Posted on June 7, 2022
Lucky Mahenzo, Kupenda’s Child Protection Officer, accomplished what very few Kenyan women have done when she became a lawyer. Disability justice has been an issue that has always been on Lucky’s heart, especially as she was raised by Leonard Mbonani, Kupenda’s Kenyan Director and a Kenyan professional with 40 years of disability advocacy experience. As…
by Sandra Bauer
Posted on June 2, 2022
Kadzo is a young woman who was born deaf. Growing up, her parents divorced and her mother was left to care for eight children with only the modest income she received from farming. Fortunately, thanks to a couple in the United States who decided to sponsor her, Kadzo was able to begin attended the Marafa…
by Cynthia Bauer, Kupenda Founder and Executive Director
Posted on May 19, 2022
Last week I had the opportunity to represent Kupenda for the Children at the General Assembly of the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) in Brussels, Belgium. IDDC “is a grouping of civil society organizations coming together around a common objective: promoting inclusive international development and humanitarian action with a special focus on the full…
Posted on May 9, 2022
Dear friends, June marks the end of our fiscal year, and we are so grateful for the ways you helped us get through these trying times. We thought you would like to hear from some of the children you are supporting themselves. “I used to cry when taken to school. I could [not] write and…
Posted on May 4, 2022
Last month I had the pleasure of interviewing disability justice advocate and Kupenda Board member, Jeff Gentry. For the past 15 years, Jeff has committed his life and career to increasing workforce engagement for people with disabilities. As part of this work, Jeff and his colleagues have equipped over 1,000 youth and adults with disabilities…
Kuhenza and Kupenda transform harmful beliefs surrounding disability to those that improve children’s lives.
