ACACIA MOYO IS ALIVE AND BUZZING! says Kenny Mann

NEWS LETTER

ACACIA MOYO IS ALIVE AND BUZZING! HERE'S THE STORY We work with the Maasai community of Kitengela, near Nairobi, to create sustainable livelihoods.  Traditionally, Maasai keep large herds of cattle, sheep and goats, which provide them with meat, milk, hides and income from sales. The Maasai have always lived in harmony with the abundant wildlife around them and in Kitengela, the community has formed its own wildlife conservancy to allow free passage of animals from the nearby Game Park to seasonal grazing areas. In order to maintain this conservancy, and to ensure that Maasai families do not become destitute through loss of land, we work to provide alternative sources of income.  BUT  Longstanding drought and the loss of land to developers have made keeping livestock an unreliable source of income. In addition the Maasai beading tradition, which was our main source of income for the past three years, is losing steam as materials become increasingly expensive and cheap Chinese copies can be found all over the Internet.  SO BEEKEEPING IS THE ANSWER! LISTEN UP! WE HAVE TWO ACRES OF COMMUNITY LAND IN KITENGELA WE ARE CREATING A BEE FORAGE GARDEN WITH EXTREMELY HARDY DESERT ROSES AND OTHER SPECIES THAT FLOWER YEAR-ROUND TO ENSURE 3 OR 4 HONEY HARVESTS PER ANNUM CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO HEAR COMMUNITY LEADER  NICKSON PARMISA  TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF BEEKEEPING TO  HIS COMMUNITY Recent rain in Kitengela makes our land green and lush. The stones mark the location of the future borehole. Our bee garden and apiary will be located at the far end, near the bushes. WE HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY PERMITS AND HYDROGEOLOGICAL STUDIES FOR A BOREHOLE AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR THE BEE GARDEN. WE HAVE A FANTASTIC TEAM OF EXPERTS IN KENYA WHO KNOW ABOUT BEEKEEPING AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND WHO ARE KEEN TO SEE THIS PROJECT FLOURISH  A LOCAL HONEY BUSINESS IS LOANING US 50 HIVES TO START WITH. WE'LL PAY THEM BACK WITH RAW HONEY UNTIL THE DEBT IS PAID OFF, THEN WE'LL START BLENDING OUR OWN MAA HONEY WHY BEEKEEPING?WH Bees pollinate plants and maintain biodiversity Bees ensure that crop plants are pollinated Bees are endangered Beekeeping is relatively inexpensive once initial costs are met Beekeeping is not difficult to learn, even for people who cannot read or write There is a vast market for honey in Kenya, but not enough supply With 3 - 4 harvests a year, one single beehive can bring in about $640 per annum. Imagine what we can do with 50 - or more! Beekeeping is an excellent community-oriented project There are more than 10 commercial biproducts from beekeeping - such as pollen, propolis, royal jelly and bee venom - that we will develop at a later stage, along with several beeswax-related products. WHAT WILL WE DO WITH THE PROFITS FROM SALES OF HONEY? support girls' education support the women's microfinancing group support best students to attend best schools introduce rainwater harvesting introduce regenerative agriculture KEEP THE MAA HONEY PROJECT GOING AS A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

WE NEED TO RAISE $45,000 TO COVER COSTS FOR PHASE ONE TRAINING BOREHOLE INSTALLATION IRRIGATION INSTALLATION BEE GARDEN INSTALLATION FENCING SALARIES CONSULTANCY FEES HIVES INSTALLATION EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTATION

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HOW TO DONATE For a donation of $500 or more you get one of these ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS handmade Maasai baskets. They are made of woven palm leaf, lined with dark brown cotton and decorated with African fabrics and beaded designs. They are 15" tall and 15" wide. Extremely sturdy - great for shopping, storing newspapers and magazines, bath towels, toilet paper - and any other creative use you can think of. Each one is unique. No copies. No orders. You donate $500 or more, a basket will be shipped to you. Limited supply. SUPPORT THIS AFRICAN-OWNED BUSINESS! You can send money directly to Acacia Moyo LLC bank account by Zelle to ikimann@earthlink.net. You will receive a receipt within three business days. : JPMorgan Chase, Account # 305803105, routing # 021000021 If you need a tax-deductible receipt, please donate via our fiscal sponsor here: http://creativeactivist.com/index.php/multimedia/258-acacia-moyo You can send a check to: Acacia Moyo LLC, 19 Espira Court, Santa Fe, NM 87508.

WHY SHOULD WE CARE? HERE'S WHY Some 370 million indigenous peoples manage 80% of the Earth's BIODIVERSITY. Yet they lack the resources to combat extractive industries like mining and logging, or rampant urban development. As a result, most of the world's extinct or disappearing species inhabit indigenous lands. As the privileged peoples of this planet, we SHARE not only a global responsibility towards Indigenous people, but we also face the same issues: catastrophic climate change; loss of habitat; loss of a stable environment; contamination of food resources; human/wildlife conflict - and more.

‌ Beader Phoebe Lasoi attended the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, NM, in 2019.

It is this relationship with the natural world that must be seen as “sustainable development” and is therefore worthy of preservation. We can no longer view their efforts as distant and unrelated to “our” world but must instead recognize their knowledge as intrinsic to our own survival and start to build new knowledge alongside them that can sustain life for all.

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