Bees & Trees 🌳 🌳

Margaret Nandutu’s jar of honey is more than just a harvest. It’s a source of income especially when crops are lost to climate disasters. We empower communities to adapt to climate change by creating alternative sources of livelihoods When nature thrives, so do the people in the communities we serve. Donate a beehive today.🍯🐝 GoFundMe link in comments section #SustainableFarming #BeesAndTreesUganda

Did you know? 🌳 🌱 This simple tree is transforming the way we farm and how we restore nature #NatureBasedSolutions #Agroforesty #SustainableFarming

Women are the backbone of Uganda’s agricultural sector making up more than half of the farming workforce. This year’s theme—Rights. Equality. Empowerment—guides our work at Bees and Trees Uganda. By equipping women with the tools, knowledge and opportunities they need, we strive to build a more inclusive and sustainable future for all. 💚 Happy International Women's Day 💚 #IWD #Women #Rights #Equality #Empowerment

Books shape minds and minds shape the future! 📚 This World Book Day, we celebrate the power of storytelling in teaching children about environmental sustainability. 🌱🐝 A big thank you to our incredible partner Future17 for helping bring this vision to life! #WorldBookDay

Please join us in welcoming Racheal Musiimenta, our new Communications Intern! Racheal has a deep passion for capturing farmer stories, and we are thrilled to have her on our team. But that's not all, she's also a winner! Her artwork, "Chords of Hope," inspired by the tragic Kitezi landfill collapse in Uganda, won the 2024 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Art Competition. Learn more about her award-winning work @ https://lnkd.in/dawvR5fv Welcome aboard, Racheal!

How often do you let the community lead? 🤔🌿 At Bees & Trees, we believe in listening more than talking. Farmers are the experts of their land, and we create safe spaces where they can share, challenge, and learn from one another. While unsustainable farming exists, so do incredible best practices. our role is to facilitate, support, and provide incentives for those leading the way in sustainability. It's time to shift the focus from imposing solutions to amplifying local knowledge. Photos from our recent collaboration with the Bosch Alumni Network #CommunityLed #SustainableFarming #BeesAndTrees

✨ YGC SPOTLIGHT ✨ For years, farmers around Mt. Elgon National Park suffered as land degradation became widespread, fueling biodiversity loss, landslides, and floods. Meanwhile, climate disasters left farming communities struggling to survive, pushing them toward unsustainable practices. Recognizing this crisis, Stephen Bright Sakwa co-founded Bees & Trees 🌳 🌳—an initiative that empowers farmers to restore degraded landscapes without sacrificing their livelihoods. By introducing beekeeping and coffee agroforestry, they offer an alternative: farmers plant trees, nourish bees 🐝, produce honey 🍯, and earn a stable income. The result? Healthier ecosystems, climate resilience, and economic empowerment. By ensuring fair compensation for farmers, they are proving that conservation and economic growth can go hand in hand. 🤝 📍 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/duF7x2hV   #ClimateAction #Agroforestry #Beekeeping #Conservation

Our journey began with the WUR Student Challenges in June 2022, and we are always honored to be invited to share our experiences, inspiring the next cohorts to innovate and drive meaningful nature-based impact. 🌾 Can biodiversity and farming go hand in hand? Join us tomorrow at 14:00 CET for a webinar on Nature-Based Solutions in Food Systems, where we will share our work and gain insights from leading experts in the Netherlands and Brazil. The list of speakers includes: 🔹 Lighthouse Farm in Brazil – Agroforestry & regenerative farming with Jonas Steinfeld, PhD 🔹 Lighthouse Farm in the Netherlands – Strip cropping & crop diversity with Rosemarie Slobbe 🔹 Reforestation & beekeeping in Uganda – Restoring ecosystems with Stephen Bright Sakwa 🔹 Lessons from the Great Food Puzzle with Corné van Dooren 🔹 Insights into the 2025 Food Systems Innovation Challenge with Mirjam Troost and Yasmin Dijksterhuis 🌍 Speakers include experts from Wageningen University & Research, WWF, and the Global Network of Lighthouse Farms – Rizoma Agro and ERF BV. 📢 All students are welcome! 🔗 Learn more & register: https://lnkd.in/e_S4TFup #FoodSystemsInnovation #NatureBasedSolutions #Agroforestry #FoodSystems Mirjam Troost Yasmin Dijksterhuis Rio Pals David Mornout Nina Maaswinkel

Co-Founder Spotlight: Samantha Natumanya Meet Samantha Natumanya, a dedicated forestry professional and one of the visionary co-founders of Bees & Trees Uganda. While her current contractual commitments prevent her from being involved in daily operations, Samantha remains a key pillar of our mission. As one of the two visionaries behind Bees & Trees, she continues to provide strategic guidance and support, ensuring that our work stays true to its founding vision. We celebrate her invaluable contributions to our journey! 🌿🐝 #Leadership #Sustainability #BeesAndTrees

Recognizing the significant rural-urban migration among youth, largely driven by low agricultural productivity caused by soil degradation, climate variability, and limited access to opportunities, we are prioritizing youth ecopreneurship as a core focus in our 2025–2030 strategic plan. We are setting out to create a new generation of young rural ecopreneurs to combat the climate crisis while making money. We would love to hear your ideas on how we can collaborate on this journey. Feel free to reach out to us at info@beesandtreesug.org We look forward to connecting with you!