Laikipia County is a ‘hardship area’ of Kenya, where around 49% of people live in poverty. The Bees Abroad project, entitled ‘The Bee Products Enterprise Development Project’ involves over one thousand beekeepers who have either been trained or have increased their skills.

The Bees Abroad project, entitled ‘The Bee Products Enterprise Development Project’ involves over one thousand beekeepers who have either been trained or have increased their skills.

Bees Abroad shares its skills by:

• Training women and men how to look after bees, how to extract high-quality honey, and make other hive products
• Teaching marketing and selling skills to make products for profit
• Advising on how to improve the quality and quantity of the crop yields through improved pollination by the bees

The project ensures that women and men take an equal share in the activities and profits from the project. Special care was taken to include very vulnerable households.