Case study two

'I am a housewife and after finishing my household chores I used to be left with about two hours of spare time a day. I used to think what I could do in my spare time to increase my family's income. That was the time when I learned about the Schumacher Centre's bee-keeping project being run in the nearby villages.

Initially I was scared of the stings but still I continued with the training and started with the beehive given to me by SCD. I can say today that bee-keeping is the only income generation occupation which needs very little investment and very little time. At the same time it gives very good returns.

Presently I am increasing my hives. I will sell bee frames and the honey in future to increase my family's income. I am grateful to SCD for their initiative.'

Anju Korangi, Shanti Nagar, Uttaranchal

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