It gives me much pleasure to present to you our latest Annual Report and Accounts. The full report and accounts, which includes projects we have supported throughout this year, can be found using this link: Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18 Executive More details >

With several projects in outreach communities currently being developed I must again acknowledge our amazing team in Zambia for their continued dedication and commitment. As you are aware all of them are volunteers, which has created sustainability for The Butterfly More details >

2018 is heading towards the UK’s hottest and driest summer on record. A lower than usual amount of rain fell in May, followed by what appears to be the hottest and driest June since records started. Now in July, a More details >

I first met Johan and Austine, two of our sponsored orphans, in 2012 when they came to Mukuni in search of help for their education. They were both attending N’gandu Junior School and had lived with their grandmothers since losing More details >

On the 25th May changes to the UK data protection laws are taking place. To keep you up to date on charity news we would like to continue sending you our newsletters. In order to keep receiving our updates please More details >

According to the World Health Organisation in 2016, there were an estimated 216 million cases of malaria in 91 countries, an increase of 5 million cases over 2015. Malaria deaths reached 445 000 in 2016, a similar number (446 000) More details >

My recent trip to Zambia was probably the most challenging to date mainly due to the continued rainy season. Global warming seems to be taking its toll on the nation, most especially in the Southern Province. After barely no rainfall More details >

As we approach our year end I find it hard to believe that it is now over twelve years since I first went to Zambia. It’s even harder to believe that The Butterfly Tree has grown from sponsoring a hand More details >

As many of you know The Butterfly Tree has successfully run an orphan sponsorship programme since 2006. Thousands of orphans have benefitted from our support, which includes better education and health facilities, access to safe water and school feeding programmes. All our work More details >

Moomba Chiefdom, a remote area in the Southern Province, is 300 km from Livingstone. Moomba Rural Health Centre is 125 km from the main road, tracks are mainly sandy, others are clay, which makes the area inaccessible during the rainy More details >