Support Youth to prevent environmental degradation

Beehive Monitoring 

Following the first beehive inspection conducted in August 2025, a second inspection was carried out in October 2025 in the Mlele Hills Forest Reserve and the Rungwa River Forest Reserve by the young beekeepers, in collaboration with their supervisors.

A total of 40 hives were inspected: 10 contained colonies while 30 were empty. Ten hives were harvested, yielding 5 buckets of raw honey. After processing using the equipment of the Inyonga Beekeepers Association, this resulted in 2 buckets of honey and 18 kg of beeswax.

As in August, the young beekeepers decided to relocate some hives to less infested trees in order to improve productivity.

In march 2026, ADAP Katavi Ugalla team under project Manager and Youth mentor Mr. Kayega and a total of 20 youth went to inspect the bee apiary located 18 miles, Msima area and three beecages in the Mlele Hills Forest near Utende village for the preparations for the National Uhuru Torch in 2026 as the government wants to launch it and officially recognize the group and ADAP effort through government event.

Youth Capacity Building 

In January, considering the importance of strengthening young people’s technical and economic autonomy to improve their living conditions, ADAP Tanzania and ADAP Switzerland agreed to continue their support.

A total of 21 young people (10 girls and 11 boys) from nine project villages, who were unable to pursue secondary or higher education, will benefit from a new phase of training focused on modern hive production and modern beekeeping practices.

Following discussions with the youth mentor, Mr. Kayega, and the management of the Inyonga Beekeepers Cooperative, it was recommended to schedule this training between March and April. This timing takes into account the youths’ current involvement in agricultural activities supporting their families, as well as the more favorable conditions in April for installing suspended hives, with reduced rainfall lowering the risk of accidents when climbing trees.

In addition, since March, the youth have been meeting once a week for the preparations to participate in the Youth for Nature 2026 conference. In these preparations, they are learning about cleanliness, self-confidence and how to express themselves and contribute to the festival in parallel with preparing honey to go and sell at the conference.