SDG Detail
Honey Bee Initiative
InitiativeProject description
Bees in the School of Business? Why Bees? What IS the Buzz About? The answer comes out of a growing commitment to creating shared value, of recognizing that business has a critical role to play in addressing the world�s most pressing challenges, often called sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Project aims
The Honey Bee Initiative (HBI) exemplifies how we use sustainable beekeeping to empower communities locally and globally in an effort to address global goals focused on gender equality, food security, and economic empowerment. Moreover, honey bees are threatened and bee health is critical to human survival. Bees pollinate one-third of the food we eat and are the �most important pollinator worldwide
Project outcome
Our Colombia project has experienced significant growth, including an increase from 20 families to 160 families participating and from 3 municipalities to 9 participating municipalities, an increase in honey production and sales, a doubling of funds raised, and extensive coverage in more than 120 news stories.
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