Bee Parks Trust is a market-based, non-profit organisation that creates long-term economic opportunities and environmental sustainability in cooperation with African communities through beekeeping.
IMPACT
Employment
Our business model directly creates jobs through Producer Organizations in rural communities who are trained to own and manage hives.
Poverty Alleviation
Rural communities have historically benefited the least from poverty alleviation efforts but we aim to increase income through sustainable employment opportunities.
Food Security
We aim to directly increase jobs in the agricultural sector through beekeeping and strengthen agriculture production through increased bee activity.
Gender Empowerment
We are committed to increasing job opportunities for women in rural communities by setting up women-led Producer Organizations whenever feasible.
Land Conservation
When community members become beekeepers for a living, the local environment becomes an asset and will organically reduce forest degradation.
Wildlife Conservation
Poaching is often a last attempt to earn money for rural community members, the stable income stream through beekeeping could quickly surpass this.
“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.”
- Albert Einstein