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Formerly The Plaster House, Kafika House is a high-love, low-cost rehabilitative surgery programme.
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14/11/2025

Tim, who specialises in prosthetics and orthotics in Australia, recently visited and shared a presentation with us on the subject. We were delighted to learn that our practice standards (especially for clubfoot) are very similar to what he has seen at the Melbourne Children’s Hospital.

13/11/2025

Built on love. Sustained on kindness.

Today, on World Kindness Day, we are so grateful for the huge-hearted generosity of our supporters who make everything we do possible. Everyday is about kindness at Kafika House.

31/10/2025

You’ll often see our children wearing blue casts: these are made of fibreglass, and reinforced with padding. They’re strong yet lightweight, allowing children to move freely and play as they heal - all while holding limbs in place.

30/10/2025

The bonds of friendship that form between children as they heal is among the most rewarding things we get to witness. Many will have been ostracised or hidden away in shame, and so watching them flourish in an environment of love and acceptance is, quite simply, the best.

28/10/2025

A cleft lip happens when the tissues of the upper lip don’t join properly before birth - and this can happen on one or both sides of the lip. Early intervention makes all the difference though: surgical repair can give back the ability to breastfeed, speak, and smile.

26/10/2025

We used to be called The Plaster House after Plaster of Paris - a lightweight but strong cast that holds bones and joints in place while they heal. It’s especially helpful for young children who love to move, and who need a steady structure to keep everything in place while they play.

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24/10/2025

Andule, one of our social workers, recently conducted a Child Protection Policy and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment training. This annual refresher, attended by all staff, reflects our ongoing commitment to safeguarding our children and creating a safe environment for all of us, emotionally, ethically, and physically.

22/10/2025

Sometimes, in the first few weeks of foetal development, the tissues that form the roof of the mouth fail to fuse - and this is how babies are born with cleft palates. Luckily, it’s easy to repair, especially when caught early.

20/10/2025

Have you ever wondered why club feet are turned inward and never outward?

Shortened tendons and tight ligaments pull the foot inward and downward. The inward twist is due to uneven muscle and restricted growth in the calf and foot muscles during foetal development.

17/10/2025

We’re strong believers that disability should never be a barrier to opportunity. It’s why we provide high-love, low-cost care that’s accessible to families from all backgrounds. Today is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. By making a different future possible, we help break cycles of poverty, one child at a time.

16/10/2025

Happy World Food Day! Did you know that leafy greens like these are rich in vitamins A, C, K, and minerals like iron? They support collagen formation, immune function, and help along tissue repair after surgery.

15/10/2025

Many of the children we care for come from remote communities where access to healthcare is limited. Today, on International Day of Rural Women, we honour the strength of the mothers, caregivers, and community advocates, whose courage helps children reach the care they need, making a better future possible.

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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.