2019 has been the most successful year in the history of The Butterfly Tree. We have built and developed more schools, health facilities, community houses and drilled more boreholes than ever before. In addition we are helping with emergency relief to distribute food to thousands of people suffering from the severe drought in Southern Province of Zambia.
In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 1-6 the following health projects were completed:
- Bunsanga – new health post, staff house, latrines and borehole
- Simonga – maternity ward and mother’s shelter
- Kamwi, Chuunga, Mambova and Kawewa schools provided with mosquito nets
- Singwamba received insecticidal coating and larviciding for malaria prevention
- Medical supplies were donated to rural health centres and Livingstone hospital
- Chuunga, Senkobo, Siamkoma, Siazibola communities and Bunsanga health post
- Muyunda, Chilaba, Malimba schools – with five more scheduled this month
- Nyawa – new science laboratory
- Muyunda – classroom block, latrines and borehole
- Nakawa pre-school classroom block and latrines
- River View – new classroom block and two boarding houses
- Kawewa – new classroom block and latrines
- Bunsanga – latrines added to complete new school
- Mukuni – new boarding house for girls
- Kazungula – satellite school under construction
- Donations of books, educational supplies, sports and sports funding
- Sponsor of 250 orphans at Mukuni, N’gandu, Kamwi, Ndele, River View and boarding schools
- Further education – 9 students studying Bio-medicine, teaching, journalism and information technology
- Mukuni, Kamwi and Dambwa – 10 houses were built for orphans and the eldery
- Muyunda – beekeeping for 200 women
- Kamwi – chicken project for women
- Mukalahani – handwashing project
On behalf of The Butterfly Tree in the UK and Zambia I would like to say a huge thanks to all our donors, fundraisers and volunteers for making this happen, and to wish everyone peace, good health and much happiness in 2020.
Jane Kaye-Bailey
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