{"id":3778,"date":"2016-10-21T13:45:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T12:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/?p=3778"},"modified":"2016-12-21T15:21:15","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T15:21:15","slug":"honeyhelps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/us\/honeyhelps\/","title":{"rendered":"Honey helps Ugandan family"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ugandan husband and wife, Evalyne and Tito Safari say that beekeeping is about team work.<\/p>\n

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Evalyne and Tito in their bee suits<\/p><\/div>\n

For two years they have been keeping bees in Kamwenge, Uganda, using the income that they earn from the honey they harvest from their six wooden hives to supplement the income earned from their small farm.<\/p>\n

The parents of four young children, Evalyne says that it is still a struggle making ends meet, and the costs associated with rearing a young family mean that they have to work hard just to get by.<\/p>\n

Tito, who worked formerly as a \u2018boda-boda\u2019 (motorbike taxi) driver to earn a living says that when he returned to the land, he never thought he would find himself working with bees. \u2018I remember being chased and stung when I was a child. I grew up afraid of them,\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n

The couple attended a local training course organised by Self Help Africa, and as members of a local producer group received equipment \u2013 including hives, smokers and beekeeping suits – to help them to manage their hives. They have also been supported with a range of fruit trees and other plants, which provide forage for their bees, and also help to diversify the range of food they are producing on their farm.<\/p>\n

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The couple want to improve the lives of their children<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018We work as a team. It\u2019s much easier,\u2019 says Evalyne. \u2018To put on the bee suits on your own is difficult, and to harvest honey is also difficult if you don\u2019t have help,\u2019 she says. Tito has overcome his initial fears \u2013 \u2018We have been stung so many times I don\u2019t even think about it anymore,\u2019 he jokes.<\/p>\n

The couple are hopeful for the future. As their colonies become more established, honey production is increasing. \u2018Beekeeping will give us the money that we need to send all of our children to school. To improve our farm and the family diet, Tito wants to buy a cow,\u2019 she adds.<\/p>\n

\u2018In five years we hope to have a good house made of bricks. I also want my children to be at school. If that happens we will have a lot to thank our bees for,\u2019 Evelyne states.<\/p>\n

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