Kupenda for the Children
Non-profit OrganizationsNew Hampshire, United States11-50 Employees
Kupenda for the Children is a nonprofit organization that aims to replace harmful beliefs about disability with approaches that improve the lives of children with disabilities through three primary activities: advocacy, education, and medical care. By partnering with local leaders, the group educates families and communities about the rights of children with disabilities and advocates for access to medical care, education, legal rights, and inclusive participation in society. The organization is based in Hampton, New Hampshire, and serves children and youth with long-term physical, cognitive, sensory, and emotional health disabilities and their families. It has engaged in international collaborations to address disability-related stigma, including partnership with World Hope International in Sierra Leone to counter beliefs that disabilities are a curse. In 2021 Kupenda broadened its outreach through joint initiatives with academic and outdoor-education partners, including a documentary screening about Kenyan teens who hiked Mount Kilimanjaro to demonstrate that disability does not equal inability.
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