Notice Board

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

Apoolo Na Angor, a development group for women in Mbale, Uganda is looking for volunteers to help with their beekeeping. If interested Bf D will put you in touch with their Co-ordinator, Moses Aisia

QUARTER CENTURY

2010 Annual SEEP Conference marks 25 years of connecting microenterprise development practitioners. Join participants from NGOs, private sector, foundations, investment funds, and bilateral agencies from around the world, for focused interactive learning and networking opportunities. Visit www.seepnetwork.org

NEW GATEWAY

HKH Conservation Portal is a regional repository of biodiversity and conservation related information from the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region. See www.icimod.org/hkhconservationportal

PROJECT FUNDING

FAO

FAO the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, supports beekeeping projects in developing countries.

TeleFood Special Fund

TeleFood Special Fund: Beekeepers’ groups and associations may apply for small project funding of up to US$10,000. Request documents should include a brief description of project objectives, proposed food production or income-generating activities, work plan, number of participants, detailed list of inputs with cost estimates and reporting arrangements. Submit your request to the FAO or UNDP office in your country. See www.fao.org and inform BfD of the outcome of your application.

1% for Development Fund

1% for Development Fund: Small grants to enable community based beekeeping projects in developing countries to get off the ground. Applicants must clearly define objectives and how they are to be attained. See One-Per-Cent-Fund@FAO.org

BEE CRAFT

The UK’s leading monthly beekeeping magazine. View a digital copy and subscribe on line at www.bee-craft.com

ULUDAG BEE JOURNAL

News, practical information and research articles. Published quarterly in Turkish with English summaries.

See www.uludagaricilik.org

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