{"id":3208,"date":"2010-11-22T10:31:54","date_gmt":"2010-11-22T10:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/?p=3208"},"modified":"2010-11-30T09:36:41","modified_gmt":"2010-11-30T09:36:41","slug":"november-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/2010\/november-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"November Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Education is the key and the only way to overcome poverty, hunger and disease. Thanks to a substantial grant from Jersey Overseas Aid Commission<\/a> we have been able to advance the education in five schools in the Kazungula District of Zambia<\/a>. All of these schools are in remote areas\u00a0and receive\u00a0very little assistant from the outside world. With the addition of a 1×2 classroom, teacher’s house and latrines Kamwi Basic School<\/a> has been able to add extra grades, which means that children\u00a0no longer have to walk\u00a0several miles\u00a0to Mukuni<\/a>. Simasimbi Basic School has been given the same\u00a0development as Kamwi; the school becomes inaccessible during the rainy season making it even more beneficial\u00a0to have improved facilities.<\/p>\n

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Education advancement:<\/strong> new 1×3 classroom block for Mukuni Basic School<\/em><\/p>\n

The children of Mandandi\u00a0used a simple mud hut as a school, where they were taught by untrained teachers. The addition of a brand new school has been welcomed by the community, trained teachers will be provided by the government for the opening in the new year. A new pre-school classroom has been\u00a0built for\u00a0the children\u00a0of Machenje Village,\u00a0with the aim of\u00a0being supported by the community through income-generating activities. The flagship of the all our constructions is the new 1×3 classroom block, complete with\u00a0an office and storerooms\u00a0at Mukuni Basic School<\/a>. The Jersey Overseas Aid Commission\u00a0funding also included a much needed staff house for\u00a0the\u00a0clinic at N’songwe Village. This\u00a0is the third clinic we are supporting.<\/p>\n

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New pre-school for Machenje\u00a0children & Special Education class & donated bicycles<\/em><\/p>\n

The Besom<\/a> funded a Special Education classroom, which has also attracted a number of donors including Stanley Safari Lodge<\/a> and Fountaindale School<\/a>. The 230 young children had totally outgrown the Mukuni pre-school funded by Gardiff<\/a> and now has an additional classroom, built in memory of Sandra Challenger,\u00a0a former Saga employee. Joining me on my recent trip to Zambia was Janice Lee, Director of Saga Charitable Trust<\/a> who support our malaria and other health projects at Mukuni Health Centre<\/a>. With the rainy season underway this funding is crucial in providing mosquito nets to support our Africa Malaria <\/a>program.<\/p>\n

A grant from the BFSS<\/a> gave us an opportunity to supply six schools with much needed stationery and equipment. LSR Rotary Club<\/a> in Leamington Spa selected The Butterfly Tree as their international charity for the second year running. Their fundraising efforts have paid for the construction of several new homes for widowns and orphans and bicycles for school children, making their journey to school much easier.<\/p>\n

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New home for a widow with six children\u00a0– Mosquito nets donated to the community<\/em><\/p>\n

Two volunteers, Margaret Bax and Casey Short\u00a0from Oregon, have worked tirelessly,\u00a0spending two months during 2009 and 2010 to set up sustainable income-generating activities for women. Using the funds raised amongst their friends and families the Acme Chicken project is in\u00a0its second year and\u00a0a goats’ milk project will soon be underway. These projects are a vital part of our work\u00a0if the\u00a0communities are to stand on their own feet and not rely entirely on international aid.<\/p>\n

Our under-fives feeding program<\/a>, now funded by Karen Lytle, is making a substantial difference, since\u00a0its initiation\u00a0in 2007. Every child who attended the program is\u00a0free of HIV after receiving formula and fortified porridge; this\u00a0replaces breastmilk in HIV positive mothers to prevent\u00a0the transmission\u00a0of the virus.<\/p>\n

I had to deal with one of the\u00a0most heartbreaking stories I have encountered in almost five years of working in Zambia. Elvis and Vincent<\/a> were born two months’ premature after their mother went into labour at seven months and died in childbirth with a third baby. The Butterfly Tree has offered to\u00a0support these helpless infants who need four tins of formula a week. Dealing with this case reconfirmed just how vulnerable these people are and how desperately they need our help. Advancing the health and education facilities will hopefully\u00a0reduce the number of\u00a0these\u00a0distressing\u00a0cases. The support we have\u00a0received this year has been overwhelming, as you can see your donations\u00a0have been used to make a difference to\u00a0the lives of many people, please continue this vital support.<\/p>\n

Jane Kaye-Bailey<\/p>\n

Founder & Chairman<\/p>\n

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