Thanks to JuggleFrogs most generous donation of a new website we now have supporters from Hawaii to Australia. Miranda de Freston of JuggleFrogs has devoted weeks of her time to develop the website and we feel very priviliged to not only having More details >

One and a half million people have been affected by the recent floods in Zambia; several weeks of continuous rain have devastated many areas of the nation. On Friday of this week The Butterfly Tree is air-freighting huge amounts of medical supplies, blankets More details >

The Butterfly Tree has launched a flood appeal to help victims of the recent Zambia Floods. The president has announced the flood as a national disaster and it is still raining! Due to the lack of information reported by the More details >

I was deeply saddened to learn that Shadreck Mabote, the Prime Minister of the Mukuni Chiefdom, passed away yesterday. In the brief time I knew him I believe that he was a great man who was totally dedicated to his More details >

As if malaria, HIV/AIDS and poverty are not enough problems to contend with; now much of Zambia has been devastated by severe floods. Several weeks of continuous heavy rain has resulted in thousands of homes, livestock and agricultural products being More details >

The Butterfly Tree would like to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas. The words ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ echo in my ears every time I here the music playing. If only there were more people like Sir Bob Geldof More details >

The Butterfly Tree is appealing to everyone to join World Aids Day and the fight against this incurable disease. 2 million people die every year from Aids Leaving thousands of children without any parents. 40 million people are living with More details >

On the 12th November I was privileged to be a guest speaker at The World Travel Market at Excel in London. I took part in a seminar entitled ‘Luxury Travel with a Conscience’ hosted by Morris Visitor Publications’ IN London More details >

Last September David and I were photographed by local UK media as the parcels we had so carefully packaged were sent on their way to Zambia. Little did we know that they would take eleven months, all but two days, More details >

How we all take water for granted. At the turn of a tap we can drink water, brush our teeth, shower, water the garden and wash the car; fill the washing machine, dishwasher and swimming pools, the list is endless, More details >