Help 35 Families Become Self-Sufficient with Honey

Members of the organization have received training on honey production and stated that they have benefited from these workshops.

"Our honey production has improved so much" states Wilbert Desir, SASH member " the quality has improved and we have collected a lot more than usual"

The training session enabled them to correct mistakes they had made in the past due to lack of information.

Following the training they were able to harvest 10 additional gallons of honey. Sale of the harvested honey has been steady and profitable to the organization.

Emboldened by its success SASH has built 30 more boxes, and swarms of bees have been placed in 15.

"Please send our thanks to those from the US who support us. They have given us the tools and the resources to make our sweet honey" said the members of our organization.

The honey project is well on its way in spite of the recent hurricanes and floods. The bee population survived and though some boxes required repairs, SASH members consider themselves extremely fortunate.

The honey harvest was considered satisfactory and members have been SASH is looking forward to expanding its ability to sell honey to a global market. Members are also looking at the possibility to market honey bi-products such as wax, and bee pollen. They have purchased equipment such as smokers, tools, protective gloves and bee keeper hoods.

SASH members have attended workshops facilitated by the Lambi Fund of Haiti. These workshops focused on strengthening organizational leadership and managing their bee keeping enterprise.

Members reflecting on the fact that prior to their partnership with the Lambi Fund of Haiti, their bee keeping technique consisted of using half of a carved out tree, are now looking towards a completely modernized operation. They have expressed interest in obtaining more bee keepers suits, and acquiring materials such as an extractor which are only available in the United States. The extractor will help them collect more honey.

SASH members have expressed their profound gratitude to supporters and benefactors who believe in their vision and their efforts to become self sustaining honey producers. They hope that some day SASH’s honey will be available in the US.