The Butterfly Tree has had an extremely successful year raising donations through grants, corporate and indivduals; the number of tourists who visit Mukuni Village has also boosted the funds. To view our annual report and accounts visit – click here
Much of the success is down to two factors: 100% of all donations raised go directly to the cause and all our members both in the UK and at Mukuni are volunteers. I especially wish to thank the Zambian team, all have full time jobs in the village, who give up their free time to administer the projects. Although the majority of the funds are raised in the UK, without the support of The Butterfly Tree in Zambia, we would not be able to accomplish so much.
Young Mukuni boy at The Butterfly Tree pre-school
It is difficult to single out any individuals but the following deserve a mention, Cunninghams for their ongoing support of the feeding program at Mukuni Basic school, Gardiff for continual sponsorship of the pre school, Saga Charitable Trust for their donations to the Mukuni Health Centre, BFSS for their grant to equip the high school, KTCT for the funding of the Mukuni Maternity Clinic, Just a Drop who are funding our bore holes and TME for the HIV/AIDS educational DVDs.
Working with Exquisite Safaris to promote Philanthropic Travel and responsible tourism has brought interest to our work from the US; speaking at the Global Luxury Forum and the World Travel Market in 2007 enabled me enrol more members of the tourist industry in the fight against world poverty.
However much more needs to be done, we need to increase our orphan sponsorship program, not just at Mukuni but other rural schools, unfortunately the stastistics of HIV/AIDS are not declining with 710,000 children orphaned through this devastating disease, we are seeking more of you to sponsor a child. We need funding for additional classrooms, teachers’ houses and feeding programs for remote schools, safe water and community housing besides further improving the facilties at Mukuni Health Centre and other rural clinics.
Finally a special thank you to Juggle Frogs for donating and hosting this inspiring website.
