Project Launch: 12-23-22

This project is a follow-on from a pilot project which was carried out from October 2020-October 2022. The pilot project supported and boosted incomes of 30 women paving way for 60 children to return to school after a two-year school closure due to COVID19. The expansion seeks to target 70 more marginalized women from Kabembe and Katega communities in Mukono district. This project expansion is aimed at enhancing children's access to quality education by economically empowering marginalized mothers/female guardians through beekeeping and honey production in Kabembe and Katega villages of Mukono district. Project activities will include, selection of new project participants and grouping them up with the old project participants, training in apiary management and construction of new beehives delivered by Golden Bees Uganda Ltd, Installing new beehives in the apiary and regular monitoring of the performance of the bees for good honey production.

The expanded project aims at;
i) Increasing the number of project beneficiaries (marginalized women with children) from 30 to 100 leading to an increment in the number of children supported through school to 200 by 2024. 
ii) Increase incomes of marginalized women by increasing the number of beehives to 450 with a projected honey production of 5,400 kg and an estimated revenue of $14,210 per season by October 2023.