Butterfly Children’s Hospices UK is a registered charity which was set up after many years of independent charity work by the co-founders in China. They saw first-hand, the desperate situation of many children and families and determined to help as best they could. And so the Butterfly story began. Today BCH employs staff in China and UK with volunteers in locations around the world, and is dedicated to providing palliative care to very sick babies and children, public and professional education and advocacy for policy change in China.

BCH is heavily dependent on philanthropic donations and has registered charities in Hong Kong, Australia, USA and UK whose purpose is to fundraise in support of the work in mainland China. Since 2010 BCH has worked in co-operation with the Chinese government to provide and advocate for loving care and treatment for children with life-threatening illnesses.

BCH  was set up with one aim in mind - to change the care of life-limited children and their families in China. We have achieved this to a remarkable degree. Our mission now is to further promote excellence in children’s palliative and hospice care in China (and other similar locations) through leadership, local collaboration, advocacy and education.

For further information on our work, please visit our website www.butterflyhospice.org.