Building livelihoods.
Protecting bees.
People creating change.
Behind every hive is a person, a family and a community. Meet the people transforming their lives through apiculture.
Communities in our network
From rural villages to peri-urban settlements, these are the communities building sustainable futures through bees.
YFAI Community & Extension Ambassadors
Local beekeeping communities led by certified extension ambassadors across Nigeria's three major languages — Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo — delivering training and mentorship in native tongues.
University of Abuja Beekeeping Club
Higher institution club launched at the Faculty of Agriculture. Students inducted with gloves, bee suits, and Kenya top bar hives to build the next generation of apiarists.
Enugu Women Empowerment Hub
YFAI member-led community service through National Youth Service Corps, training and empowering rural women in modern beekeeping using local Igbo language for instruction.
Saki Oke-Ogun Rural Apiary
Train-trainee programme in partnership with Win-Rock Foundation, building hands-on beekeeping capacity among rural youth and farmers in the Oke-Ogun region.
Kano Wildlife & Zoo Beekeepers
Training seminars hosted at Kano Wildlife and Zoo in partnership with Multi-Sweet China, introducing modern hive management and equipment to Northern Nigerian beekeepers.
FUTA Akure Beekeeping Circle
Partnership with Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) to run multi-day seminars with field practicals, certifying participants and building a campus-based apiculture network.
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