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Formerly The Plaster House, Kafika House is a high-love, low-cost rehabilitative surgery programme.
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11/03/2026

Climbing the hill behind our Arusha facility; a favourite activity among our children and HQ team that brings sunshine, fresh air, and exercise.

10/03/2026

We are so grateful to our community, worldwide, who continues to support and share our work here at Kafika House.

Recently, an incredible group of Immersion Trip alumni from Marin County hosted a fundraiser Galentine's screening of When Harry Met Sally. The event brought the community together for a night of laughter, connection, and generosity. The event raised over $18,500!

We offer a huge thank you to this community of advocates who continue to show up for our cause.

09/03/2026

We recently celebrated a momentous milestone: Dr Bill Brown has given 30 years of service to developing reconstructive and plastic surgery services in Tanzania. We marked the occasion at Selian Lutheran Hospital where some of the many who have benefited from his talent and training had the opportunity to express their gratitude.

On behalf of the countless medical practitioners and children whose lives you have touched over these decades - thank you, Dr Brown!

One World Medical Relief

06/03/2026

A place to play. A place to heal.

04/03/2026

We were proud to host a VIP visitor recently: Honourable Magreth Baraka Ezekiel, Member of Parliament representing NGOs, came to see Kafika House.

It was a privilege to show her what we do, and to discuss ways we might collaborate to make our high-love care available to the children we serve.

02/03/2026

Over the past two weeks, we’ve had the privilege of hosting the St. Catherine’s University team: three faculty members and two students who generously shared their time and expertise.

Through daily train-the-trainer sessions with our medical and research teams, they helped strengthen our systems in ways designed to last long after the visit ends.

On their final day, we gathered to share a meal, reflect on what we’ve learned, and say our goodbyes.

Thank you to the St. Kate’s team for walking alongside us – partnerships like this are built not only on knowledge, but on trust, consistency and friendship.

St. Catherine University

27/02/2026

When we talk about being “high-love, low-cost”, this is the love we are talking about.

The laughter that fills Kafika House daily. The immense generosity of our supporters. The privilege to help families and communities heal and learn.

Our work is special. If you’re curious to learn more and get involved, visit the link below.

https://www.kafikahouse.org/

25/02/2026

Did you know that excess fluoride can damage bones?

Our bones are filled with a matrix, which makes them light but strong. Fluoride eats away that matrix, hollowing them out. At the same time, it calcifies on the outside, making the bone harder and heavier. The result is weighty but weak bones - which begin to bend and bow over time, leaving children in pain and unable to walk properly. Known as Skeletal Fluorosis, this is a common condition we see and treat here at Kafika House.

23/02/2026

Looking to volunteer for an excellent cause?

Check out our website for open volunteer positions that we are looking to fill! Positions are listed at the bottom of the 'Partner' tab of our website.

https://www.kafikahouse.org/partner

20/02/2026

In Tanzania, it’s not only that disability excludes people from opportunity on the grounds of physical ability; stigma denies them care, acceptance, and their rightful place in community.

It’s why so much of our work revolves around combating stigma with education, and spreading our message of hope and healing. Happy World Day of Social Justice, everyone!

19/02/2026

Open, indoor fires are a central part of many rural Tanzanian homes. Used for heating, cooking, and boiling water, they can also pose a danger to children who, unfortunately, sometimes fall in or have their clothes catch fire from the open flames.

This can result in burn scar contractures, a condition we see often here at Kafika House. In severe cases, contractures can affect the muscles and joints, making everyday tasks impossible. Surgery to release the contracture, and sometimes skin grafts, are followed by daily visits to our nursing clinic for wound care, and to therapy clinics for splinting and exercises.

17/02/2026

Acts of kindness make our whole world go round.

Everything we do is made possible by generosity – and it’s what allows us to provide high-love, transformational care to children whose families would never otherwise be able to afford it. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of our journey – and happy Random Acts of Kindness Day.

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Themi Hill
Arusha

Website

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.