A story of people, trees and bees
Story
“What I am feeling now – I feel very happy seeing the land covered in green.” Kes Imagnehu Simeneh, Ysala, Ethiopia.
Large parts of the region around Lake Tana, Ethiopia have a problem with degraded land, through a combination of climate impacts, loss of trees and overgrazing. Planting trees and protecting them helps people and nature – including bees – as well as stabilising the land to prevent soil erosion.
“When we were children there was forest all around here, and there were deer, antelope, wild pigs – all these animals were found here.
People were cutting down the trees without constraint. It gradually became barren. There has been a lot of erosion.
What I am feeling now – I feel very happy seeing the land covered in green. ” Kes Imagnehu Simeneh, Ysala, Ethiopia.
With support from Rowse Honey, Bees for Development Ethiopia is helping to bring the land back to life for people and nature here.
Watch this film to see what has been achieved so far at Ysala, by working with the local community to reverse a worsening situation.
This project is being supported by Rowse Honey.
The Power of Bees. Bees offer a wonderful way to help people in extreme poverty. Bees do not need to be fed: they find their own food and water. Simple hives can be well made from locally available materials, and bees are freely available from nature. Beekeeping is even possible for people with no land of their own. It offers a feasible livelihood option, with good markets for honey and beeswax.
Bees for Development fights chronic poverty by targeting the most disadvantaged groups: single women, young people, families without land or other assets, and people with disabilities. We help people like Jennifer obtain bees, establish apiaries, and develop profitable beekeeping enterprises.
