Beekeeping: A skill for life

Fifty-two-year-old Mostafizar Rahman is making a change in a unique way by training orphans on the art of making honey, hoping that one day they will become self-sufficient. Twice a week, he upskills 13 orphans at government-run Kurigram Sarkari Shishu Paribar on the use of wooden bee boxes, bee species, honey collection and preservation, free of charge. He only trains the adolescent ones, ages between 13 to 15 years, at the orphanage premises as they are able to learn quickly and follow the safety precautions like using gloves and face masks to avoid getting stung.