Kupenda for the Children

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Overview

Kupenda ("to love" in Kiswahili) for the Children is a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt Christian based organization that exists to meet the needs of children, with disabilities. Ultimately the goal is that these children will feel that they are loved and accepted.

Mission

Kupenda for the children is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt Christian based organization that exists to meet the needs of children, with disabilities. Ultimately the goal is that these children will feel that they are loved and accepted.

Kupenda for the children meets its mission through one-on-one sponsorship for payment of school fees and formation of child-sponsor relationships, construction of special needs facilities, funding medical intervention, provision of school supplies and medical equipment, creating awareness in the community, strengthening of local churches to better assist special needs children and staffing qualified help for the children in need. Their disabilities include cerebral palsy, deafness, deformed or missing limbs, spinal bifida, effects of polio, visual impairment, Downs’ syndrome, autism, epilepsy, and other physical and mental disabilities. Currently the focus of Kupenda is in the Malindi district on the coast of Kenya.

History

A Letter from the Founder about the History of Kupenda:

This charity is the result of a burden placed on my heart long before I ever even went to Africa. The burden grew on visits to Uganda and Kenya as I saw people begging on the streets with a variety of disabilities that I knew, from experience, could be improved if they lived in the U.S. With each disabled person I met, I would think, “someone should do something.” Somehow God made it clear to me I might be that someone.

Program

One on one sponsorship, donation of goods to schools, full time staff in Kenya. For more info, see: http://www.kupenda.org/donation/current-projects/ and: http://www.kupenda.org/donation/sponsor-a-child/

Kupenda is an entirely volunteer organization, there are no paid staff except in Kenya.

Impact

Kupenda has affected the lives of hundreds of disabled children on the coast of Kenya. For more info, see: http://www.kupenda.org/children

Countries

Kenya

Contact

39 PRESIDENTIAL CIR

HAMPTON, NH 03842-2359

Phone: (410) 456-2311

http://www.kupenda.org/

EIN: 16-1644867


Countries and Regions

Education

Sponsor A Child

Boarding school fees

Kupenda for the Children

Regular price $200.00

Your sponsorship will pay the boarding school fees of a child in need in Kenya. You can learn more and browse child profiles at: http://sponsors.kupenda.org/children/