Improving Livelihood of Vamubwigunge Disability Group Members Through Beekeeping in Gatsibo District Rwanda

Umuziga,, Angelique (2016) Improving Livelihood of Vamubwigunge Disability Group Members Through Beekeeping in Gatsibo District Rwanda. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This dissertation is an outcome of the research study conducted in Rwimbogo village and the project being implemented in the same village. It covers the period between March 2016 to September 2016. The participatory community assessment conducted in the village using participatory methods and tools like Focus Group Discussions (FGD), semi-structured Interviews and Field visit survey came out with six¬¬¬¬ major community needs which needed to be urgently addressed. Among the needs identified, sustainable source of income ranked as need number one, After further assessment of the causes of the need, multiplication of bee colonies resistant beekeepers was identified as a project that will enable them increase their income through sale of multiplied bee honey and at the same time increase their production hence improved livelihoods. The study concludes that the communities can use their farm and forest based activities as sustainable sources of income provided that they agree to plan and implement them is a means that poverty is eradicated. Therefore the study recommends that deliberate efforts should be taken to involve all stakeholders in implementation of community economic development projects to ensure sustainability and reduced poverty that is threatening the nation.

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