OUR HISTORY
Kupanda Sisters, Inc. originated from the childhood experiences of its founder who grew up in the depths of societal illiteracy and widespread poverty. As a child, Ms. Charles, spent many days memorizing passages rather than learning to read. Her lowest point came when she failed the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) exams which caused her to feel the burden of disappointing her entire family. Ms. Charles then began to take private literacy lessons which marked the beginning of her education renaissance. However, the other children in the community were not as fortunate as her and their lives were ruthlessly affected by widespread poverty and illiteracy. Ms. Charles realized in her heart this lack of education for the community was unjust and ultimately needed to be corrected. She made a silent promise to herself that she would return to correct and restructure the systemic issues in the education system. For Ms. Charles knew that an education system that allowed for poverty and illiteracy levels to remain high and uncontested was not good enough. The Kupanda Sisters was launched in the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, South America, on May 25, 2019, and it was incorporated in the state of New York in April of 2019 to address those issues.
