Bees for development

Bees for development, established in 1993, educate and inform beekeepers and raise awareness about the value of beekeeping for poverty alleviation.

They have established a Centre in Ethiopia to train chronically poor people to create resilient incomes from beekeeping.

Each household's average annual income in the area is £170. These disadvantaged people have little hope of creating the finance necessary to start a business. However, bees are free, feed themselves from flowers, and require little work. The bees pollinate crops and maintain biodiversity, and efficient hives are readily made from local materials.

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Honey and beeswax are in strong demand, and beekeepers that are trained have increased their income by around 42%. This has enabled them to buy food and clothing for their families, and most are now expanding their beekeeping enterprises.

Visit the website to find out more about the organisation: http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/about-us and to donate: https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/beesfordevelopmenttrust