The European Commission (EC) platform for change makers had invited 17 young people from around the globe to share their expertise, ideas and ambitions for a sustainable future. One of these is social entrepreneur and innovator, David Mwabila from Zambia in sub-Saharan Africa.
David works with rural communities, his main aim to end poverty and hunger by 2030 through skills development and participative inclusion for the youth and women. This he does through ZamHives, a unique and eco-friendly beehive product providing sustainable incomes to people in rural African communities and reducing deforestation.
He is also a human rights and climate change activist with the Young African leaders Initiatives (YALI) and the African Leadership Institute (AFLI), boasting excellent credentials and extensive experience in social enterprise development and development economics.
ZamHives empowers the next generation of rural farmers in Zambia with a low-cost, environmentally-friendly beehive made from wood waste and off-cuts. These hives had increased productivity of bee farmers to supply high value, natural honey, by between 15kg and 70kg per season. Through his enterprise, this young man and his team offer sustainable economic benefits to thousands of small holder farmers for exports to global markets which are increasingly relying on natural foods.
ZamHives offers a traceable social economic foot print to thousands of rural honey out-growers and small holder farmers by engaging them to produce high value honey for exports to global markets. Using only wood waste, forests are saved and climate change is reduced by lessening the human footprint on the planet.
A totally community driven concept, ZamHives provide assistance to sub-Saharan rural farmers to supply African communities with food, while achieving economic prosperity and creating a legacy for the next generations.
