A three year BeesAbroad project in Kenya which was funded by DFID funded project has been recognised for it’s significant contribution to the goal of poverty relief in the area. DFID deemed that the outcomes of the project, which had a budget of £246,798 controlled by Bees Abroad, had exceeded expections, were ‘highly relevant’ and ‘incorporated value for money aspects particularly related to economy’.
“the beekeeping based activities provided a level of resilience to extreme weather events that typically impact on livestock and crop production in these areas”. Ms Judy Amoke, Performance and Risk Manager, DfID
So what did we achieve?
- Promoted beekeeping activies amoung 1245 pastoral households
- 971 housholds made hive products for sale
- 523 households saw incomes rise by more than 15%
- 11 of the beekeepers’ groups set up attained quality certification from the Kenya Bureau of Standards.
- 4 co-operatives established with full business plans
- 15 market outlets formalised
- More than 450 households reported planting five or more bee-friendly trees or shrubs.
“It is clear … the project had achieved good results, hence worth replication and scaling up. It is our wish to engage partners who work towards value for money and ensure such verifiable results”. ACT! (Act, Transform, Change), the allocating group for DfID money in Kenya
BeesAbroad are very proud of this project and look forward to many more similar successes in the future. Many thanks to Bees Abroad volunteers John and Mary Home who managed the project together with David Evans as project accountant.
