Across Africa, Nature-based beekeeping is helping communities protect forests, adapt to climate change and build sustainable incomes. To explore how this approach can be shared more widely, we held a Africa-wide Nature-based Beekeeping Summit at the offices of The Uganda National Apiculture Development Association (TUNADO). We invited our partners from Ethiopia, Ghana and Zimbabwe
Bees for Development has successfully completed the second round of the Mzuzu University Apiculture Course, supporting more than fifty students to deepen their understanding of honey bees and the beekeeping sector in Malawi. Through this course, students are building the knowledge and skills needed to strengthen sustainable livelihoods and support the future of beekeeping
This month I travelled to Uganda for the first time, visiting rural communities supported through our disability inclusion partnership with The Uganda National Apiculture Development Organisation (TUNADO). I was fortunate to spend this time with the remarkable Hope Agwang, TUNADO’s Disability Inclusion Officer. Her name could not be more fitting. Hope works with patience,
The Uganda National Apiculture Development Organisation (TUNADO) and Bees for Development are actively partnering with vocational schools for the Deaf in Uganda to deliver practical beekeeping trainings that create sustainable livelihoods for Deaf youth. The approach combines mindset change to inspire the young people to seek opportunities in apiculture, technical skills training in
Imagine a world where leaving school means facing a lifetime of unemployment. Where, if you are deaf, visually impaired, or living with a disability, opportunities are so scarce that you are expected to depend on others forever. This is the reality for many young people in Uganda today. Francis starting another batch
Youth, especially youth with a disability, have few opportunities for employment and limited access to land for income generation. They need low input, accessible livelihood activities. Beekeeping can provide this as it requires low start-up costs, demands limited labour requirements, and can provide significant income. A practical beekeeping education provides the experience and skills
Among the Batwa community, an indigenous tribe who once lived in the Bwindi and Mgahinga forests- a quiet transformation is taking place through beekeeping. The Batwa of southwestern Uganda were evicted from their ancestral forest land in the early 1990s following the gazetting of Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga Gorilla National parks. Since then, many
The Teso Region of East Uganda suffers from lack of natural resources, which leads to violent conflicts - one of the main causes of poverty in the region. The Karimojong, agro-pastoralists graze their cattle and sheep in Teso region during the dry season and return to their own traditional grazing
Hope arrived in Wales on a rainy day and brightened up our office with stories of sunny Uganda and her beautiful family. She inspired us with updates from her vital work with persons with disabilities, women and youth and educated us on disability inclusion in the workplace and beyond. Hope on her
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