Apiform Sit-in Beekeeping Selected as Semi-Finalist in European Commission Social Innovation Competition
Pazarić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 23, 2015 (Newswire.com) - “Beekeeping is hard work, heavy boxes, long inspections, stinging bees, but it is the most beautiful job in the world. Unfortunately it is not for everyone. Today's beehives are not fit for people in wheelchair. There are many examples of people in wheelchair working with bees, but not without help from other pair of hands to work with them. Our Foundation made a beehive that can be approached and opened from behind, while sitting. The principle is fairly easy, beekeeper is sitting, and all of his/her work is done while sitting in one place. You can inspect, feed, even check your bees without even touching them, thus lowering the stinging. Our Foundation already made this beehive (APIFORM beehive), worked with beekeepers in wheelchair, people with back pain, arthritis, even with children, for research purposes. The idea is formed around a wellknown principle of bee space, and innovations in the world of beekeeping, adding all sorts of improvements to the original design.“
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There are 670 million people in the world with disabilities, war casualties, half of them are people still in their prime, able to work with their minds and their hands. The main disadvantage for them is that they have to sit. We want to remove that obstacle in the world of beekeeping. This competition is a great way to spread the word, to engage as many people as we can. This already feels like a great success, because of the recognition from the competitions jury, and positive feedback we received from our friends across the world.
Tahmiscic Haris
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For full details on the competition please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/social-innovation-competition
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Open to applicants across Europe, this year’s theme ‘New Ways to Grow’ saw the judges select entries with the potential to exemplify and implement new models of growth that will sustain not only financial value, but also social progress for citizens, government and enterprises alike.
This year’s mentoring academy is to be held in Vienna from 7-9 September at Magdas Hotel, a finalist of the first ever Competition in 2013. Following the academy, ten finalists will be selected by the jury and the three most effective projects will each be awarded with a prize of €50,000 at the awards ceremony in Brussels in November 2015.
