BEE MY JOB

AN URBAN AND SOCIAL BEEKEEPING AND AGRICULTURE PROJECT

Inclusion, training and employment – these keywords capture the essence of Bee My Job, an urban beekeeping and agriculture program originating in Alessandria, thanks to APS Cambalache. By placing refugees and asylum seekers at the forefront, it aims to build ecologically healthy thriving communities.
Globally acclaimed, Bee My Job provides sustainable employment opportunities in agriculture for refugees and asylum seekers, facilitating their inclusion into host communities.
Through collaboration with UNHCR, its meticulously developed methodology has been successfully replicated across Italy, fostering partnerships with local stakeholders. Bee My Job stands as a testament to the power of diversity and collaboration in creating enduring value. Join us in cultivating change, together.

BEE MY JOB

AN URBAN AND SOCIAL BEEKEEPING AND AGRICULTURE PROJECT

BEE MY JOB: THE FILM
TRAILER

Thanks to the support of a group of beekeepers involved in the project, the idea was born to tell Bee My Job through a short film that could highlight the different aspects of this experience. The documentary plays on the similarity between the importance of a swarm of bees for the balance of the ecosystem and the need to make room for cultural contamination, to welcome those fleeing war, those who are threatened by fragile and dangerous systems just as bees are from the environment that man has polluted. The full version can be viewed on APS Cambalache’s You Tube channel.

WATCH THE FILM

BEE MY JOB: THE FILM
TRAILER

WATCH THE FILM

GREEN4REFUGEES
NEW OPPORTUNITIES WITH AGRICULTURE & BEES

The know-how cultivated through Bee My Job has been instrumental in shaping Green4Refugees, a project financed by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers through the eight per thousand personal income tax allocation, operational for the 2023-2024 biennium.

Green4Refugees is tailored to benefit 24 individuals under international protection, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied foreign minors. Annually, in March, it offers an immersive training curriculum encompassing beekeeping, agriculture, and aromatic herbs. This comprehensive program includes theoretical instruction, hands-on workshops at Cambalache’s apiary and urban farmland, as well as visits to local farms. To further enhance social and professional integration, supplementary modules on workplace safety, industry-specific Italian language, and orientation to local services are provided.

Since the past two editions, internship programs at Cambalache’s Social-Agricultural hub and select external enterprises have been arranged upon course completion. Such placements are carefully chosen to align with the ethical principles consistently advocated by the Association.

GREEN4REFUGEES
NEW OPPORTUNITIES WITH AGRICULTURE & BEES

BEE MY JOB IN COMPANIES

Since 2022, we have partnered with ApicolturaUrbana.it to inspire businesses to reaffirm their commitment to biodiversity and social inclusion.

Drawing on insights from Bee My Job, corporate apiaries introduced by ApicolturaUrbana.it nationwide serve as havens for nurturing socio-economic integration pathways for refugees, migrants, youth, and women. Through comprehensive theoretical and practical training at these sites, trainees acquire skills to meet current workplace demands, fostering a concomitant boost in self-assurance, soft skills, and language proficiency, while allowing for the establishment of informal support networks.

The companies that have already joined include Sorint.Lab (2022); PETRONAS Lubricants Italy (2023).