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.
The meaning of kafika
Aireen, our Operations Manager, has seen countless mothers weep with relief at having reached the place where help is available. They travel long hard miles, coming up against stigma, hardship, and disappointment before finding us.
Watch her tell the story of how the name came to her:
‘Kafika’ means ‘to have arrived’. It holds the relief of a journey’s end; it invites you to lay your burden down, and surrender to warmth, safety, love… It is the feeling of coming home.
Arriving, though, is just the beginning. ‘Kafika’ signifies the start of a transformational healing journey: one that unfolds a future that wouldn’t have otherwise been possible.
This was the inspiration behind our new name, and it marks a point along a journey that is mirrored in our own.
Stepping into the world as Kafika House feels right; like these mamas, our journey has brought us to exactly where we are meant to be.
Transforming childhood
It meant so much to have your input and inspiration when we were looking for a new name.
Exploring your suggestions took us back to our roots - our core values… and I love what we found there.
Kafika is our new name, but we’re still the same. In fact, we’re better.
We’re as committed to our vision as ever: no child in Tanzania lives with a treatable disability. Our signature high-love, low-cost treatment and care is how we’ll get there.
We wanted our new identity to hold all that we are - and all that we will become. We have such big plans, and so many beautiful dreams. As Kafika, I know we’ll get there; we’ll arrive. I’m so grateful to have you along for the ride.
It has been such an honour to share this journey with you - thank you, more than ever, for being there.
With love,
Sarah