Community-led empowerment
The beetenders own their hives and run their own businesses. Komonil’s role is to provide training, equipment and a route to market, not to manage them.
Our Values
How we work
Four principles, and the lens for every decision Komonil makes.
Cultural respect
The Maya have kept stingless bees for some 3,000 years (Smithsonian Magazine). Komonil builds on that knowledge, in consistent dialogue with village elders, and treats the beetenders as the authority on their own bees and their names for them.
Ecological stewardship
Stingless bees need forest. A household that earns from its hives has a direct reason to protect the trees around it.
Transparency
We report to our partners, our communities and our funders on what is working and what is not. Detailed figures are shared in full with funders on request.