International Thank You Day
Today is #InternationalThankYouDay and we would like to thank a number of very special people! Thank you to you, our supporters for your continuous support. Without your help we could not do what we...
View ArticleHopes & Wishes
We hope this year brings family for our waiting Butterflies. Today our focus is on two of our precious princesses, Hailey & Karis. Hailey Hailey turned three in November. Hailey is happiest when...
View ArticleSuper Supporters
We have a wonderful network of international supporters who provide an invaluable support system for us. We want to take this opportunity to thank each and every person who supports us – we appreciate...
View ArticleFour fantastic girls
This week we want to share updates on four of the fantastic girls in our home. Our home is filled with all things pink at the moment, with the girls definitely outnumbering the boys! Ivy Incredible...
View ArticleHappy Chinese New Year
Xīn Nián Kuài Lè! 新年快乐! Wishing all of our supporters a very Happy Chinese New Year! We hope this Year of the Rat brings peace, happiness and good fortune to you all. The post Happy Chinese New Year...
View ArticleThree brave birthday boys.
Earlier this month, three very special boys celebrated their birthdays. Our home transformed into a party place for them for nearly an entire week: a week filled with cakes, endless balloons, music,...
View ArticleButterfly and coronavirus – a message from our CEO
29 – Jan – 2020 Dear Friends, I know you will be concerned for news of our children and staff in China as they cope with the very stressful situations caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Although...
View ArticleUpdate on the Butterfly Children and Staff from CEO Lyn Gould regarding the...
Since I wrote to you all last week I am sure you will be aware that the number of people affected by the novel coronavirus has continued to rise, as expected, both within China and around the world. In...
View ArticleRemembering some of our brave heart warriors
During CHD awareness month, we are re-sharing some of our brave Butterflies’ stories who left this world too soon. Although these brave “heart” babies are no longer with us, they are never forgotten...
View ArticleRemembering more of our brave heart warriors
During CHD awareness month, we are continuing to re-share some of our brave Butterflies’ stories who left this world too soon. Although these brave “heart” babies are no longer with us, they are never...
View ArticleCoronavirus (COVID-19) update: 19 February 2020
What amazing and caring people you all are! Our staff in the Butterfly Home and Butterfly Wing have been very touched and encouraged by your prayers, messages and desire to bless them all. Thank you!...
View ArticleCelebrating Women on International Women’s Day!
Today, on International Women’s Day we celebrate the amazing team of women at Butterfly Children’s Hospices. From our wonderful CEO, to our amazing ayis, caring nurses, kind office staff, talented...
View ArticleSnowy’s last chance
The most important conversation in the home at the moment is not about COVID-19 Coronavirus, but about the short amount of time we have left to find Snowy’s family Snowy has less than eight weeks...
View ArticleDear Diary…
As the isolation lockdown continues in the Butterfly Home and Butterfly Wing because of the Coronavirus outbreak, things have been very different in the last two months. There have been no visitors or...
View ArticleOur promise to Hailey
Hailey still waits for her family to find her Although there are some uncertainties with her development and condition, we believe she would thrive with a forever family. She is making great progress...
View ArticleLife in lockdown
As the isolation lockdown continues in the Butterfly Home and Butterfly Wing because of the Coronavirus outbreak, things have been very different in the last two months. Here, we share more of our...
View ArticleThe 2nd World Children’s Hospice Forum in Yokohama
Before COVID-19 started spreading rapidly across the globe, Lyn Gould (CEO) travelled to Japan in mid-February as an invited speaker in the ‘2nd World Children’s Hospice Forum in Yokohama’. Here, she...
View ArticleAmazing April
April is an exciting month for us, as we celebrate 10 years of the opening of our first Butterfly Home in ChangSha! The challenges that COVID-19 are presenting globally mean that we have to postpone...
View ArticleGood news and new beginnings in a time of uncertainty
Message from the Founder – Covid-19 Update as at April 2nd 2020 Dear Friends, I last wrote to you in February when all of our staff and children were in a tightening situation of isolation and lockdown...
View ArticleRemembering those who have lost their lives during this pandemic.
Yesterday was Qing Ming Festival, a day to remember one’s deceased relatives and visit their graves. For so many of our staff who remain in lockdown in the Butterfly Home they could not be with their...
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