{"id":1959,"date":"2009-10-03T21:36:48","date_gmt":"2009-10-03T21:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2011-01-13T09:06:30","modified_gmt":"2011-01-13T09:06:30","slug":"october-2009-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/2009\/october-2009-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2009 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Challenging – this is how I would describe my recent trip to Zambia<\/a>! 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 me how essential it is to go regularly to Zambia not only to check on our projects\u00a0and see where your funding is being used but most especially to\u00a0establish\u00a0the most critical needs.<\/p>\n

Driving around the remote villages I frequently come across an orphan\u00a0who has dropped out of school\u00a0through lack of funds or a child who needs hospital treatment; again we were able to send a number of children to Livingstone Hospital.\u00a0I was joined once more by Professor Doug Saunders from Sydney University accompanied by his wife, Margie and Karen Lytle from Arizona; their support was invaluable. Due to issues in the public health sector Mukuni clinic<\/a> has not received any government funding for six months. I was\u00a0informed by the district health officer without The Butterfly Tree’s medical supplies and funding, boosted by generous support from Saga Charitable Trust<\/a>,\u00a0the centre would be closed down. In addition there was no water for four days until we repaired the leaking tank and underground pipe work\u00a0preventing an outbreak of disease.<\/p>\n

On a happier note my sons, Mike and David did a terrific job raising funds through Facebeook to build four community houses for the elderly and widows with orphans.\u00a0Accompanied by\u00a0Martin, one of our team members, they drove endless journeys to remote villages to collect poles, grasses, mud and water. With temperatures\u00a0soaring to\u00a036 degrees they toiled daily until all four were completed.<\/p>\n

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The Butterfly Tree Community House\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Baby Jane first baby born at maternity clinic<\/em><\/p>\n

Our\u00a0biggest project underway is at Katapazi Village, where we are building a 1x 3 classroom block; this will enable the school to upgrade and take in more pupils. A bore hole was added, one of three recently funded by Just a Drop<\/a> and W Foundation<\/a>. We are also making improvements to Katapazi clinic, adding a male ward, pit-latrines, solar panels and a paraffin fridge. This is being achieved through a grant received from Jersey Overseas Aid Commission<\/a>.\u00a0In the forthcoming year we aim to upgrade the schools of Siamasimbi and Kamwi, open a new school at Mandandi and a pre-school at Machenje.<\/p>\n

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New Katapazi classroom block\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Play Pump at Katapazi School<\/em><\/p>\n

While visiting\u00a0the six schools we are supporting I was dismayed to learn that the daily porridge, normally provided by the World Food Program, has not been\u00a0forthcoming\u00a0for several months. This means that many children are walking long distances to school and have to wait until supper before receving any nourishment. We are currently\u00a0providing a feeding program at Mukuni<\/a> for 350 children,\u00a0funded by Cunninghams<\/a> and have recently set up another one at Siamsimbi. Our intention is to supply porridge and beans to all these schools and provide them with seeds so they can grow\u00a0vegetables and eventually become self-sustaining.<\/p>\n

Although I love every part of my work as always\u00a0The Butterfly Tree pre-school, totally funded by Gardiff<\/a>, \u00a0holds a special place in my heart. Listening to these chlidren singing songs in English and acting out rhymes\u00a0is a sheer joy to watch. We now have 245 young children\u00a0and the number is growing, which means we must strive to provide more of these invaluable pre-schools to enable early education.<\/p>\n

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The Butterfly Tree pre-school at Mukuni\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ngandu pre-school<\/p>\n

Education is the key and our orphan sponsorship<\/a> program\u00a0gives many pupils, who would otherwise have had to drop out, a chance to remain at school.\u00a0\u00a0Obviously the more we expand our support to other schools more donors are needed to sponsor an orphan<\/a>. We\u00a0are\u00a0aiming to\u00a0complete the Mukuni High School science laboratory in the next few months, this will allow the\u00a0orphans to complete grade 12\u00a0with all the neccessary qualifications. Three\u00a0philanthropic travelers<\/a> joined me from the US – Karen Lytle, Margret Bax and Casey Short\u00a0who generously donated their time and funds to improve the education at Mukuni. In December the first high school leavers will be seeking career opportunities, with your support and sponsorship they now have\u00a0prospects to improve their situation. Many, many thanks to everyone for supporting The Butterfly Tree and the children of Zambia. To see more photos of happy smiling faces go to the Photo Gallery<\/a> and hear the Mukuni school choirs singing on Youtube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jane Kaye-Bailey<\/p>\n

Founder & Chairman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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