How a young beekeeper’s initiative brought hope and profit to Sierra Leone communities

In 2022, little did Aruna Bangura know that observing the changing environment and land use practices around his community would make him start beekeeping. The area just outside Tiwai Island, a protected wildlife sanctuary spread across 1,200 hectares (2,900 acres) in Sierra Leone, had a dearth of bees, he found. “I observed that the bee … Continue reading How a young beekeeper’s initiative brought hope and profit to Sierra Leone communities