HWH LIWONDE STORY ITEM.
HWH LIWONDE FACILITATES MBS TRAINING FOR ITS LEAD BEEKEEPERS.
In a bid to strengthen our grip on the full certification HwH Liwonde got from Malawi
Bureau of Standards, HwH organized a Training in Food Quality and Personal Hygiene. A
total of 40 Beekeepers were targeted for this course. The MBS Officials facilitated the
training. This training took place from 24 th to 25 th October, 2024. The 40 Top Lead Beekeepers turned
up at the Liwonde National Park Environmental Education Centre where the training took
place. 2 Officials from the MBS, Mrs Gertrude Boti Phiri and Mr Samson Mpaso facilitated
the training. It was a wonderful experience for the Beekeepers who were attending such
type of training for the first time in their lives, thanks to Honey with Heart.
The Beekeepers, apart from enjoying the content of the training, also enjoyed the quality
food and accommodation, that was sponsored by Honey with Heart. Gender wise, 23 men
and 17 women attended the training. When asked to comment on the experience after the training, Joyce Saizi, a woman Lead Beekeeper from Nombo Village in Mangochi District was very excited and had this to say: ‘’I
am on cloud nine because of this training. Food Hygiene is paramount as highlighted during
this training. I have learned a lot of issues and my handling of honey will completely improve
for the better, including my own household food’’, she said. ‘’Apart from the training, I
thank HwH for organizing this training, and also for the hospitality they have showed us
here by giving us quality food as well as quality accommodation’’, concluded Joyce.
Figure 1 Participants posed for a group photo after concluding the training at Liwonde National Park.
Mr Ajibu Nambweni, another Lead Beekeeper from Chisawa Village in Balaka District was
equally excited with the training and had this to say in a brief interview, ‘’I am very excited.
We thank HwH for funding this training. MBS is a very reputable organization in Malawi,
getting this type of training from them is not a mean achievement. I feel great’’, concluded
Mr Nambweni, himself a seasoned Beekeeper courtesy of Honey with Heart.