Excitement and joy were all over the faces of the leaders of Chilengedwe Cooperative, a brainchild of Honey with Heart under Liwonde National Park when they met their HWH visitor. The Cooperative leaders waited at the Namwera Honey House to welcome and interact with him. It was a very joyful occasion to the leaders, seeing a HWH Official who has transformed Beekeeping Clubs in Mangochi into a fully-fledged Cooperative.

Abuba Yahaya, the Cooperative Secretary General, welcomed the visitor and made several statements. Among them, thanked HWH for the overwhelming support to the Beekeepers in Mangochi and Machinga Districts. He also hailed the hardworking spirit of both HWH and AP Staff. “We thank Honey with Heart for the overwhelming support to Clubs that have since graduated into a Cooperative”, explained Abuba, “without your support, we could not have been as organized as we are. We thank you Sir, and may God continue to bless you’’, continued Abuba. “On top of that, HWH also has very hardworking staff, who are always available when we need them. We want to assure you that you have a very committed team in HWH”, conclude Abuba.

On his part, Brighton Mussa, the Chairperson of the Cooperative explained how HWH has supported them to qualify to be a functioning Cooperative. The HWH Coordinator Clement Mnandi did a great job to facilitate trainings for the Cooperative members. He linked us with the Ministry of Trade Officials and after fulfilling all the requirements, got the Certificate. It was a hectic process, but we finally achieved it, with your great support,’’ concluded Brighton.

The HWH Official, when given his time to speak, commended the Cooperative leadership for the achievement. He encouraged them to continue working hard to achieve their life dreams. He also assured the leaders of his continued support to transform more lives.

‘’Please continue working hard to achieve your dreams. I will also continue to support you in Beekeeping and even expand to other interventions in future’’, concluded the Official.