Blog by | William Van Blyderveen
Beekeeping continues to yield benefits for people with disabilities in Adjumani and Gulu, Uganda. Since 2019, Bees for Development has partnered with The Uganda National Apiculture Development Organisation (TUNADO) to provide beekeeping training and market support to people with disabilities.
Beekeepers Toma Albino and Okwera Samuel, from a beekeeping group in Adjumani show their recent harvest. Toma is visually impaired and receives support from his group to monitor his honey bee colonies and harvest honey. Toma now has 6 honey bee colonies and harvested 8kg of honey last year, which he sold for UGX 56,000 (equivalent to US$15). Okwera has 11 honey bee colonies and harvested 25kg which he sold for UGX 80,000 (US$21). This is a important additional income, which comes with no expense except the time invested in making bee hives and monitoring honey bee colonies.
TUNADO’s apiary masters train beekeepers in all aspects of beekeeping, including making their own beehives from local materials.
Toma and Okwera showing their recent harvest. They separate the honey and wax by straining it through a clean mesh.
