Beekeeping is transforming food systems, as Dunros Kariuki, of Gatanga, Muranga County in Kenya can attest to. He now makes a living from selling honey, but more than that, he is proud of the impact he is having on his family lands. As a beekeeper, he is also protecting biodiversity, and creating awareness around organic farming among family members and neigbours.

Dunros Kariuki

Beekeeper and Yalta Social Media Ambassador

As part of the YALTA agroecology awareness campaign, Dunros became a social media ambassador, posting mostly on Facebook. He developed his content-creation skills, and his posts now show his agroecological products, inspiring other young people to choose agroecology as a career path. 

In his own words, “Trainings from seasoned digital strategists including Janet Machuka and Caleb Karuga provided me with the knowledge I needed to help create awareness and effectively engage on social media.I was able to engage in raising awareness about YALTA and its initiatives among Kenyan youth. I was able to meet and engage like-minded people from all over East Africa in agroecological discussions.The exposure it brought had a significant impact on my business. As a beekeeper, it certainly helped get clients for honey because they relied on my trust as a YALTA ambassador to give them quality honey, which I always did.”

Beekeeping is transforming food systems, as Dunros Kariuki, of Gatanga, Muranga County in Kenya can attest to. He now makes a living from selling honey, but more than that, he is proud of the impact he is having on his family lands. As a beekeeper, he is also protecting biodiversity, and creating awareness around organic farming among family members and neigbours.

As part of the YALTA agroecology awareness campaign, Dunros became a social media ambassador, posting mostly on Facebook. He developed his content-creation skills, and his posts now show his agroecological products, inspiring other young people to choose agroecology as a career path. 

In his own words, “Trainings from seasoned digital strategists including Janet Machuka and Caleb Karuga provided me with the knowledge I needed to help create awareness and effectively engage on social media.I was able to engage in raising awareness about YALTA and its initiatives among Kenyan youth. I was able to meet and engage like-minded people from all over East Africa in agroecological discussions.The exposure it brought had a significant impact on my business. As a beekeeper, it certainly helped get clients for honey because they relied on my trust as a YALTA ambassador to give them quality honey, which I always did.”

Dunros Kariuki

Beekeeper and Yalta Social Media Ambassador

Beekeeping is transforming food systems, as Dunros Kariuki, of Gatanga, Muranga County in Kenya can attest to. He now makes a living from selling honey, but more than that, he is proud of the impact he is having on his family lands. As a beekeeper, he is also protecting biodiversity, and creating awareness around organic farming among family members and neigbours.

As part of the YALTA agroecology awareness campaign, Dunros became a social media ambassador, posting mostly on Facebook. He developed his content-creation skills, and his posts now show his agroecological products, inspiring other young people to choose agroecology as a career path. 

In his own words, “Trainings from seasoned digital strategists including Janet Machuka and Caleb Karuga provided me with the knowledge I needed to help create awareness and effectively engage on social media.I was able to engage in raising awareness about YALTA and its initiatives among Kenyan youth. I was able to meet and engage like-minded people from all over East Africa in agroecological discussions.The exposure it brought had a significant impact on my business. As a beekeeper, it certainly helped get clients for honey because they relied on my trust as a YALTA ambassador to give them quality honey, which I always did.”

Dunros Kariuki

Beekeeper and Yalta Social Media Ambassador