Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Rural Livelihood

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The project supports poor families in rural areas of Lebanon through introducing the concept of sustainable beekeeping and providing them with education, financial support, and technical cooperation in the field. Aiming at achieving the following results: 1) Increase the technical knowledge and skills of small scale beekeepers 2) Increase the income of beneficiaries 3) Provide the transition to ecological honey production 4) Provide safe and healthy honey to consumer 5) Promote working groups and networking potential The project period starts in 2012 and ends in 2014, with an overall budget of $4,400, of which $1,200 are in kind contribution, and 1,700 are secured through a contribution from EWB- Lebanon and a sponsorship by an environmental company. The rest $1,500 are required for second phase of the project and would be secured through fundraising and sponsorships. This report presents the project implemented by EWB-Lebanon in partial fulfillment of the CAS in Management of Development Projects, and states the steps taken and the achievements accomplished in collaboration with local partners. The contents of the report are not meant to provide a project evaluation or a complete project proposal; it is limited to project description and presentation of major activities. Keywords: Beekeeping, Rural development, Apiculture, Sustainable rural livelihood ii
LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES, AND APPENDICES Figure 1: The major five beekeeping capital assets 4 Figure 2: The action plan timeline for phase 1 9 Table 1: Logical framework analysis 6 Table 2: Action plan for the first phase of the project 8 Table 3: Responsibility Matrix 10 Table 4: Budget of the project over the three phases 11 Table 5: Financing of the project in its three phases 12 Table 6: The major steps of project evaluation 17 Appendix A: The Survey Questionnaire 20 Appendix B: Results of Survey: Major obstacles and problems 23 Appendix C: Selection Criteria of the Family 24 Appendix D: List of material needed for phase 1 25 Appendix E: Beekeeper’s manual 26 iii
Page 1 and 2: Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation
Page 3: ABSTRACT Around 21% if the Lebanese
Page 7 and 8: INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Lebanon is
Page 9 and 10: PROJECT PLANNING The project cycle
Page 11 and 12: (1) The natural capital: It include
Page 13 and 14: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATI
Page 15 and 16: Action plan timeline The action pla
Page 17 and 18: FINANCING Budget The major expenses
Page 19 and 20: FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS From the beeke
Page 21 and 22: Delivery of equipment (April 2012)
Page 23 and 24: The evaluation process for this pro
Page 25 and 26: The financial sustainability of the
Page 27 and 28: Do you have a good land for beekeep
Page 29 and 30: Beekeepers Experts & Suppliers Over
Page 31 and 32: Appendix D: List of material needed

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