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This is the corner where we share our stories: letters from Sarah, exciting developments, good news and happy tales. We’re delighted you’re here, so grab a cuppa and have a read.
A March of progress
I’ve realised that I start every letter in surprise at how quickly time passes, and how full and eventful the weeks and months are - and 2025 is no exception.
A heap of great things have happened, and I love to share good news - so grab a cuppa and join me for an action-packed update.
Stepping into our future
Somehow, it’s nearly November and we’re closing in on the end of another year. In the midst of the 2025 planning we’ve been busy with, I realised that 2023 was all about drive: expansion, achievement, growth, newness… This year, by contrast, has been all about systems. We’ve been setting up the organisational architecture that will secure our long-term sustainability, and I have great faith in the promise that our future holds.
World Patient Safety Day
There isn’t a day when patient safety isn’t at the forefront of our minds, but 17th September is a good excuse to dive into what it really means to us.
What we’re made of
Against a backdrop of policies and paperwork, I’ve been thinking a lot about the human architecture of relationships: the intangible elements that aren’t bullet points in a strategic plan, but that bring in the warmth, synergy, love and magic.
I’ve realised just how much of Kafika is about who we are, how we show up in the world, and the community we build.
We’re moving back to Ngaramtoni!
It’s such exciting news that I just had to shout it from the rooftops. A lot has happened to bring us to this point, and I want to walk you through how we got here… I almost said ‘full circle’ but it’s not; it’s an upward spiral.
We’re moving back, but ‘back’ is not backwards - it’s onwards and upwards.
16 years of transforming childhood
Today we’re celebrating sixteen sweet years of high-love, low-cost treatment and care for Tanzanian children living with disabilities. Sixteen - can you believe it?
It’s all too easy to get swept up in the everyday, so I’ve come to love these points in our journey that invite me to stop, take stock, and celebrate the milestones.
Oh, happy day
Life has been such a flurry of exciting things that it’s been a while since I dropped you a line - but today is the International Day of Happiness, and therefore the perfect occasion to share good news, and some of the things that have been bringing me joy lately.
Our new name has arrived
It is with such great pride that I present our new name and brand. It has been the most remarkable journey from The Plaster House to Kafika House - and I really do feel like we’ve arrived; we’re home.