African Honey Bee
African Honey Bee is a South African beekeeping micro-business incubation programme that is part of Khanyisani Trust, a Christian non-profit and public benefit trust. We enable families from severely disadvantaged rural communities to build sustainable small-scale beekeeping businesses using environmentally friendly and ethical practices, leading to poverty alleviation, and contributing to the conservation of biodiversity by promoting beekeeping among rural families.
The Honeybee Guardians program is unique in that it creates a mutually beneficial relationship between the bees and the guardians. The guardians take care of the bees, and the bees provide a source of income through the production of honey and beeswax. This program is an innovative approach to sustainable beekeeping that empowers individuals and communities to protect honeybees while generating income and promoting environmental conservation.
There are many examples of this concept: The lion defenders of East Africa, the baboon rangers and penguin monitors of Cape Town, etc. but what makes African Honey Bee’s Honeybee Guardians different is that they look after their honey bees in a holistic way that enables their practises to be self-sustaining.
Who is Khanyisani?
A Christian not-for-profit / public benefit trust registered in South Africa with two decades of experience in addressing poverty alleviation amongst the poorest of the poor in South Africa.
The model
Poverty is a huge problem in South Africa, and through dedicated hands-on experience and research we have found a workable holistic and sustainable model which doesn’t rely on formal job creation or hand-outs.
Our methodology is based on leadership, entrepreneurship, trust, respect for all members of the community, and faith in Jesus Christ. We have proven results which continue to positively influence many thousands of lives.
Achievements
Khanyisani’s key objectives of sustainable Christian-based social transformation have resulted in sustainable projects in the Western Cape, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Mpumalanga, the Northern Cape, and Limpopo since 2007.
The project we consider our most successful so far, is the Sappi Beekeeping project in Kwambonambi, KwaZulu Natal, we managed R8.8 million over 5 years, impacted 1600 families (about 8000 people), of which 400 are beekeeping and produce and sell 15 – 25 tons of honey per year from the 2000 beehives that they made themselves.
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Mission
To alleviate poverty in a sustainable way through using poverty alleviation as word and deed discipleship. This means using self-help savings groups; asset-based community development (ABCD); bible studies that explain the Gospel message and biblical worldview and their impact on poverty alleviation; practical, climate-smart, and ethical food production and income generation; all with Jesus Christ at the centre.
Structure
The Khanyisani Trust is an overarching umbrella for the programmes and projects under our stewardship. The Khanyisani Management Team administers projects, conducts monitoring and evaluation, fundraises, develops the projects, and plans together with Project Leaders and reports back to Stakeholders and Funders.
The Khanyisani Trust is run by a seasoned diverse group of trustees who have experience working in the NGO sector, they have financial, fundraising, entrepreneurship, leadership, and mentorship expertise at local and international levels. At an operational level Dr Guy Stubbs, the Executive Director, leads the diverse team, working hands-on in the programmes and with the management team to keep the Trust and the Programmes running smoothly.
Why Choose Khanyisani?
Why don’t you consider becoming our equity partner to accelerate holistic sustainable social transformation?
- Khanyisani is a Level 1 Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE), not-for-profit trust.
- We are a NPO (a not-for-profit organisation) and a PBO (public benefit organisation) registered in South Africa. We are able to issue section 18A certificates for donations.
- As a Level One BBBEE organisation, we can become your equity partner.
- We can provide Social Economic Development (SED) certificates to South African companies for purposes of compliance.
- We have a solid record, enabling you to be confident in your donations and investments. We continually focus on improving our executive and management governance.
- The Khanyisani Board, in its commitment to governance excellence and fiduciary accountability, has ratified, policies and strategic oversight of financial, risk and development impact.
- Our behaviour is governed by our Code of Conduct and policies aligned with South African legislation, including protection of children, employment equity and employment practices, and health and safety.
The Team
The Khanyisani leadership team has a genuine passion for social development matched by decades of experience in the NGO sector. They have financial, fundraising, entrepreneurship, leadership and mentorship expertise at local and international levels.
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