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 >

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 >

The only way to overcome HIV and AIDS in Zambia, causing thousands upon thousands of children to be orphaned, is through education. I have visited the Mukuni Village five times in the past eighteen months and each time I find More details >

In a few days time I leave for Zambia. I am really looking forward to seeing all my friends, visiting the remote villages and seeing the progress that has been made since my last visit in May.   I believe More details >

The Butterfly Tree has a new housing project underway. One of the most noticeable problems I spot when walking around the villages, is that despite having an abundance of land many people are living in over crowded conditions. This is More details >

Last October I visited the remote village of  Ngandu, also in the Mukuni Chiefdom and a ‘feeder’ school to Mukuni Basic and High Schools. Ngandu School was founded by the Roman Catholics in 1939. The first pupils were taught under More details >