Source: Save The Children
Bees love mangroves, which provide them with a perfect haven. In turn, they pollinate the mangroves, helping them grow.
The mangroves then protect the islands – along with wildlife and food sources like fish and crabs – from storms and high tides.
They even store carbon deposits that don’t make their way into the atmosphere, effectively slowing climate change globally.
And all the while, the bees produce sweet honey for community farmers to sell.
With honeybee training I know if I do it well, I am able to earn money for my family. For 1 kilo it is $200, and I can produce up to $4,000, so I am like, ‘Wow’.”
With that money, Alison can pay for her children’s school fees, giving them opportunities to learn and thrive.
She can make sure they’re well fed too – even when heavy rain inevitably affects her garden in the future.
Alison, 43, and her daughter Lucy, four, in a remote community in Malaita Province, the Solomon Islands. Conor Ashleigh / Save the Children
Alison, 43, and her daughter Lucy, four, in a remote community in Malaita Province, the Solomon Islands. Conor Ashleigh / Save the Children
We can’t completely stop climate change. But by thinking differently we can help families adapt and stay safe through the storms ahead.
After the session today I feel free, no longer afraid. I see this workshop as something families and relatives can really apply, and it can be an example for other villages.”
I want all of us to work together so all the tribes are one under conservation, so that we care for all the land and resources.”
