Bees for Development Journal 126 March 2018
Apimondia Regional Commission for Africa Photo © David Mukomana
At last October’s 45th Apimondia Congress in Turkey, David Mukomana was elected President of the Apimondia Regional Commission for Africa. David’s vision is to see the growth of the beekeeping industry in Africa, transforming the lives of rural African communities. He intends to work closely with partners who share the same vision. Market linkages are also on his agenda to ensure that African honey and beeswax have reliable regional and international markets. David is a Zimbabwean, passionate about the beekeeping and honey industry in Zimbabwe. He has worked in many countries including Bahrain, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Swaziland. David runs Organo Seven (Pvt) Limited, an agroprocessing company that specialises in honey processing as well as manufacturing beekeeping and honey processing equipment for the local market. David has been very vocal in the Apiculture Sector, for example encouraging the formation of an Apex board in Zimbabwe to regulate the sector. He has been at the forefront lobbying for EU listing to enable Zimbabwean honey and beeswax export to Europe.
David Mukomana
Bees for Development wins International Development Award Bees for Development was presented with the major Overall Impact Award at the Wales for Africa Awards Ceremony on 29 January in Cardiff’s National Museum. The event celebrates the work of International Development and Fair Trade organisations and groups. The event was co-ordinated by Hub Cymru Africa with funding from the Welsh Government’s Wales for Africa Programme.
Photo © Hub Cymru Africa
Pembrokeshire based Fairtrade in Football Campaign, and the Barry Town Council Fairtrade Committee; with another 14 organisations highly commended for their efforts.
First Minister, Carwyn Jones presented BfD with their award and said : “This Award is an opportunity to celebrate the many ways in which people in Wales are making the world a better place”. BfD thanks our partner organisations for their nominations that led to BfD receiving a second award of Highly commended in the Sustainability Category. Other winners included Cardiff-based Dolen Cymru, South Wales - Sierra Leone Cancer Care, Somaliland Mental Health Support Organisation, the Swansea Siavonga Partnership, Swansea based Giakonda Solar Schools, the Brecon Molo Community Partnership,
The awards and highly commended certificates presented at the Wales for Africa Award Ceremony. The Overall Impact Award is back row, third from left 3
