Today marks World AIDS Day – the following statistics can be found on The World Health Organisation website: 35.3 million people living with HIV in 2012 2.1 million adolescents were living with HIV in 2012 9.7 million people in low- More details >

All the work of The Butterfly Tree is aimed at improving the lives of vulnerable and orphaned children. Since the charity started we have helped thousands of children in remote villages but many more are suffering as a result of More details >

Once again it’s that time of year where we are approaching Christmas and all the pressures that come with it. What should be a joyous occasion, for many it becomes a nightmare. The expense of buying gifts, the ordering of More details >

I recently returned home after another rewarding visit to Zambia. It is hard to believe the progress we have made. What started off as helping a handful of orphans has now expanded to over twenty schools, seven clinics and more More details >

It is difficult to comprehend the scale of the decimation caused by the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Zambia. With a population of barely more than 14 million the nation has over 700,000 orphans, primarily as a result of HIV More details >

The Butterfly Tree’s 2013 charity calendar is available to order. The calendar is designed to create awareness of our vital work in Zambia and to raise funds for our grass roots projects. The charity’s funds have helped thousands of children to improve their situation More details >

Thanks to two large grants from the British and Foreign School Society and Saga Charitable Trust we have just topped the £1,000,000 ($1,600,000) mark in our fundraising efforts for Zambia! None of this could have been achieved without the generosity More details >

All our work revolves around the thousands of children left orphaned through the HIV and AIDS pandemic. There is so much need that prioritizing is paramount and often quite difficult to turn down requests. Up until now our policy has been More details >

When The Butterfly Tree was founded in 2006 it soon became apparent that there was a great opportunity to raise funds and awareness through the tourist industry. Due to its location, just seven kilometres from the mighty Victoria Falls, Mukuni More details >

The Butterfly Tree’s 2012 charity calendar is available to order. The twelve companies who each sponsor a page have generously continued to do so this year. Some of these companies also sponsor projects annually and have made an invaluable contribution to More details >