The new year has got off to a great start with several projects underway and more orphans and college students being sponsored. We received a number of substantial donations during the two months leading up to Christmas with additional donors More details >

World AIDS Day is a way of people coming together to commemorate the loss of some 35.4 million of people who have died from this devastating disease, and to acknowledge the estimated 36.9 million people living with HIV. It is More details >

The Prime Minister has honoured Jane Kaye-Bailey for her inspiring voluntary work with The Butterfly Tree with a Points of Light Award. The Prime Minister’s daily Points of Light award recognises outstanding individual volunteers – people who are making positive changes in their communities.  Jane received More details >

I feel incredibly lucky to once again go back to Zambia to see the progress your donations have made and to meet up with our wonderful local team. Their tireless efforts to help the people most in need never seizes More details >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >