In Zambia there are 710,000 AIDS orphans and 33,000 children infected with the HIV virus, our orphan sponsorship program provides them with an education.

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A donation will make a huge difference to local community in Zambia who only need the essentials in life:

WATER    FOOD    HEALTH    EDUCATION

Young girl from Chise drawing water from a stagnent pool

Bore Hole donated to the people of Chise

The Butterfly Tree has been working in outreach communities of Zambia for the past five years. We have over thirty on going projects relating to water, food, health, education, orphan sponosrship and community projects; operating in ten schools, three clincs and two Chiefdoms in the Kazungula District. Providing educational DVDs throughout the nation. In addition we have sent emergency aid to help the flood crisis.

There are several ways you can help:

  1. Make a donation online – donate online
  2. Sponsor an orphan – £110 - $180 per year or £10.00 – $16 month
  3. Five malaria testing kits £5 - $8
  4. Four mosquito nets £20 - $32
  5. Donate a blanket £15 - $25
  6. Donate a bag a maize £10 – $16
  7. Donate a wheelchair to transport a disabled child to school for £200 – $325
  8. Donate a bicycle for a child living a long distance from school £75 – $120
  9. Donate a football, netball, volleyball with HIV/AIDS awareness logo £10 - $16
  10. Hold a fundraising event, we can supply you with advertising material
  11. Fundraise through taking part in sporting event
  12. Involve your school or business in fundraising
  13. Join our Facebook community
  14. Sponsor a particular project:
  • Build a home for a whole family for £400 – $650
  • Build a pit-latrine toilet for £650 – $1050
  • Fund a bore hole for a entire community for £5100 - $8300
  • Sponsor a feeding program from £1000 – £3000, $1600 – $4200 per annum
  • Build a classroom from £5000 – £20000 , $8000 – $32,000
  • Build a teacher’s house £10,000 – $16000
  • Link your school to a rural  school in Zambia

Visit Mukuni Village and become a Philanthropic Traveller or Volunteer to help at the school or health centre in Mukuni Village

For more information on any of the above please email jane@thebutterflytree.org.uk

No administration or personal fees are deducted; the charity is run by volunteers both in the UK and Zambia, therefore all funds raised go directly to the cause.