It is now four years since I started working at Mukuni Village and three years since the founding of The Butterfly Tree. What began as a project to help a few orphans and to raise funds to build a high school at Mukuni has surpassed any expectations I may have had. Little did I know that The Butterfly Tree would grow and grow, attracting global support from Hawaii to Australia or that we would be sponsoring almost 300 orphans, supporting eleven schools, three clinics and reaching out to a population in excess of twenty thousand.
Change for the Better: The Butterfly Tree orphan sponsorship Program
This year we have received enormous funding which has enabled us to expand our health and education projects, constructing classrooms to upgrade schools will be our main focus. Amongst them will be the opening of a new school at Mandandi, a pre-school at Machenje and a special education classroom at Mukuni Basic School. Education is the key and the only way for the people to overcome the hardships caused through the HIV/AIDS pandemic and Africa malaria, the biggest killer of man. These two devasting diseases cause so much destruction at every level, from remote village communities to goverment officers. We are undertaking a massive appeal to mark World Malaria Day on the 25th April to promote global awarenss and raise funds for this vital cause.
Mosquito nets are needed to protect young children like this girl from Mukuni
To assist Zambia in the global fight against malaria The Butterfly Tree is launching a charity song, entitled ‘Change for the Better’. This is performed by Zambia’s top artist TY2 accompanied by Crystal Shaun, George Mukwita and Lillian Mweene from Mukuni who was on The Butterfly Tree orphan sponsorship program. We have teamed up with Basement Entertainment to promote and market the song, which will be available to purchase on both websites. All the proceeds collected will be used to purchase mosquito nets and malaria testing kits. Next week a pre-order form will be added so please support this appeal, which could save the lives of thousands of young children. In four years The Butterly Tree has made many Changes for the Better – your support will help to make many, make more.
