

  • Posted on October 26, 2020

Calling our families to make sure they are safe and healthy during the pandemic is supporting far more than Covid-19 prevention — this month it helped us learn that more than 30 children were struggling at home without access to their wheelchairs. Many of the children’s assistive devices are trapped in schools which are closed…



Thomas- standing wearing light brown shorts and shirt with blue sneakers.

Thomas Continues to Pursue His Dreams, Even During the Pandemic

by Sandra Bauer

  • Posted on October 24, 2020

By Sandra Bauer, Kupenda’s Child Sponsorship Coordinator Thomas Yaa Kithi was born in 2001 with no hearing at all. He spent most of his childhood living in a mud hut with a tin roof. His parents, a mason and a peasant farmer, are very poor and have 8 other children. When he was young, Thomas…



Meet Furaha and Learn How to Double Your Impact!

by Kupenda

  • Posted on October 6, 2020

Furaha is a young girl who has cerebral palsy which has resulted in her being unable to walk. She is one of six children being raised by a single mother. Because of her mobility impairment, it was necessary for Furaha to attend a school that has boarding facilities. Her sponsors made it possible for her…



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