Global Programs
A world where everybody belongs
At Karis, we believe that people with disabilities belong to communities in which their God-given gifts are valued and celebrated, in Canada and around the world.
For almost 30 years, Karis has been partnering with pastors, educators, and leaders in other countries, promoting belonging and inclusion in communities. This work is 100% donor-funded, and would not be possible without your faithful generosity!
Through regular donations throughout the year, our partners around the world have the resources to:
Send a child with a disability to school for the first time.
Equip people with disabilities and their family members to start their own businesses.
Strengthen their community to care for those who are vulnerable.
Invest in accessible education so students for generations can go to school with their peers, and learn and play.
Your gift of belonging
Become a Monthly Partner
Join the Karis Monthly Partnership Program to maximize the reach of your gifts and faithful support. Be a champion of belonging while receiving exclusive access to impact updates and stories.
Your donation
You can give the gift of belonging to people with disabilities around the world. When you donate or sponsor a child, you give somebody better access to their communities through education, assistive devices, and other tools they need to thrive.
What are the greatest needs that your donation will support?
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Did you know that there are almost 240 million children with disabilities around the world, and half of those children have never been to a school before?
Through donations and child sponsorship, you can send a child to school in an inclusive classroom where teachers have the tools and resources to make sure everybody can learn, grow, and belong.Donating to inclusive education also helps build accessible classrooms, trains teachers to accommodate students of all needs, and provides supplies so kids with disabilities can learn with everybody else.
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Be a part of a changed world! When you support inclusive community development, you help local leaders reach more people in their communities.
This important community outreach includes equipping people with disabilities with valuable business and advocacy training, and at-home visits where leaders can provide emergency needs like food, wheelchairs, and other assistive devices.
Your impact around the world
Changing Minds, Transforming Lives: Rebira's Story
"Prayers do things that are beyond our expectations, God uses prayers to bring changes everywhere, even as small as it can be."
A New Name for a New Life: Merdokiyos's Story
Merdokiyos's journey from hope to despair is a testament to his determination to share his gifts with his community, the power of accessible education, and the support of his church community.
Giving Parents Hope for their Children
Four of the eight Kedir-Sukare family have hearing impairments but thanks to accessible and inclusive education, all of them can learn together in a classroom.
Karis Celebrates newsletter
Thanks to your support, and through the work of our global partners, people with disabilities in Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, and Uganda are getting the help they need.
The new Karis Celebrates Partner Newsletter highlights stories not only from around the world but also right here in Canada — work that would not be possible without the support of donors like you.
Project highlights
With your support this year, we’ll transform thousands of lives, breaking down real barriers for people with disabilities and their families.
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Karis is working with local government and church partners to provide advocacy campaigns to reach thousands of people to help change public perception and reduce stigma around disability. We are also working with schools to provide supplies, training of teachers and school support for 180 children with disabilities. Our day camp programs include over 1,600 children.
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Karis is supporting three early education centres to prepare children with disabilities and their peers to enter the public education system. We are working with families of children with disabilities to help with parenting challenges and learning strategies. We are also helping support nutrition for learning as children with learning challenges focus and learn better when they have enough food to eat. Overall, we support 245 children weekly with food and provide special support to 86 children with disabilities in school.
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Karis is working to provide sign language instruction and other disability supports through partner schools. We also partner with a large church planting network to include theology of disability education to the pastors as they train to plant churches. This way the churches will bring messages of hope and inclusion rather than stigma and shame that families so often face.
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Karis is supporting a network of disability advocates as they fight myths and misconceptions that leave people excluded. We are also supporting 143 children with disabilities to be included in education.
