We are working to deliver beekeeping training to people with disability in Uganda and Ghana, empowering them to make a living and earn respect.
12% of Ugandans and 8% of Ghanaians have a disability. Employment opportunities are few and difficult to access and people with disability often face huge social, cultural and physical barriers and suffer chronic poverty. They need viable livelihood opportunities.
Kasule Matia was trained as a beekeeper by TUNADO and is now an Apiary Master in Jinja, Uganda.
He is hearing impaired and uses sign language to communicate, training beekeepers with disabilities in all aspects of beekeeping.
“A lot of deaf people have lost their jobs in Jinja and they are suffering. So in the past, I have targeted such people and told them about beekeeping and the potential in beekeeping … many of them were encouraged to join beekeeping and are now selling honey and other products from beeswax”
With the money raised we will:
🐝 Develop disability inclusive training for 300 Beekeepers including men, women and youth from Uganda and Ghana
🌟 Train bee champions to provide beekeeping mentorship
🌍 Scale up and share our successful Ugandan disability inclusive beekeeping model with Ghana.
