Youth Bee Green: Crafting Hives, Cultivating Hop

In Jinja and Kamuli, a new generation is learning to build more than hives — they’re building futures.
Through our project Youth Bee Green, funded by Enabel and implemented in partnership with TUNADO and ASEU, we trained young people in the art and science of local hive making. But this wasn’t just technical training. It was a journey of empowerment, creativity, and ecological pride.

Each hive built was a symbol — of resilience, of opportunity, of youth reclaiming their role in agricultural innovation. We worked with local materials, shared indigenous knowledge, and fostered a spirit of collaboration that turned workshops into incubators of possibility.
For many participants, this was their first hands-on experience with beekeeping. They left not only with skills, but with confidence, community, and a vision for how apiculture can transform livelihoods. Some are already planning to start their own apiaries. Others are mentoring peers. All are part of a growing movement to make agriculture youth-friendly, sustainable, and inclusive.

Youth Bee Green is more than a project. It’s a promise — that when we invest in young people, we invest in the future of food, climate resilience, and rural prosperity.