Well… what a year 2025 turned out to be! Not exactly the one any of us would have ordered, but here we are, still standing, still grateful, and still full of stories. In May we faced a loss that shook us to the core. We said goodbye to our beloved Tony Smith, founder, trustee, chairman,…
Just as we began to find our footing after the passing of our dear trustee Tony Smith, our hearts were broken again. On Friday 23rd May, we lost another light, Josie Smith, Tony’s youngest sister and our quiet guiding force, after a short illness. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family. Josie…
Celebrating the life and legacy of Tony Smith, who had an extraordinary life, our founder and trustee, passed away peacefully on Thursday 15th May at the age of 90. Tony’s life was one of boundless generosity, vision, and love. He didn’t just live fully, he gave fully. To know Tony was to witness someone who saw…
We’ve endeavored to help Beehive to grow a huge training capacity so that young people in Chilomoni can gain employment skills and vocational qualifications. One of the most successful training enterprises that’s grown over the past ten years is the St John Paul II Leadership and IT Institute (or JP2 for short!) Here’s a short…
Last year we received thousands of donated children’s bicycles from Halfords. It’s easy to understand the value of adult bikes in Malawi; grown-ups need to get to work and transport goods. But we’re often asked, and we even question ourselves, about the value of children’s bikes. This story of Brian and David really brings home…
Over the years we’ve had wonderful support from keen knitters around the UK, a big thank you has to go to Eileen Saunders and Linda Rogers for organising such an effort, as well as to all the wonderful knitters, many of whom we never get to meet. We thought you may like to read about…
Sangalala Kidz- By Caroline Denny, Malawi, Feb 2018 10 years ago, we shipped our first 40 foot container from the UK to Malawi. Filled with sewing machines and bicycles destined to start non-profit enterprises, that container was the start of something very special. 10 years later, thousands of local men and women (let’s be honest,…
We are always grateful for the time and dedication given to us by our amazing international volunteers. Each placement in Malawi is for a minimum of six months; all of our volunteers are trained and experienced professionals who spend time helping to achieve tangible positive change at the same time as mentoring and sharing ideas…
The inaugural Way of the Cross trail race was held on 12 August 2017 at the Beehive Centre for Social Enterprise as part of the annual open day celebrations. The race started at the Beehive Campus in the Chilomoni suburb of Blantyre, Malawi and followed the iconic trail up the Michiru Mountain to the Cross…
Round 5 of the Malawia Winter Mountain Bike Series. Awareness of mountain bike in Malawi is growing rapidly with much of the interest being driven by the inaugural 2017 Winter Mountain Bike Series. Each event had offered a unique challenge and a different perspective of the variety of mountain biking available in Malawi. Round 5…
Have a look at these fabulous photos from the recent Beehive open day, it looks like everyone had an amazing time, congratulations to all those who made this happy day possible! CLICK HERE TO SEE!
Malawi – A Day in the Life of BeeBikes Beebikes is one of 10 enterprises in the Beehive Centre for Social Enterprise located in Chilomoni, Blantyre, Malawi. Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world but ranks near the top of friendliest nations. The opportunity to work with the guys at Beebikes is…