{"id":11495,"date":"2016-03-31T21:07:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T21:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/?p=11495"},"modified":"2016-03-31T21:07:33","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T21:07:33","slug":"march-2016-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/2016\/march-2016-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2016 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have just returned from Zambia<\/a> after two weeks visiting the projects and sourcing new ones. Despite the drought, late rains provided a much needed supply of water, streams are filling up and the vegetation is lush and green. Millet and sorghum crops are\u00a0growing well, but the early maize crops perished, the wet season is almost over\u00a0and\u00a0it will be at least six months before the next rains fall.<\/p>\n

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Jane with the Kamwi Twins<\/p><\/div>\n

As always there are\u00a0many projects to inspect, most especially the completed clinic at Mambova, funded by a private donor, which\u00a0was a delight to\u00a0see. The old crumbling clinic was infested with bats, so seeing patients being attended to at the new premises was a humbling experience. I also visited Musokotwane Clinic to donate blankets\u00a0knitted by Inner Wheel District 6 Clubs<\/a> and to offer them a Women’s Shelter funded by The Besom<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Newly opened clinic at Mambova<\/p><\/div>\n

On other health issues we are getting great feedback from the new malaria prevention<\/a> initiative, especially from Chuunga area where no new cases of malaria<\/a><\/strong> have been reported. In November we provided over 1,000 households with the safe insecticide coating – the results have been quite astonishing. More\u00a0funds are needed to help other areas where there is a high prevalence of malaria.\u00a0KarmaKarma<\/a>‘s donation\u00a0to purchase mosquito nets<\/a> will give\u00a0additional\u00a0protection, the organisation\u00a0also\u00a0donated\u00a0money\u00a0to pay school examinations fees.<\/p>\n

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Malaria is prevalent in many areas in Zambia<\/p><\/div>\n

As always I spent a great deal of time with the orphans and located\u00a0new ones to be sponsored. Regrettably\u00a0HIV<\/a> is still\u00a0on the increase, therefore we have stepped up our HIV prevention<\/a> workshops using Meet Mutsa’s peer education method. It’s heart breaking to see\u00a0so much loss. The younger generation must be protected. We have enrolled several of our former sponsored orphans<\/a>, who have now completed high school, to be trained as peer educators.<\/p>\n

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HIV PREVENTION GROUP<\/p><\/div>\n

It was a busy time at the schools, now on a\u00a0month’s break. Sinsimuku Community School development is under way thanks to a further donation from Attraction Tickets Direct<\/a>. We distributed more school bags at River View School through\u00a0our partnership with School in\u00a0a\u00a0Bag<\/a>, and Monde par la Main\/Give a Hand<\/a> donated funds for text books – Mukuni, River View, N’dele and Sinsimuku are the beneficiary schools.<\/p>\n

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School in a Bag donation – River View School<\/p><\/div>\n

I am more determined than ever to create awareness and increase our fundraising efforts to provide much needed resources for water, food, health and education projects. We are very grateful to Colour Graphics<\/a> who has kindly donated flyers, posters and banners to help with our campaign.<\/p>\n

Jane Kaye-Bailey<\/p>\n

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