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ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF BEEKEEPING

Essential to life, bees meticulously carry out the pollination of many plants. They also offer great potential and new opportunities for small-scale farmers.

BEEKEEPING IN OUR PROJECTS

From swarm capture to improved honey preservation techniques, including extraction, FH offers comprehensive beekeeping training tailored to the needs of local communities. These sessions cover the entire beekeeping cycle: identifying and capturing swarms, hive installation and maintenance, bee health monitoring, modern honey extraction techniques, hygiene and quality standards, as well as methods for storing and adding value to hive products. Through this approach, FH strengthens beekeepers’ capacities while promoting sustainable and profitable beekeeping, contributing to food security and income generation.

MELIPONICULTURE

As pioneers, we are among the first to offer meliponiculture training to our partners and project participants. Aware of the ecological and economic potential of stingless bee farming, we have integrated this innovative practice into our projects to diversify income sources while respecting local biodiversity. By promoting this still little-known sector, we contribute to the preservation of native pollinators and to the empowerment of rural communities through gentle, accessible, and sustainable beekeeping.

Discover our latest updates on meliponiculture training

HOW TO SUPPORT OUR BEEKEEPING INITIATIVES?

IMPROVED STINGLESS BEE HIVE

With 50 francs, you can provide an improved hive. Farmers can develop meliponiculture and contribute to biodiversity conservation.

HONEYBEE SWARM AND HIVE

With 100 francs, you offer a hive and honeybees to a farmer. This provides them with a new source of income through honey sales.

MELIPONICULTURE TRAINING

With 150 francs, you enable a farmer to receive training in meliponiculture, helping them diversify their sources of income.

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Emergency aid in Myanmar

Following the violent earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March 2025, measuring a magnitude of 7.7, the region was particularly devastated. The most powerful earthquake to hit the country in more than a century, it killed more than 3,300 people and injured more than 4,600, according to provisional figures (as of 8 April 2025).

Training in meliponiculture (stingless beekeeping)

Agriculture | Project news

Still relatively uncommon, meliponiculture holds significant economic and ecological diversification potential for rural communities and biodiversity. Stingless wild bees produce honey that is considered a superfood and a medicinal product. Whether for the local market or export, this precious honey is a valuable asset for producing families. With the aim of integrating this new component into our projects, we organized a training session for our partners from the DRC, Burundi, and Uganda, with the support of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE).

ACTIONS IN FAVOUR OF CHILDREN

Education | Action

Through our actions, we aim to provide comprehensive support for children and their families.

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Through our health project in Uganda, we have contributed to improving the infrastructure of the Karita Health Center in the Karamoja region in the east of the country.