Indigenous women save the sacred Mayan bee

by Fundacion por una Nueva Solucion
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Indigenous women save the sacred Mayan bee
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Indigenous women save the sacred Mayan bee
Indigenous women save the sacred Mayan bee
Indigenous women save the sacred Mayan bee
Indigenous women save the sacred Mayan bee
Indigenous women save the sacred Mayan bee
Indigenous women save the sacred Mayan bee
Indigenous women save the sacred Mayan bee
Indigenous women save the sacred Mayan bee
Indigenous women save the sacred Mayan bee

Project Report | Feb 24, 2020
Mayan Bee Guardians - 1st Report of Results

By Haydee Reyes | Project Leader

Durante 3 meses de trabajo, en Educampo hemos podido acercarnos e iniciar la conformación de grupos con un total de 276 mujeres indígenas y rurales en los estados de Campeche y Yucatán, en el sureste del país.

Con estas mujeres, se continuará con la implementación de un modelo de atención que pone énfasis en la educación no formal, para obtener resultados estables y a largo plazo, lo cual genere en impacto positivo en ellas y sus familias, pero también en la población de abejas en peligro de extinción.

Hasta el momento, contamos con:

  • 136 mujeres en Campeche.
  • 140 mujeres en Yucatán.

Testimonio:

"Me llamo, Filigonia y vivo en Yucatán. Antes de entrar a este grupo no conocía a las abejas meliponas, aunque dicen que eran muy comunes en esta región. Poco a poco, con ayuda de nuestra promotora y de otras personas, como biólogos, nos hemos capacitado y adquiriendo conocimiento.

Estamos aprendiendo a transformar la miel en productos alimenticios y de belleza, y ahora podemos decir que ya conocemos más de los beneficios de la miel Melipona y de otras cosas que las abejitas producen (como polen y cera). Queremos lograr vender nuestros productos al extranjero y atraer la atención en otros países de la importancia de la abeja.

Yo tengo un triple beneficio, porque mi familia puede usar productos con miel, yo tengo conocimiento para ser empresaria, y puedo ayudar a mejorar el medio ambiente al ayudar a salvar a la abeja Melipona."

Juntos, ¡podremos salvar a la Abeja Melipona de la extinción! Ayúdanos a crecer la colmena.

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During 3 months of work, at Educampo we have been able to start the formation of groups with a total of 276 indigenous and rural women in Campeche and Yucatán, in southeastern Mexico, near the southern border.

With these women we are implementing a care model that emphasizes non-formal education, to obtain stable and long-term results, to generate a positive impact on them and their families, but also on the bee population in danger of extinction.

So far, our scope is:

• 136 women in Campeche.

• 140 women in Yucatán.

Testimony:

"My name is Filigonia and I live in Yucatán. Before entering in this group, I did not know about the melipona bees, although they were very common in this region. Little by little, with the help of our promoter and other people, as biologists, we have trained and acquired knowledge.

We are learning to transform honey into food and beauty products, and now we can say that we already know more about the benefits of Melipona honey and other things that bees produce (such as pollen and wax). We want to sell our products abroad to attract attention in other countries of the importance of the bee.

I have a triple benefit: my family can use products with honey, I have knowledge to be an entrepreneur, and I can help improve the environment by helping to save the Melipona bee."

Together, we can save the Melipona Bee from extinction!

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Fundacion por una Nueva Solucion

Location: Mexico, Benito Juárez - Mexico
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