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Formerly The Plaster House, Kafika House is a high-love, low-cost rehabilitative surgery programme.
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11/04/2026

Last year, our 'Surgery Strong' Therapeutic Feeding Programme supported 75 malnourished children. By nourishing them to a healthy weight and state of health, we make it possible for them to safely undergo surgery and make a strong recovery.

Learn more about our work here: https://www.kafikahouse.org/

09/04/2026

In northern Tanzania, the amount of naturally occurring fluoride in the groundwater is high enough to affect the health of children who drink it. Last year, skeletal fluorosis made up 37% of the total number of cases we treated.

07/04/2026

Community outreach is a core pillar of our work here at Kafika House.

Last year, our Community Outreach Programme reached a total of 37,653 people across Tanzania. Our primary objectives were to raise awareness about treatable disabilities, screen children for surgical conditions, and facilitate access to healthcare.

This team and their important work is supported by the generosity of the Kafika House community worldwide. Visit the link below to learn more about our work!

https://www.kafikahouse.org/

06/04/2026

We are forever grateful for our partnerships that allow us to reach communities across Tanzania.

04/04/2026

Learning requires the right conditions.

Our Mamas Ed Programme prioritses interactive learning activities while using classroom-style semianrs sparingly. Because 80% of mothers participating in the programme have no formal education or have only completed primary school, we see hands-on, interactive learning as incredible valuable experience.

30/03/2026

Spending time at Kafika House is an experience that is incredibly impactful for not only our children, but also for volunteers who so generously choose to give their time to help support our work.

If you're interested in volunteering with us, visit the link below to learn more: https://www.kafikahouse.org/partner

27/03/2026

Play is an important piece of our children's healing journeys. Here at Kafika House, we provide the space and encouragement for our kids to just be kids. Free from the judgement and shame they can often face in the real world.

26/03/2026

Fresh air, good company, and a nutritious breakfast; starting our day off right!

25/03/2026

Last month, Bangkok was a meeting place for friends from many different chapters of our story.

Sarah and our former Clinical Services Manager, Keira, attended the World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress alongside colleagues from St Catherine’s University, where they presented posters on our work together.

It was also a joy to reconnect with partners from Western University in Canada — whose students join us for fieldwork — and with Sarah’s professor, Yvonne Thomas of Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand.

It’s lovely to be reminded that while our work happens in Tanzania, it is supported by a community of practitioners, educators and learners all over the world.

23/03/2026

Zawadi originally joined our team as an Operations Administrator, and we’re delighted to announce her promotion to Clinical Coordinator!

Now, she works on the magic behind child assessments, hospital admissions and discharges, patient wellbeing, and partner relationships—ensuring every patient receives the best possible care.

Well done Zawadi - we’re so proud of you!

21/03/2026

This is what you support when you support us.

Our work is special. If you’re curious to learn more and get involved, visit the link below: https://www.kafikahouse.org/

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The Plaster House

We believe no child in Tanzania should live with a treatable disability, so we provide a High Love, Low Cost surgical rehabilitation programme at our purpose-built facility in Arusha, northern Tanzania.

We never turn a child away.

The children come from families all over Tanzania who are very poor and most often from rural areas.

Since 2008 over five thousand children with a correctable disability have come through our welcoming doors to be guided through their transformational, healing journey of assessment, followed by surgery or other treatment and then recovery, to leave with hope and a brighter future.