THE BUTTERFLY TREE ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2025 - 2026
OUR AIMS
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To advance the education of the pupils at rural schools in Zambia by freely providing advanced facilities, including classrooms and teacher’s houses, educational material, and an orphan support programme.
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To relieve poverty and to improve the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities in Zambia by freely providing access to safe water and sanitation, community housing, sustainable incomegenerating enterprises, and food security.
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To preserve and protect the health of patients in rural areas of Zambia by freely providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, including the construction of health posts and staff houses, support services for malaria and HIV prevention, and equipment not normally provided by the statutory authorities.
OUR TEAMS
The Butterfly Tree is an all-volunteer organisation both in the UK and Zambia. Amongst our team of trustees and volunteers is a retired Company Director and Financial Advisor. In Zambia we have a former Head Teacher, a former Chairman of the Livingstone Malaria Board, a former local Councillor, and a former sponsored orphan who completed school and college. The charity operates in Surrey, UK and Livingstone, Zambia.
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Volunteers –
Trustee and
UK – CHARITY Chairman – Jane Treasurer – Ann Trustee – Victoria Trustee – Jackie David Kaye
Kaye-Bailey Sutton Johnson Brown Carolyn Howe
Valerie Redfern
Trustee and Vice- Trustee and Trustee and
Chairman – Jane Project Manager –
ZAMBIA – NGO Kaye-Bailey Chairman – Presley Treasurer – Natasha Secretary – Stain Martin Mushabati
Mulenga Mufeya Musungaila
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After the severe drought in 2024, it was a relief to learn that the rains were plentiful between November 2025 and April 2026. In early March this year, I flew over the Victoria Falls before landing at Livingstone Airport, and the sight was spectacular. During peak season, approximately 500 million litres of water cascade over the Victoria Falls every minute. The mighty Zambezi River was filling up after the drought - everywhere was lush and green. I was looking forward to visiting the many projects we had initiated.
Now, in our twenty-first year, The Butterfly Tree continues to flourish thanks to the generosity of our donors, trustees, and volunteers. 2025-26 was the second-best year since the charity's founding. While the previous year focused on emergency food relief and drilling boreholes, this financial year we were able to include a variety of projects and reach more communities in Kalomo District.
Since the introduction of the new curriculum, under which grades 8 and 9 must be included in a secondary school, we have received numerous requests for classrooms. So many secondary schools are lacking in facilities, and some are having to share primary school classrooms. Riverview Secondary received a further 1x3 classroom block after their enrolment increased to over 1,000 pupils. Nguba Secondary received a second 1x3 classroom block and a boarding shelter. Another boarding shelter and toilets were added at Musokotwane Secondary.
One of the highlights of the year in the UK was being invited to speak at the Lions 2025 Preview Lunch in aid of The Butterfly Tree. The event, organised by Victor Ubogu, was held in London on the 11th June. A staggering amount of money was raised. This enabled more development to take place at Simukumbwa Community School with the addition of a second 1x2 classroom block, staff houses, a feeding shelter, toilets, and a water system. All of the above schools also received desks for the new classrooms.
There were many highlights during my time in Zambia. One that I will always remember was a visit to Mukwela Primary School where we had built a special education classroom. With pupil enrolment at 1,267, children with physical and mental health challenges did not have a separate classroom block. The primary school had only two old classrooms and a newer one constructed by the community. Each classroom was being used to teach between 100 and 120 pupils per lesson. The local trustees who had accompanied me to the school all agreed with me when I proposed offering a second 1x2 classroom block to the school. We already had the funds to build this and could start within a month.
Another special occasion was to visit Riverview Secondary School, a facility that we built from scratch. Their annual prize-giving ceremony was being held. It was a privilege to be invited and meet up with several pupils, who had been sponsored by the charity, and were about to graduate.
Health projects are always in need, and a new facility at Katanda, a remote area in Kalomo District, was completed in June 2026 and well-received by both the government and the communities. This included a clinic, two staff houses, a borehole with a water system, and a biodigester for waste and equipment. We also built a mother’s shelter for Nguba Health Centre in Kazungula District and provided medical equipment to rural clinics and community health workers.
The core of the charity is, of course, the orphan sponsorship. From its concept in 2006 to 2026, we have sponsored over 800 individual orphans and vulnerable children. Thousands more have been helped in many ways, including food donations, healthcare, housing and access to clean water. No orphan that we have sponsored has had to go into an orphanage. Our support has enabled them to stay within their communities - if a relative or friend can accommodate them, we can provide all their educational needs.
DONOR COMMENTS
‘You are the most outstanding example I have known of how one person who can truly make an enormous positive difference in the lives of so many hundreds if not thousands of people. You are living proof of this, and I used to tell my students so often that they must believe that each of them too can make a real difference.
Your continued drive over 20 years is extraordinary! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do and have done, Jane.’ Leslie Hastie, Canada
‘ The Butterfly Tree has been supporting rural communities in Zambia since 2006. Clean water, food programmes, education, healthcare and malaria prevention, all run by volunteers with every penny going straight into the projects. You don’t fully understand that kind of impact until you see it in person.
Jane has a way of making things feel possible. She never makes it about the charity or herself, only about the people.
I thought I was going to help for a month. I came back wanting to do more.’ Meghan Poole, UK
Our trained peer educators conducted workshops to sensitise children and young people about the dangers of HIV, teenage pregnancies, early marriages, and drug and alcohol abuse. In addition, we provided football kits and sponsored rural football tournaments. The Butterfly Tree combines sport with the peer education workshops to help keep vulnerable young people safe.
We built fifteen community houses for orphans, widows with children, and the elderly. Further support was offered to women for income-generating enterprises to provide food security for their families and communities. We were honoured to have been selected to work with the Universities of Zambia and Malawi to participate in a 3-year programme entitled ‘Future Resilience of Home-Grown School Feeding Systems.’ This is being funded by the International Development Research Centre of Canada. Rural women’s groups that we help are receiving extensive training from the university’s agricultural department in food production. The aim is to supply food to schools in Livingstone.
This has been an incredible year. I have only touched on a few of the many projects and activities that took place between April last year until the end of March 2026. These can be found on the subsequent pages. A special thanks to Ann, Jackie, and Victoria, our UK Trustees, and to David, Carolyn, Valerie, and Katie, who offer their free time as volunteers, and also to Frank Maiolo, our US representative, who has helped and supported the charity for over sixteen years.
The overwhelming support that we have received from donors in the UK and from other countries, including Guernsey, Canada, USA, Australia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland, who continue to place their trust in us year after year, has made these many achievements possible.
However, none of this could have been achieved without our incredible team in Zambia - Trustees, Presley Mulenga (Vice-Chairman), Stain Musungaila (Secretary), Natasha Mufeya (Treasurer) and Martin Mushabati (Ground-operations Manager). Lloyd Kasela, a Head Teacher and long-standing volunteer, who manages our projects in Nyawa and the new ones in Kalomo District. Natasha, a beneficiary of the orphan sponsorship programme, manages this entire programme as well as the peer education projects. This amazing team has been instrumental in implementing, managing and monitoring The Butterfly Tree’s work in Zambia for over 20 years.
All members both in the UK and Zambia are volunteers. The UK trustees all work from home, and we have the free use of an ofÏce in Livingstone. As a result, every year a minimum of 96% of money raised goes directly into our grassroot projects in Zambia. Our transportation expenses appear higher than usual due to the shipment of donated educational equipment from the UK. The full cost of the transportation was sponsored by the donor and one of our major supporters.
Jane Kaye-Bailey
Chair and Founder
‘Again, impressed by the building projects being completed, giving a better opportunity for children`s education, along with the basic needs of clean water and malaria prevention.’ Ken & Steph Sherlock, UK
‘We are always very happy to support The Butterfly Tree and the incredible work you do. It is a privilege to play a small part in helping such a worthwhile charity.’ Hannah Watson – Grenfell James Accountants
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MAJOR DONORS 2025 - 2026
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Overseas Aid and Development Commission - Guernsey
The Murphy Family Foundation - UK
Give a Hand – Canada
ALMT - UK
Nick Bousliman – USA
USA Motive Real Estate – USA
Larry & Gaylen Robbins – USA
Blooms the Chemist - Australia
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The Mukuni Village Trust – Australia
Victor Ubogu and Private Individuals - UK
STM Accounting – UK
Kampango - UK
St James’s Place Charitable Foundation - UK
Waste to Wonder - UK
Peter Stebbins Memorial Foundation - UK
Association of Inner Wheel Clubs – Great Britain & Ireland
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The above are most of our major donors, others prefer not to be named, who helped us across a wide range of activities to advance water, food security, health and education programmes in rural areas. A new health post was constructed, and thousands of children received protection from malaria. Additional schools were developed and expanded, giving more children - including those with special needs - access to education. Women’s projects received support for sustainable food security, and thousands more people have clean drinking water.
POVERTY – SUPPORTING THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 1 ‘NO POVERTY’
ZAMBIA IS A LAND-LOCKED NATION IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA, BORDERING EIGHT COUNTRIES
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Population 21.9 million
Life expectancy 66.26
Infant mortality 37.30 per 1,000 births
People living with HIV 1.3 million
Number of orphans 1.2 million
Over 6 million people do not have access to safe drinking water
Over 60% people do not have proper sanitation
Around 60% of the population live on less than £1.50 ($2 per day)
Malaria is prevalent in most regions
Literacy rate 71.7%
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EDUCATION PROJECTS 2025-26 SUPPORTING THE UN DEVELOPMENT GOAL 4 ‘QUALITY EDUCATION’
MUKUNI CHIEFDOM SCHOOLS
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Mukuni Secondary
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Mukuni Primary and special education
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Ngandu Junior Secondary
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Kamwi Primary
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Ndele Primary
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Siamasimbi Primary
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Katapazi Junior Secondary
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Chuunga Primary
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Nsongwe Primary
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Libala Junior Secondary
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Mulindi Primary
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Mubiana Primary
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Chaba Junior Secondary
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Kasiya Primary
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Malima Primary
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Mahalulu Junior Secondary
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Mayemuyemu Junior Secondary
SEKUTE CHIEFDOM SCHOOLS
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Riverview Primary and Secondary
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Mambova Junior Secondary
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Mandia Primary
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Sikaunzwe Junior Secondary
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Kawewa - Primary
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Katambora Junior Secondary
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Sibbulo Primary
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Namapandi Primary
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Kazungula Boarding
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Lupani Primary
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Lumbo Primary
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Boombwe Primary
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Katubya
MUSOKOTWANE CHIEFDOM SCHOOLS
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Musokotwane Secondary
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Musokotwane Primary
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Matengu Primary
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Silelo Primary
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Siachikubi Primary
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Simango Junior Secondary
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Makunka Secondary
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Chabalanda Primary
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Senkobo Primary
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Katubya Primary
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Sinde Primary
NYAWA CHIEFDOM SCHOOLS
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Nampuyani Primary
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Malimba Primary
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Bunsanga Primary
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Mayobo Primary
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Kauwe Secondary
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James Siatchema
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Singwamba Primary
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Mabwa Primary
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Nyawa Secondary
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Nziso Primary
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Muchambila Primary
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Cilebe Primary
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Nguba Secondary
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Zalu Community School
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Sichifulo Junior Primary
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Chinkoza Primary
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Muyunda Primary
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Katondo Primary
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Mubuyu Primary
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Kamusiku
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Malombe Primary
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Bombwe Lyangoma
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Ngwezi Primary
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Chipondo Community
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Simukumbwa Community
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Namachele Primary
KALOMO DISTRICT SCHOOLS
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Mukwela Primary
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Maile Male Community
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Katanda Primary and Secondary
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Busilibi Community
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Mabwa Atuba Community
ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP
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Orphan sponsorship is at the core of our work. We sponsor children who have lost one or both parents and children from vulnerable families. The sponsorship money we receive is used to purchase all the educational needs for each individual child, including uniforms, shoes, school bags, books and stationery. In addition, the beneficiaries are given a blanket and bags of maize during the dry season.
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We are sponsoring orphans and vulnerable children attending the following primary and secondary schools: Mukuni, Ngandu, Kamwi, Ndele, Riverview, Lumbo, Musokotwane, Senkobo, Kazungula Boarding School, Nguba and Simukumbwa.
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Thousands of children throughout the Kazungula and Kalomo Districts have access to safe water and improved education and healthcare facilities.
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Occasionally, an orphan, after completing grade 12, will be offered an opportunity by their sponsor to go to college or university.
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Once pupils have completed secondary education, they have a better chance of gaining employment or securing a place at college or university. Former sponsored pupils, after completing their education, have sought employment in teaching, bio-medicine, the police force, agriculture, aviation, journalism, building, hospitality, catering, and forwarding and clearing.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Zambia practices inclusive education
Following on from the success of last year’s project, whereby we initiated an ambitious project to ‘Improve Education for Young People with Physical and Mental Health Challenges’, we offered this programme to Kalomo District.
Location – the entire Kalomo District
Aims:
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To train teachers from 190 schools on how to teach pupils with disabilities in an inclusive education environment
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To donate the Guidance Manual, which we produced in 2025 for Teachers and the Ministry of Education, which can be used for all schools in Zambia, to Kalomo District Schools
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To construct a 1x2 classroom block for children with special needs at Mukwela Primary School
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To provide specialised equipment and materials for pupils with special needs
FURTHER EDUCATION
Five students who took degree courses at university in microbiology, accountancy, engineering and teaching have now completed their studies.
One student completed his course in engineering in June 2026, and another is studying business studies at university.
After completing grade 12 at Riverview Secondary School, one young person studied hotel management and did their work experience at the Radisson Blu Resort in Livingstone.
Another student is participating in a course for heavy-duty vehicle driving and maintenance.
DONATION FOR SCHOOLS
A container load of furniture was donated and shipped from the UK. The cost of the shipment, plus land transportation from Walvis Bay in Namibia, was fully sponsored. The consignment included desks, chairs, filing cabinets, computer monitors and various other items for schools.
GIRLS’ EMPOWERMENT
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This programme was initiated to promote the welfare of girls, to help prevent them from contracting HIV, falling into early marriages, and to avoid teenage pregnancies. Through educational workshops and a booklet written by one of our UK volunteers, we aim to ensure girls complete their education. In addition, we have initiated sports teams for girls. After successfully pioneering this Girls’ Empowerment project at Mukuni, we have now extended this programme to other rural schools in the Kazungula District.
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There is a high prevalence of HIV in communities close to the towns of Livingstone and Kazungula. Both towns border other countries, with Livingstone being the capital of tourism.
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The formation of football clubs has expanded for both boys and girls, proving to be highly effective in preventing the spread of HIV. Young people engaged in football are gaining better examinations results and are avoiding taking drugs and alcohol.
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The Girls’ Empowerment project complements The Butterfly Tree’s HIV prevention programme using peer educators who have undertaken extensive training in challenges that young people living in poor communities must endure. The peer educators are youths who have completed school, college, or university under the sponsorship of the charity – all have lost one or both parents. They are the perfect educators for younger children from similar backgrounds.
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Girls’ Empowerment workshops took place at the following primary and secondary schools: Mukuni, Ngandu, Kamwi, Senkobo, Musokotwane and Riverview. Our aim is to expand this programme throughout the Kazungula District and other districts.
HEALTH PROJECTS 2025-26 SUPPORTING THE UN DEVELOPMENT GOAL 3 ‘GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING’
The Butterfly Tree supports and develops rural health centres and health posts in Mukuni, Nyawa, Sekute, Musokotwane, and Moomba in Kazungula District. In addition, we support Livingstone District and most recently Kalomo District. We work closely with the Ministry of Health, Environmental Health Technicians, the Malaria Elimination Centre, and Community Health workers. After completing the first year of a three-year grant for malaria prevention in Mulobezi District in Western Province, reports show a significant reduction in cases of malaria in school children.
| Mukuni | Nyawa | Sekute | Musokotwan e |
Livingstone | Moomba | Kalomo | Mulobezi |
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| Mukuni | Kauwe | Mambova | Musokotwan e |
Mahalulu | Moomba | Katanda | Mulobezi |
| Katapazi | Singwamba | Katambora | Boombwe | Simonga | |||
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Bunsanga | Kazungula | Simango | Kasiya | |||
| N’songwe | Muchambila | Sikaunzwe | Ngwezi | ||||
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| Nguba |
KATANDA HEALTH POST - KALOMO DISTRICT
MALARIA PREVENTION
According to the World Health Organisation, ‘There were 282 million estimated cases of malaria globally in 2024, with an incidence of 64 cases per 1000 population at risk. This is an increase of 9 million cases from the previous year and a rise in incidence from 62.7 cases per 1000 population at risk in 2023. Globally, in 2024, the number of deaths was estimated at 610 000, with a mortality rate of 13.8 per 100 000 population at risk.
The WHO African Region continues to carry the heaviest burden of malaria, accounting for an estimated 94% of malaria cases and 95% of malaria deaths worldwide in 2024; 75% of all deaths in this region were among children aged under 5 years old.’
The Zambian Malaria Elimination Centre estimate 20,000 cases of malaria per day and an average of four deaths per day.
Sadly, with the reduction of international aid, malaria numbers have increased, not just in Zambia but also in other countries. We received support for our 'Mosquito Nets for Schools', launched in 2017, to provide pupils and teachers with mosquito nets. This prevention method proves to be highly effective in reducing malaria cases in school children, resulting in fewer cases of malaria and less absenteeism from school.
During 2025-26, The Butterfly Tree distributed 5,265 mosquito nets for schools in Kalomo, Kazungula and Mulobezi Districts. We received the second round of funding as part of a three-year grant to offer our 'Mosquito Nets for Schools' project to more areas in Mulobezi District, Western Province, where there is a high malaria prevalence.
HIV PREVENTION AND PEER EDUCATION
We believe that peer education is one of the best ways to reduce new cases of HIV. Young people, especially in the rural areas, lack knowledge on the dangers and prevention of HIV. Our comprehensive training booklets, written by one of our UK volunteers, have been donated to schools and health centres.
Thanks to peer education, most of the pupils stay focused on their studies. I continue to be impressed by how well the orphans we sponsor perform in their examinations, with the great majority going on to complete Grade Twelve.
WATER & SANITATION PROJECTS 2025-26 SUPPORTING THE UN DEVELOPMENT GOAL 6 ‘CLEAN WATER & SANITATION’
| BOREHOLES | SITE |
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| Gombe | Primary School |
| Maile Male | Primary School |
| Milangu | Primary |
| Muumba | Community |
| Nguba | Health Post |
| Sheleni | Community |
| Siamunsunse | Primary School |
| Sibwala | Community |
| Simukumbwa | Primary School |
| Syamwiya | Community |
We installed boreholes and water systems for schools and communities in Kazungula and Kalomo Districts.
| We installed boreholes and water systems for schools and communities in Kazungula and Kalomo Districts. WATER SYSTEMS Katanda Health Post |
We installed boreholes and water systems for schools and communities in Kazungula and Kalomo Districts. WATER SYSTEMS Katanda Health Post |
We installed boreholes and water systems for schools and communities in Kazungula and Kalomo Districts. WATER SYSTEMS Katanda Health Post |
We installed boreholes and water systems for schools and communities in Kazungula and Kalomo Districts. WATER SYSTEMS Katanda Health Post |
We installed boreholes and water systems for schools and communities in Kazungula and Kalomo Districts. WATER SYSTEMS Katanda Health Post |
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| WATER SYSTEMS Katanda Health Post |
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| Katanda | Health Post | |||
| Kamwi | Primary | |||
| TOILETS Simukumbwa Community school Katanda Health Post Musokotwane Secondary School |
WATER PROJECTS 2025-26
FOOD SECURITY 2025-26 SUPPORTING THE UN DEVELOPMENT GOAL 2 ‘END HUNGER’
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We received a grant to initiate four water and food security projects for women in Zwanga, Kanchele, Sekute Central and Zalu. Each project received a borehole and solar-powered water system, a storeroom, toilets, tools, seeds and fertilizer. In addition, the groups received training in food production.
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We regularly donated 25kg bags of ground maize to children on our orphan sponsorship programme and the elderly.
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Income-generating enterprises to empower young people with disabilities. Chicken rearing project in Mukuni and goat rearing projects in Ngandu and Kamwi.
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We donated food for pupils from remote areas who stay at Mukuni, Riverview and Musokotwane boarding houses. These houses have been constructed by The Butterfly Tree.
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We offered further support for the food security projects in Musokotwane, Senkobo, Sekute, Mukuni and Siambelele. The women were able to provide vegetables for vulnerable people who literally had no food due to the drought.
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We donated thousands upon thousands of bags of ground maize to Mukuni, Musokotwane, Sekute, Nyawa and Moomba Chiefdom to people suffering severe hunger.
SUSTAINABLE INCOMEGENERATING PROJECTS FOR WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
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Musokotwane women – crop and vegetable growing
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Senkobo women - crop and vegetable growing
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Sekute women - crop and vegetable growing
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Zwanga women - crop and vegetable growing and a grinding mill for commercial use
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Sekute Central - crop and vegetable growing and a grinding mill for commercial use
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Kanchele - crop and vegetable growing and a grinding mill for commercial use
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Siambele women - crop and vegetable growing
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Mukuni, Ngandu and Kamwi - chicken and goat rearing for young people with disabilities
COMMUNITY HOUSES
Community houses are donated to orphans and vulnerable children on The Butterfly Tree’s orphan sponsorship programme, to widows and the elderly, and for security guards protecting the income-generating enterprises for women. Some of the orphans live in child-headed homes, where the oldest child looks after siblings.
As many of the orphans are being looked after by an elderly grandparent, they can be found sleeping in dilapidated mud and pole constructions that let in water during the rainy season.
Fifteen homes were constructed during 2025-26. These traditional dwellings are bigger than those built by the community. A former sponsored pupil earns money constructing some of the dwellings in Mukuni, Kamwi and Ngandu villages.
VISITORS AND VOLUNTEERS
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In October 2025, a former volunteer who had twice visited Zambia to work at Kamwi Primary School and Mukuni Health Centre visited Zambia with her husband and vowed to do more to help in the future. Another person from the UK volunteered in Mukuni Village, and Splash Projects sponsored a football tournament. A family of four from Dubai visited Kamwi Village in March 2026.
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All of the above volunteers and visitors donated educational materials, clothing, sports items and water filters.
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More volunteers, visitors and a Corporate Social Responsibility group are expected in the coming year.
SPORT
The Butterfly Tree encourages boys and girls to play football and get involved in team sports. It's a great way to keep fit and prevent bad social behaviour. We educate the teams about the dangers of HIV, teenage pregnancies, early marriages, and drug and alcohol abuse, using sport as a way to reach young people who might not otherwise engage with these messages. Football kits are given to girls' and boys' teams to empower them, and we fund tournaments for village teams and donate footballs, helping to keep the sport accessible to communities that couldn't otherwise afford the equipment.
ACCOUNTS 2025-26
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The reserves listed are mostly unrestricted funds.
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As always, there were zero administration costs; the chairman covers these. No salaries, ofÏce rent or personal fees are deducted.
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The building projects included the development of two new primary schools - constructing classrooms and teachers’ houses, and further development of secondary schools, including classroom blocks and boarding and staff houses.
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Transportation costs were higher than usual. This was mostly to pay for the shipment of donated furniture for schools from the UK to Zambia. This cost was totally covered by the donor and sponsor.
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These accounts have been audited at no cost to The Butterfly Tree, courtesy of Grenfell James Accountants, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. We are so grateful for their continued and invaluable support over the many years.
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The accounts can also be viewed on the Charity Commission website.
| INCOME | £'s | |
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| Donations, Sponsorship& Fundraising | 431,527 | |
| EXPENDITURE | ||
| Orphan Sponsorship | 17,780 | |
| Further Education Sponsorship | 2,457 | |
| Special Education | 32,845 | |
| SponsorshipExpenses | 1,812 | |
| Water and Sanitation | 101,470 | |
| Sustainable Development | 5,310 | |
| Malaria Prevention | 23,478 | |
| Educational Development & Construction | 102,737 | |
| Health FacilityConstruction | 43,069 | |
| Construction CommunityHouses | 10,340 | |
| School Sports Project | 310 | |
| Food and FeedingProgrammes | 10,666 | |
| School Equipment | 9,550 | |
| Healthcare and Medical Equipment | 17,392 | |
| Education, Equipment and Materials | 40,407 | |
| Transportation & Logistics | 17,193 | |
| Miscellaneous | 1,745 | |
| Bank Charges | 268 | |
| Admin fees | 0 | |
| 429,100 | ||
| Net of receipts/ (payments) | 2,427 | |
| Reserves brought forward at 1st April 2025 | 19,570 | |
| RESERVES REMAINING at 31st March 2026 | 21,997 |
EXPENDITURE APRIL 2025 - MARCH 26
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TOTAL FUNDS RAISED
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AWARDS
| 2007- 2026 |
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES |
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| 2026 | Education NPO of the Year 2026 - UK AI Global Media – Acquisition International |
| 2025 | Best International Rural Community Support Charity - UK |
| 2025 | Community Support Non-Proft Organisation of the Year – Central England Prestige Awards |
| 2024 | Best Zambian Vulnerable Children & Orphan Support Charity – Acquisition International |
| 2024 | International Support NPO of the Year for the 2024 Innovation & Excellence Global Awards |
| 2023 | Youth Education Non-Proft Organisation of the Year 2023/24 – London and South East England Prestige Awards |
| 2023 | Best Africa Focused Clean Water & Sanitation Provider – Acquisition International |
| 2022 | HIV Support Non-Proft Organisation of the Year – Central England Prestige Awards |
| 2022 | Best Education Charity of the Year – Scottish Prestige Awards |
| 2021 | Best Orphan Charity of the Year – Midlands Prestige Awards |
| 2020 | Volunteering Abroad Specialist of the Year UK – Travel & Hospitality Awards |
| 2020 | The Founder was selected as a fnalist of the CIM Marketer of the Year |
| 2018 | The Founder received the UK Prime Minister's Points of Life Award |
| 2018 | Runner-up in the AidEx Innovation Challenge for Malaria Prevention |
| 2017 | The Founder was a fnalist at the AidEx Global Humanitarian Award |
| 2012 | Visit from The Princess Royal |
| 2012 | Shortlisted for the Best Responsible Tourism Website |
THE BUTTERFLY TREE ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMME
- ‘ Children do not ask to be born, nor can they choose where they are born.’ Jane Kaye-Bailey (Founder)
‘ As young butterflies emerge from their pupae, they are placed in a tree, where their wings continue to develop. Then they are released into the wild.’
www.thebutterflytree.org.uk
The Butterfly Tree Report of the Trustees and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026
Charity number: 1118084
13 The Courtyard, Timothy’s Bridge Road, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 9NP Telephone: 01789 294484 Fax 01789 205600
The Butterfly Tree Charity Accounts from 1[st] April 2025 to 31[st] March 2026
INCOME
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| Donations, Sponsorship & Fundraising EXPENDITURE Net of receipts/ (payments) Reserves brought forward at 1st April 2025 RESERVES REMAINING at 31st March 2026 Orphan Sponsorship Further Education Sponsorship Special Education Sponsorship Expenses Water & Sanitation Sustainable Development Malaria Prevention Education Development & Construction Health Construction Construction Community House Building School Sports Project Food/Feeding Programs Healthcare/ Medical Equipment Education/ Equip/ Materials Transportation Miscellaneous Bank Charges |
£’s 431,527 431,527 17,780 2,457 32,845 1,812 101,470 5,130 23,478 102,737 43,069 10,340 310 10,666 17,392 40,407 17,193 1,745 268 |
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| 2,427 19,570 21,997 429,100 |
These accounts have been prepared on a 'receipt and expenditure' basis, with the information provided.
Signed: Date: 28/08/2026
As trustee of The Butterfly Tree charity, I hereby approve the above accounts and confirm that all necessary information was provided in order that they be completed accurately.
Signed:
J Kaye-Bailey: The Butterfly Tree
Date: 28/08/2026
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages Responsibilities and basis of report |
Charity Name THE BUTTERFLY TREE |
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| 31 MARCH 2026 Charity no (if any) 1118084 |
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| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended31 / 03 / 2026. As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). |
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
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Date: 26/08/26
Signed:
Name: HANNAH WATSON
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Relevant professional FCCA
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qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: GRENFELL JAMES ASSOCIATES LIMITED UNIT 13, THE COURTYARD, TIMOTHY’S BRIDGE ROAD STRATFORD UPON AVON, CV37 9NP
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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