Empowering Women Through Beekeeping: My Journey
“Every hive I build is not just for honey—it’s a step toward independence, dignity, and hope.”
“I started beekeeping with two traditional hives given to me by my father and two modern hives. Even though my father had worked with bees for many years, I didn't know how to manage hives until the MaYEA program reached our woreda properly.” Axumawit Yohaness
Axumawit Yohaness poses at the backyard apiary site, September,19,2025, Neader Woreda, Mahibereselam kebele
A JOURNEY TO SELF-EMPLOYMENT: LETAY WOLDU STORY
“Before the training, I thought my only choice was a government job. Afterward, I realized opportunities are all around—I just needed the courage to begin a new chapter.”
Letay Woldu lives with her family in Tahtai Maichew, Wokrow Marai Kebele 03.
She graduated in 2021 with a degree in Chemical Engineering, full of hope and ambition. However, the northern region was unstable, and finding a job was very difficult.
እንኳን ለ2018 አዲስ ዓመት አደረሳችሁ!!
ዓለማየሁ ዋሴ (ፒኤች.ዲ)
የአመልድ ኢትዮጵያ ዋና ዳይሬክተር
Happy Ethiopian New Year 2018 !
Alemayehu Wassie (Ph.D)
Executive Director, ORDA Ethiopia
Nabiha Asefa: A Journey of Empowerment Through Beekeeping and Agriculture
We are sharing Nabiha Asefa’s story, a 32-year-old married beekeeper and mother of three children living in the Masha Mekdela wereda, Kibtiya, kebele 03 Abawasu Got.
Nebiha Asefa at her apiary site monitoring the colony, July 20, 2025
My beekeeping journey began about ten years ago when an organization called Ameld approached me. They gave us a modern beehive, protective clothing, and 1,100 birr back in 2015. I took a leap of faith, hoping it might help my family, though I didn’t fully understand the opportunities it would bring.
Read more: Nabiha Asefa: A Journey of Empowerment Through Beekeeping and Agriculture
The Sweet Synergy: Successful Fruit and Beekeeping Interventions
Lubaba Hasen and Adem Mohammed are a couple living in Kelo Kebele of Bati Woreda in the Amhara region with their seven children. After a short visit to their backyard apiary site, the couple led us—along with Ayalew, Program Officer from thepartner organization PHE, our translator Getu, and me—to their new beekeeping site.
Their voices filled with excitement as they spoke about relocating there soon. Kelo Kebele, where Adem and Lubaba live, is one of the MaYEA program’s target areas under the Debre Birhan cluster of Bati Woreda.
The walk from their home to the farmland takes about 30 minutes, and along theway, I noticed several Mango trees. Suddenly, I paused to ask, “How long does it take for a Mango tree to bear fruit?” Read more