Te project is to use the local youth beekeepers (males and females)to understand and participate in peaceful coexistence in Kaduna State in Nigeria through developing a viable network that will train members in beekeeping (as volunteers) and to preach and extend peaceful coexistence in order to have a safe society that will economically viable for youth development
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What locality or neighborhood will your project focus on?
Zaria in Kaduna state
Describe the specific community with whom you will be working.
The project will involve more than 3,000 youths in more than 23 communities in Kaduna State . We want to work with them because they will represent 23 local government areas and will serve as volunteers in propagating peaceful coexistence and importance of beekeeping as a viable source for income generation for unemployed youths.
What kinds of news, stories and other content will be created?
The vision is to create a true to type information transfer network that will provide unadulterated information that will lead to peaceful coexistence and importance of beekeeping as a viable source for income generation for unemployed youths concerned.Also the idea is to the network into participating(in future) in fair-trade marketing of honey and beeswax
What technologies and digital tools do you plan to use in the trainings?
Describe the connections that you or your organization have already established that will contribute to the success of the project.
We intend to collaborate with existing local organizations within each of the communities and also source for other viable NGOs (national and international) interested in development to participate with us.
In the field of beekeeping , we are collaborating with NGOs in beekeeping projects in Nigeria.To this end , we have received over $150,000 as grants and more than 10 volunteers .
Participating in the global voices will complete the cycle
How many participants do you think will be involved in your project?
we intend to train 21 participants who will also serve as volunteers
Besides the microgrant funding, what other resources and support are you seeking for your project to ensure its success?
We will appreciate technical advice and linkage with other NGOs and or volunteers
Contact name
Idris Muhammad Barau
Organization
Beekeeping Extension Society