Teach 20 school children beekeeping in Tobago

Summary

This project provides education for 20 secondary school children to become beekeepers and sell honey products to the tourism industry in Tobago. It also helps protect the local honey bee.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The project helps to preserve the native honey bee, as well as traditional skills in beekeeping. It also offers career opportunities and the potential for sustainable livelihoods to the young in Tobago, where there is currently high unemployment and resulting poverty.

Activities

Building of bee boxes, training and education of school children (training in hive construction, site selection, harvesting, honey & wax processing, packaging, marketing, business skills and value-added production).

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

The Travel Foundation website (http://www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk/)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project will help conserve the native honey bee, as well as encourage traditional beekeeping skills to ensure conservation in to the future. It also offers education and sustainable livelihoods to 20 schoolchildren.

Project Message

These children can learn about beekeeping – allowing them to earn a wage and keep traditional skills alive.
- Tony Telesford, Facilitator for Tobago Beekeeping project

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Jane Coles,
Communications Manager
The Travel Foundation
The Create Centre, Smeaton Road
Bristol, England BS1 6XN
United Kingdom
01179273049
Email:

Project Sponsor

The Travel Foundation

Organisation

The Travel Foundation
The CREATE Centre Smeaton Road
Bristol, England BS1 6XN
United Kingdom
0117 927 3049
http://www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk

Learn more about The Travel Foundation and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Trinidad and Tobago and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Trinidad and Tobago, read the Human Development Report on Trinidad and Tobago or the Wikipedia entry for Trinidad and Tobago.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 06, 2008.

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