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Discover08 December 2023
We believe that bees play a crucial role in pollination and are essential for the continuity of the ecosystem. As part of the “Support and Rehabilitation of Beekeeping in the Neighborhoods of Istanbul Airport” project, which we initiated due to the importance of biodiversity and the income that beekeeping provides to the local community, we offered 72 hours of theoretical training and 20 hours of practical training to 30 trainees from neighborhoods surrounding Istanbul Airport. After the training, we encouraged the trainees to start beekeeping by providing them with basic equipment, including hives, bee colonies, masks, and bellows.
Through this project, which we implemented in cooperation with BEE'O and the Arnavutköy Public Education Center, we aimed to:
We conducted a Social Impact Measurement using the SROI (Social Return on Investment) method to assess the benefits of the project and the changes it brought to the stakeholders involved. The results of the analysis showed that "for every 1 TL invested in the Beekeeping Project, we created a social benefit worth 9.25 TL for our stakeholders."
You can access our SROI report from the link.