The Butterfly Tree Charity

The Butterfly Tree Charity The Butterfly Tree supports rural communities in Zambia decimated by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Providing All funding goes directly into the grassroots projects.

The charity is run entirely by volunteers both in the UK and Zambia - no personal fees are deducted.

HEALTHAfter the installation of a borehole The Butterfly Tree has started the construction of a new health post at Maile...
25/08/2026

HEALTH
After the installation of a borehole The Butterfly Tree has started the construction of a new health post at Maile Male in Kalomo District. The facility, funded by the Overseas Aid and Development Commission of Guernsey, includes a clinic, two staff houses, toilets, and biodigester for waste. On completion it will be fully equipped, after which it will be handed over to the Ministry of Health who will provide trained staff and ongoing costs.

EDUCATIONThe Butterfly Tree is to commence construction of a 1x3 classroom block for Mikita school in Kalomo District. A...
18/08/2026

EDUCATION
The Butterfly Tree is to commence construction of a 1x3 classroom block for Mikita school in Kalomo District. After being granted secondary school status pupils are learning at the primary school due to lack of infrastructure. The new classrooms will enable 300 learners to received a secondary education and alleviate congestion at the primary section. The generous donation was received from a US donor through the Myriad platform - a new facility for US donors to safely donate funds.
This picture, taken at Riverview school, is the new design 1x3 which we will build at Mikita.

ZAMBIACongratulations to Hakainde Hichilema who has been re-elected as the President of the Republic of Zambia. To quote...
18/08/2026

ZAMBIA
Congratulations to Hakainde Hichilema who has been re-elected as the President of the Republic of Zambia. To quote the President: 'This election showed the world who we are: a nation of peace, a nation of law and order, a democratic nation.'
'The people have spoken and we now turn our focus to building even greater peace and prosperity, and we remain One Zambia, One Nation, One people.'
is committed to continue our support in Zambia through our education, health, food security, water and malaria prevention initiatives.

VOLUNTEERINGThe Butterfly Tree welcomed John Staab and his family to Mukuni this month where they have been volunteering...
08/08/2026

VOLUNTEERING
The Butterfly Tree welcomed John Staab and his family to Mukuni this month where they have been volunteering at the school and within the community. John's company, Motive Real Estate Texas, make a donation every time a house is sold, to build a community house for orphans, widows and the elderly in Zambia. His teenage children, as well as helping to construct the houses, took part in peer education workshops to help reduce HIV cases, teenage pregnancies, and drug and alcohol abuse. The whole family also planted seeds for Mukuni secondary school vegetable.

WATERA successful drill took place at Maile Male today. The Butterfly Tree Charity will shortly commence the constructio...
26/07/2026

WATER
A successful drill took place at Maile Male today. The Butterfly Tree Charity will shortly commence the construction of a new health most in this remote area of Kalomo District, funded by the Overseas Aid and Development Commission of Guernsey.

PEER EDUCATIONFor many years The Butterfly Tree has funded workshops using trained peer educators to help reduce new cas...
25/07/2026

PEER EDUCATION
For many years The Butterfly Tree has funded workshops using trained peer educators to help reduce new cases of HIV, teenage pregnancies, early marriages, and drug and alcohol abuse. On Thursday the group went to Riverview Secondary school, which we developed in recent years, located close the Kazungula border where there are many challenges.

HEALTHThe Butterfly Tree has received a further generous grant from the Overseas Aid and Development Commission of Guern...
21/07/2026

HEALTH
The Butterfly Tree has received a further generous grant from the Overseas Aid and Development Commission of Guernsey to build a health post in rural Zambia. This will be the eighth health facility funded by the Commission.
The project at Maile Male will include a main clinic, two staff houses, a borehole, toilets, and a bio-digester for waste. Equipment and furniture will be added. Schools in the vicinity will be given mosquito nets to provide children with protection from malaria. After completion the facility will be handed over to the Ministry of Health who will provide the medical staff and ongoing costs. The picture is of Katanda health post which opened earlier this year.

EDUCATIONA second classroom block has been completed at Mukwela Primary school in Kalomo District. Funded by one of our ...
10/07/2026

EDUCATION
A second classroom block has been completed at Mukwela Primary school in Kalomo District. Funded by one of our private donors this facility will ease the overcrowded classes from grades 1 to 7. When I visited in March three classes each had over 100 pupils, the total number of pupils is 1,265. One of the existing buildings is old and in need of restoration.
The new classroom block was built by two former sponsored orphans who went to college to learn building skills. They have since been earning an income and have built classrooms, teacher's houses and mother's shelters.

MALARIA PREVENTIONThanks to a second year of funding from the Angus Lawson Memorial Trust a further 2,550 mosquito nets ...
04/07/2026

MALARIA PREVENTION
Thanks to a second year of funding from the Angus Lawson Memorial Trust a further 2,550 mosquito nets for school children have been distributed in Mulobezi District in Western Province. With the assistance of the Ministry of Health children were educated on the dangers of malaria and how to effectively use a mosquito net. The region has a high prevalence of malaria. The Butterfly Tree's aim is to help eradicate malaria.

FOOD SECURITY, CLASSROOMS, CHILDREN PROTECTED FROM MALARIANo doubt many of you were suffering from the extreme heat rece...
30/06/2026

FOOD SECURITY, CLASSROOMS, CHILDREN PROTECTED FROM MALARIA

No doubt many of you were suffering from the extreme heat recently experienced in the UK. Fortunately, I can cope with these temperatures. When I visit Zambia in March and October it can reach over 40 degrees. Children walk several kilometres to and from school. Women carry water from streams and shallow wells some distance to their homes. Health workers are operating in clinics where there is no air conditioning.

The Butterfly Tree helps to improve the conditions for children living in poor rural communities in Zambia - initiating food security programmes, installing boreholes, improving education and health facilities, and providing protection from malaria for school children. Read our latest news: https://thebutterflytree.org.uk/2026/food-security-classrooms-children-protected-from-malaria/

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