Since 2018,
JAMII YA NYUKI social change initiative works with individuals in Western Tanzania to promote beekeeping as a source of opportunity - providing rural populations with the ability to be their own business owners while encouraging environmental biodiversity - and ultimately, turning natural resources into sustainable livelihoods.
mission
Building a more resilient ecosystem that promotes social impact through a beautiful organic trade and by producing sustainable incomes that are good for the planet!
JAMII YA NYUKI
TRANSLATES TO
‘BEE COMMUNITY’
IN SWAHILI
Program Cycle
Challenge
Besides fishing and small trading in the Mwanza region, women and men in Western Tanzania’s rural areas are not able to generate a sustainable income from the land. Beekeeping offers an opportunity to nurture the environment with bees while also being trained in beekeeping as a skill and trade for livelihood.
The income of 5 beehives is around 100 USD/per year, JAMII YA NYUKI is able to triple the impact.
Solution
The beehives will first and foremost allow for a prosperous biodiversity to develop within the area while also bringing income from the sales of honey and wax during each harvest cycle. This extra income allows beekeeping business owners to take care of the education and healthcare of their families while also developing their futures.
When a jar of JAMII YA NYUKI fair trade and organic honey is purchased, Tanzanian men, women, families, and futures are being empowered.
Long-Term Impact
The long term effects of this program equips individuals with the tools necessary to develop an equitable and successful business with a sustainable environmental impact.
