young people in rural areas, being landless, have no means of generating income other than occasional labouring.
Beekeeping occupies only the space where the hive is situated and is relatively low cost to start. It is inherently sustainable since colonies subdivide and the swarms are easily attracted enabling the number of hives to grow. This project has the potential to lift ( at least) 100 rural youngsters ( 50 girls and 50 boys) out of abject poverty and endow them with shareable life skills and give them the means to educate their future families enablling them to break out of the awful poverty cycle that pervades. The timeline to teach the basic skills of bee husbandry, hive construction and management, honey and wax harvesting and marketing is 12 months but the project includes the training of Government Extension workers who will provide ongoing support and mentoring. Our local partner, Bees for Development Ethiopia has an establishrd track record of changing people's lives through beekeepng in Amhara.
The Host rotary club, Lake Tana-Bahir Dar, will supervise, monitor, manage finances and assist wherever able.
Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by The Rotary Foundation. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.
Project listed for the 2016-17 Rotary Year.
The TRF Grant application number is #1744326.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Gondar Fasiledes (9212)
15-Jan-17
$250
$0
$250
Millom (1190)
15-Jan-17
$22,000
$0
$22,000
Gondar Fasiledes (9212)
21-Feb-17
$1,000
$0
$1,000
Barrie (7010)
21-Feb-17
$2,500
$2,500
$5,000
Millom (1190)
13-Apr-17
$6,650
$0
$6,650
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
$16,200
$2,500
$18,700
Total
$53,600
Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.
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History Log Entries
15-Jan-17
System Entry
System Entry: Creation of project page.
21-Feb-17
by David Friend
System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 by Abeyneh Derseh of the Rotary Club of Gondar Fasiledes, District 9212.
21-Feb-17
by David Friend
System Entry: Pledge of $2,500 with $2,500 DDF by Caro Forde of the Rotary Club of Barrie, District 7010.
13-Apr-17
by David Friend
System Entry: Pledge of $6,650 by David Friend of the Rotary Club of Millom, District 1190.
13-Apr-17
by David Friend
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
13-Apr-17
by David Friend
System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access.
8-Jun-17
by David Friend
System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation.
16-Aug-17
by David Friend
System Entry: Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation.
19-Mar-18
by David Friend
project ongoing and in accordance with the programme and budget.
17-Jul-20
by David Friend
COMPLETED
17-Jul-20
by David Friend
COMPLETED
2-Feb-21
by David Friend
System Entry: Final Report sent to The Rotary Foundation.
2-Feb-21
by David Friend
System Entry: Final Report approved by The Rotary Foundation.
