After six months without rain October sees the start of the rainy season in Zambia. The parched earth, the dry river beds, the farmers and wildlife welcome the precipitation and so do the mosquitos – the most unwelcome of creatures. Africa malaria is the number one killer of More details >

Challenging – this is how I would describe my recent trip to Zambia! As always good progress is being made in all areas but I was faced with a number of serious problems which needed urgent attention. This proved to More details >

After working in temperatures reaching 35 degrees my sons, Mike and David built four homes in Mukuni Village for the elderly and widows with orphans. The senior headman selected the most deserving cases. All four houses were given to elderly people More details >

With just four days left before my departure to Zambia there are many details to finalise. My sons have achieved an amazing result raising funds to build a home for a widow and orphans receiving enough donations to build three homes. They More details >

Unicef’s statistics state that there are 143 million orphans worldwide, many of them are AIDS children. In Zambia alone there are 710,000 orphans. Heartbreaking data for children who don’t ask to be born. With one in six adults living with the More details >

With the school holidays under way and the children enjoying their summer break, surprisingly African children actually prefer to be at school. Staying at home in a rural village holds very little appeal. There are no televisions, computer games or toys to occupy More details >

My sons, Mike and David have volunteered to go to Zambia to build homes for Mukuni, but first they have to raise the funds for the materials. They will work with the local builders, in temperatures reaching 35 degrees to More details >

Victoria Falls, Zambia is one of the severn natural wonders of the world and one of the most stunning places on earth. Just a few miles from the tourism capitol of Livingstone and a boundary between Zambia and Zimbabwe, this breathtaking More details >

I am delighted to report that The Butterfly Tree has had an extremely successful year, despite the global crisis. Each year since March 2006 we have been able to reach out to more rural schools and villages. This is due More details >

When a young girl called Shaila wrote to me this week and told me that she wanted to donate £30 of her birthday money to The Butterfly Tree I was really touched by this thoughtful gesture. The charity receives numerous donations from individuals, tourists, corporate and grants More details >