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Beekeeping lifts people out of poverty. We will support 2 Honey Cooperatives in Amhara, Ethiopia. Young landless men and women will be trained and equipped to keep bees, sell honey and develop business skills. We will support micro-enterprises linked with beekeeping e.g. making beekeeping clothing.
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Situation
In Amhara 23% of the population are destitute. This problem is acute for young people - they lack land and employment and have uncertain futures. People lack money for education, food and medicines. Our Project gives young people a better start – a business opportunity through beekeeping. Land in Ethiopia is degraded by over-grazing, leading to soil erosion and biodiversity loss. Beekeeping tackles this problem by providing an alternative income and incentive to protect forests for bee forage.
Solution
Beekeeping is cheap to start, environmentally beneficial and does not require land ownership. Our Project helps young people with no land and few resources to develop a sustainable livelihood – through bees. By emphasising business development training, t