Project MNEP - Beekeeping Cooperatives in Tribal Forests

Following the success of our original Madhu Network Project, funded over 2 years with £60,000 from the UK government, we are expanding the initiative to a further two villages. Tribal women, formed into Self-Help Groups, are provided with beekeeping equipment & training in the production & marketing of honey, providing a viable, sustainable income. As our flagship honey-production project, we are always seeking new funding to expand it to further villages, as we believe it is easily & infinitely replicable.

DID YOU KNOW….

• In Indian villages women earn on average 30% less than men.

• 35% of rural women are illiterate compared to 18% of men.

• Women villagers work almost 11 hours more than urban women and 12 hours more than urban men per week.

We’re working hard to change that…. Through our Project MNEP we are extending and expanding our existing Tribal women’s beekeeping network. Our beekeeping projects provide an economically viable, environmentally sound and sustainable livelihood in Odisha.

Please click here to download the full Project MNEP handout.

Project MNEP has been rolled out in 15 villages in Odisha, Eastern India to date, but there are still so many villages we haven’t reached yet.

So please do consider making a donation to help us continue our beekeeping projects in India. Every penny raised will help improve the lives of women and girls who are continuously ignored whilst the rich, get richer.