Partner organisations

Bees for Development is a friendly and open organisation, interested to co-operate with other groups and individuals who share our belief that apiculture provides an excellent way to achieve truly sustainable development. We have working links with organisations in many countries.

UK
Within the UK our working partners include:

School of Development Studies
University of East Anglia

Centre for Agri-Environmental Research
University of Reading

Centre for Development Studies
University of Swansea

Laboratory of Apiculture & Social Insects
University of Sheffield

School of Biosciences
University of Cardiff

Europe
We have links with several government organisations and NGOs throughout Europe working in beekeeping development, and have co-operated on a range of projects. Our main European partners include:

APIMONDIA Italy

Apiservices France

Bikonsult HB Sweden

NECTAR The Netherlands

The Danish Beekeepers Federation (DBF) Denmark

Africa

Tanzania - Njiro Wildlife Research Centre
Our partnership with NWRC began in 1992 with the Project Sustainable beekeeping for Africa implemented by BfD and funded by DFID, the UK Government Department for International Development. NWRC is the only institute in Tanzania with responsibility for research on bees.

On our behalf, NWRC hosts the practical training component of our Course Beekeeping in Rural Development. NWRC also co-operates with us in organising Beekeepers' Safaris and educational study tours for beekeepers.

Uganda - TUNADO and UEPB

Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB) is a trade promotion body under the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry. UEPB's mandate is to facilitate development, diversification, promotion and co-ordination of export related activities that lead to export growth on a sustainable basis. UEPB's guiding policy is to mainstream poverty reduction into their work.

The Uganda National Apiculture Development Organisation(TUNADO) is a not-for-profit, private-sector member organisation. Their vision is to transform the apiculture industry into a vibrant economic enterprise that will contribute to increased income for both rural communities and the nation. TUNADO serves the interests of members through the provision of information and advice, and by playing a liaison role.

In Ethiopia, we have links with the SOS-Sahel Beekeeping Project in Amhara region. Bees for Development is assisting with the preparation of a proposal for the Project to continue work for the next four years.

The West African Beekeepers' Association is a regional group of beekeepers with whom we have co-operated on several projects and activities. For example, Bees for Development published the Proceedings of their Seminar (funded by IFS, Sweden).

Asia
In Asia, we enjoy strong links with the Asian Apicultural Association (AAA), based at Tamagawa University, Japan. This is a network of beekeepers in Asia who use Bees for Development Journal as their official newsletter. The network is intended to benefit developing countries of Asia.

Keystone Foundation is an NGO in South India with which we have co-operated on several activities in India, Nepal and beyond. Currently we are working together on the the research project Bees, biodiversity and forest livelihoods in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve which began in June 2006. This three year project is funded under the UK Government-funded Darwin Initiative to study the interdependencies between bees, biodiversity and forest livelihoods in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve of the Western Ghats, India. More information

Keystone Foundation have been selected as one of 12 finalists in a World challenge for small businesses by BBC & Newsweek. The final three will be chosen by public voting opening on 1 October 2008. See www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/html/home.html

 

The Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Bangalore is a Government Department in India with which we co-operated in organising our Beekeepers' Safaris in 1999 and 2000.

 

Also in Asia, Bees for Development has close ties with The Bee Research and Development Centre in Hanoi, Vietnam. For example, we have raised sponsorship for people from the Centre to participate in meetings, and have arranged exchange visits between our partners in India and Vietnam. The Centre translates Bees for Development Journal into Vietnamese.

In Kathmandu, Nepal, ICIMOD the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development is working on a regional project for the conservation of indigenous honey bee species. Bees for Development and Keystone have provided consultancy services to the Project and Project News has been reported in BfD Journal.

And congratulations to ICIMOD celebrating their 25th Anniversary in 2008.

Caribbean

The Association of Caribbean Beekeepers' Organisations (ACBO) and Bees for Development are working together on a number of initiatives including organisation of the Caribbean Apiculture Congresses. Bees for Development has particularly strong links with beekeepers in Trinidad & Tobago, and St Vincent & The Grenadines. During 2003-2004 we provided research and training services to the research project on top-bar hives in Tobago (see Research).

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