Kafika House

Kafika House Formerly The Plaster House, Kafika House is a high-love, low-cost rehabilitative surgery programme.
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To every parent who has made the journey to Kafika House — carried a child across long distances, stayed by their side t...
27/07/2026

To every parent who has made the journey to Kafika House — carried a child across long distances, stayed by their side through surgery and recovery, and learned how to continue their care at home — today is for you. Happy Parents’ Day.

Sunday smiles at Kafika House.
26/07/2026

Sunday smiles at Kafika House.

A cleft lip — a gap in the upper lip present from birth — is most commonly seen on one side. But in some children, the g...
25/07/2026

A cleft lip — a gap in the upper lip present from birth — is most commonly seen on one side. But in some children, the gap appears on both sides of the lip. This is called a bilateral cleft lip. Both forms are treatable through surgery, and early treatment gives the best outcomes.

Occupational Therapy supports people to live as fully and independently as possible. Part of this is ADL, or Activities ...
23/07/2026

Occupational Therapy supports people to live as fully and independently as possible. Part of this is ADL, or Activities of Daily Living: the everyday tasks that make up an independent life. Getting dressed, eating a meal, walking to school, playing…

OT is central to how we work. It’s what makes it possible for a child to return home to a full, active life.

We use the Ponseti method for treating clubfoot in infants. A series of plaster casts gradually guide the foot into its ...
21/07/2026

We use the Ponseti method for treating clubfoot in infants. A series of plaster casts gradually guide the foot into its correct position. Once corrected, the child wears a night brace during sleep for a number of years, to keep the foot in place as they grow.

Our clubfoot clinic is on-site and operates four days per week.

This year's Nelson Mandela International Day carries the theme: ‘It's still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity....
18/07/2026

This year's Nelson Mandela International Day carries the theme: ‘It's still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity.’ Since the beginning, it’s been our mission to make surgically correctable disabilities treatable for children across Tanzania — children whose families could not otherwise afford care.

Mandela Day encourages 67 minutes of service in honour of Mandela's 67 years of activism. Whether you give time, money, or a voice, you can be part of the change.

There’s often a stage of recovery that involves staying in bed, but we make sure that this phase is anything but boring....
17/07/2026

There’s often a stage of recovery that involves staying in bed, but we make sure that this phase is anything but boring. The children play games, enjoy visits from our House Mamas and the team, and of course, have plenty of friends for company.

World Youth Skills Day recognises the importance of equipping young people for the future. At Kafika House, this is what...
15/07/2026

World Youth Skills Day recognises the importance of equipping young people for the future. At Kafika House, this is what our therapy and Therapeutic Activity Programme teams do every single day — teaching children recovering from surgery how to use their bodies, build confidence, and engage with the world around them.

Shout out to our friends, Twende Social Innovation Center who you’ll see in these pics.

Skeletal fluorosis is the most common condition we treat at Kafika House, accounting for more than a third of the childr...
13/07/2026

Skeletal fluorosis is the most common condition we treat at Kafika House, accounting for more than a third of the children in our care.

Fluoride affects how bones develop in children, and in the legs it can appear in two distinct ways: knock knee, where the knees turn inward, or bow leg, where they splay outward.

To learn more about our work, visit our website: https://www.kafikahouse.org/

Children who come to Kafika House may stay with us for three months or more — far from home, navigating surgery and reco...
10/07/2026

Children who come to Kafika House may stay with us for three months or more — far from home, navigating surgery and recovery in an unfamiliar place.

Our House Mamas are the constant in that experience. These are the women who know every child by name, who provide comfort through the difficult nights, who create the warmth and routine that make a house feel like a home.

In short, they put the ‘love’ in our high-love model of care.

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