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Bees for Development works with the poorest communities in developing countries and trains people how to care for bees. It helps them to sell honey and beeswax to earn the essential income that can meet their basic needs.

Bees for Development helps young people like 19 year-old Kindu who lives in Ethiopia with her parents, younger brothers and sisters. Unfortunately Kindu could not attend secondary school because the cost was far beyond her family鈥檚 means.聽 However, three years ago, with help from Bees for Development, Kindu started beekeeping.聽 She learned how to make simple beehives from bamboo and was given her first honey bee colony. After her first year Kindu sold enough honey to buy three months grain for her family.

Shide was struggling to put food on the table for his family. Instead of going to school, his young children were hired out as farm workers. After attending Bees for Development鈥檚 beekeeping training he was able to harvest 40kg of honey in his first year, paying for food and medical supplies. He has since shared his knowledge with others in the community, enabling them to provide for their families too.

Bees for Development鈥檚 approach is always to utilise local bees, and to build on local skills, making bee hives and all equipment from locally available resources.聽 Bees for Development encourages simple, sustainable beekeeping and shares good examples throughout the developing world.