{"id":5225,"date":"2011-10-25T15:56:47","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T15:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/?p=5225"},"modified":"2013-02-27T09:57:05","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T09:57:05","slug":"october-2011-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/2011\/october-2011-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2011 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

During my recent visit to Zambia<\/a> the nation’s general elections took place. With a change of government it is believed that Michael Sata, the new President, will increase aid to deprived areas and stamp out corruption. Although I never involve the charity in political matters, measures to improve\u00a0health and education sectors need to\u00a0be addressed. In the past five years I have seen a reduction in funding for\u00a0 both rural schools and clinics, which have to rely more than ever on international aid for development.\u00a0I came across a woman who had walked 37 kilometers, taking 13 hours, to reach Mukuni maternity clinic<\/a> from Chuunga –\u00a0she was nine months pregnant.<\/p>\n

\"HEALTH

WOMAN WALKS 37KM TO NEAREST HEALTH CLINIC IN MUKUNI VILLAGE<\/p><\/div>\n

\"TEACHER\u2019S

TEACHER\u2019S HOUSE IN MALIMA, ZAMBIA<\/p><\/div>\n

Thanks to substantial grant aid from the Jersey Overseas Aid Commission<\/a> we are in the final stages of completing three new rural schools. The villages of Silelo and Matengu in the Musokotwane Chiefdom\u00a0had to rely\u00a0on unskilled teachers operating in mud hut structers.\u00a0It was amazing to see the transformation, each school has\u00a0three classrooms, two teachers’ houses and latrines. The community participation had been impressive and once approved\u00a0these schools\u00a0expect to\u00a0open in January 2012. A third school at Malima, in the Mukuni Chiefom, has been given the same funding with the addition of a bore hole.<\/p>\n

\"New

New school for Silelo, Zambia<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Silelo

Silelo – old community school, Zambia<\/p><\/div>\n

The highlight of my entire trip was to see the Kamwi twins, who lost their mother and sister during childbirth. Vincent and Elvis\u00a0celebrated their first birthday this month.\u00a0\u00a0Last October,\u00a0when I first\u00a0set eyes on\u00a0them, I\u00a0feared they would not survive; they each weighed just over one kilo. At barely two weeks old they were sent to\u00a0a remote village, after being discharged from hospital\u00a0because they could offer them only water. I\u00a0could not refuse to\u00a0support to these helpless infants. For twelve months the charity has provided formula, clothing and\u00a0blankets and all their requirements,\u00a0while their grandmother has lovingly\u00a0nurtured them.\u00a0They\u00a0have been tested\u00a0free of\u00a0HIV and both are happy and healthy and\u00a0are testament to\u00a0the vital role we play in\u00a0these vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n

\"Sponsored

Vincent showing us his standing skills<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Sponsored

Elvis with his grandmother<\/p><\/div>\n

October sees the start of the rains and many mud huts cannot stand up to the deluge. This is particularly hard for old people supporting orphans. In the past few months we have build an additional nine homes. Two of them have been donated by one of the volunteers, James Ashley, who helped construct the houses. Five of them were funded by ENRC marketing<\/a> who have also funded a teacher’s house, HIV and AIDS prevention<\/a> projects and the under five’s\u00a0feeding program<\/a>, which has also received support from Brady Italia<\/a>. One home was donated by LSR Rotary Club<\/a>, one by Aurora<\/a> and the other\u00a0through the Cyclothon Challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"New

New house for widow with orphans<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Under-fives\u2019

Under-fives\u2019 feeding programme<\/p><\/div>\n

I had the pleasure of working with a number of volunteers, Casey Short and Margaret Bax, from Oregon, returned for a third year to continue the goat’s milk project. Mutsa Marau<\/a>, a young lady from London, is spending four months at Mukuni teaching peer education in HIV and AIDS prevention. Petteri Alppi a former UCL student from Finland has documented the work of The Butterfly Tree<\/a> in addition to writing a much needed Maths and English Revision guide. Claire Richardson and Hannah Lainton spent time teaching business skills to women’s groups. I have been so impressed with their hard work and dedication and thank them for helping us to make a difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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