Beehives Livelihood Establisment

Today, coaster flooding, sea level rise, salt water intrusions, Artisanal refining, unemployment and deforestation are common features in most communities in Niger Delta. These have caused insecurity, alteration of habitats, biodiversity loss and pollution of water bodies and land which are the most important livelihood assets of the people.

These threats have accentuated the urgency to rescue the people of this area due to high risk Livelihood lost; causing environmental, social and economic damage to the ecosystem and people in the region and Nigeria at large. The creation of this alternative livelihood in Beekeeping training and purchase of Beehives for three communities in three regions of Niger Delta state will help to reduce these threats. 

At the end of the program, the project through its impact sustainability will increase communities financial capabilities, increase personal income of local people at the same time reduce Local poverty and strengthen insecurity in the region.

Ecosystem degradation

Unemployment

Conflict

Environmental degradation

Forest degradation

Gender imbalance

Poverty

Climate change

Loss of ecosystem and biodiversity arisen from Oil Pollution and insecurity has impacted the Niger Delta region resulting in high poverty rate in the region leaving the region most divested region in sub Africa in terms of resources lost and high mortality rate due to high level of pollution in the region. The local communities in the region from hundreds of thousands of people were affected from incident of pollution in the area, particularly the poorest and those who rely on traditional livelihoods such as fishing and crop farming (Amnesty International, 2009)[1]

The insecurity in the region due to high unemployment of youth is contributing to youth unrest in the region as result of no financial guidance for livelihood training and empowerment hence, they engage in cheap but destructive alternative means of generating livelihood for survival  

The solution will serve the local people of Niger Delta through training, empowerment and financial stability, at same helps in ecosystem regeneration

Today, coaster flooding, sea level rise, salt water intrusions, Artisanal refining, unemployment and deforestation are common features in most communities in Niger Delta. These have caused insecurity, alteration of habitats, biodiversity loss and pollution of water bodies and land which are the most important livelihood assets of the people.

These threats have accentuated the urgency to rescue the people of this area due to high risk Livelihood lost; causing environmental, social and economic damage to the ecosystem and people in the region and Nigeria at large. The creation of this alternative livelihood in Beekeeping training and purchase of Beehives for three communities in three regions of Niger Delta state will help to reduce these threats. 

At the end of the program, the project through its impact sustainability will increase communities financial capabilities, increase personal income of local people at the same time reduce Local poverty and strengthen ecosystem regeneration in the region.

Loss of ecosystem arisen from Oil Pollution and insecurity has impacted the Niger Delta region resulting in high poverty rate in the region leaving the region most divested region in sub Africa in terms of resources lost and high mortality rate due to high level of pollution in the region. The local communities in the region from hundreds of thousands of people were affected from incident of pollution in the area, particularly the poorest and those who rely on traditional livelihoods such as fishing and crop farming (Amnesty International, 2009)[1]

The insecurity in the region due to high unemployment of youth is contributing to youth unrest in the region as result of no financial guidance for livelihood training and empowerment hence, they engage in cheap but destructive alternative means of generating livelihood for survival  which has negative impact on the ecosystem and trigger ecosystem degradation

It makes use biological ecosystem regeneration mechanism with new negative impact on the environment and hybrid technology in bee production for ecosystem regeneration

90 people

Number of people trained

Number behalves produced

Number of behalves producing bee comb

Rate of polling grains

Forest regeneration capacity

Amount of honey havested

Full time staff---- 5

Part time staff-----10

The project will provide training and equipment for beneficiaries to become income-generating bee keepers. Beneficiaries will go through 5 days training in the following phases:

Phase 1: Basics to Bee farming

Beneficiaries will learn bee keeping tools that will help them to start their own bee farms. The training will take place in their various communities with detailed instructional materials on ground.

Phase 2: Starting your own Bee Keeping Business

Green Park Environmental Services International Limited with her partner (NACGOND) will guide participants to start their own bee keeping business through providing necessary equipment such as bee hives, bee protective suits, bee smoker etc. Beneficiaries will invest part of their income to training other local people once they start generating income from their bee keeping business. And part of the training costs will also be paid for in partnership with NACGOND from their first income through honey harvesting for project sustainability and livelihood stepping down

Our team is basically gender base sensitive. With exceptional females and makes talents as project officers, M&E officers and Logistics officer to actualise the objectives of the project.

At the start-up phase, Green Park Environmental Services International Limited/NACGOND will train 30 gender balance people (females and males) in three (3) communities each.

The following results are expected from the training:

• 90 people will gain new skills in beekeeping, which will enhance their independence and confidence
• The 90 beneficiaries will start their own beekeeping businesses that will generate income for them, their families and at least extra 30 people they employ to work with themselves
• NACGOND training project will impact positively on the vocational, psychological and socio-economic aspects of the beneficiaries' lives.
• Awareness about these new opportunities will be done through involvement of the media.

Today, coaster flooding, sea level rise, salt water intrusions, Artisanal refining, youth unemployment and deforestation are common features in most communities in Niger Delta. These have caused insecurity, alteration of habitats, biodiversity loss and pollution of water bodies and land which are the most important livelihood assets of the people.

At the end of the program, the project through its impact sustainability will increase communities financial capabilities, increase personal income of local people at the same time reduce Local poverty and strengthen ecosystem regeneration in the region by basically involving 70% of the youth in the program to foster bee halves production.

Support small-scale producers with access to inputs, capital, and knowledge to improve yields while sustaining productivity of land aand forest

Integrating all the technology above for effective and innovative service deliveries

NACGOND in project implementation

PAFPI in project delivery

The solutions will advance the economic, financial, and political inclusion of rrefugees in cross river state, internal display people in the region and poor local people 

the project would create smart, safe, and sustainable ccommunities through local participation in green growth and green farming

The solutions will help to connect communities to develop, share, and replicate best practices for carbon absorption and ddecarbonization through bees pollination that improve forest regeneration that serves as carbon sink