Mama Hive

Mama Hive Mama Hive is a honey and beeswax social enterprise in Mwanza Tanzania. Several have had attempted attacks on their lives or their children.

Born from "Upendo wa Mama" ("Mother's Love"), mothers living with albinism came together to support one another, provide for our children and challenge the stigma of albinism. Upendo wa Mama (which means "Mother's Love") began as a support group for women who have albinism or have children with albinism. Life for many mothers in Tanzania who have birthed children with albinism is often one of fear

, danger and rejection. Often rejected by husbands and/or by their family or village, many struggle to provide for themselves and their children and live in fear for the lives of their children. They have been discriminated against because of their children, whom they love with a fiercely protective love. Upendo wa Mama seeks to support these women. Our group in Mwanza meets several times a week to support and encourage one another and to work on income-generating projects. They have established THE HIVE, a Honey Centre and Shop for the Mwanza community. Another group meets in Dar es Salaam. Through the profits made from the sales of their products, the women have been able to save and begin other small enterprises at home and they are able to provide for their children. They have been able to learn new skills in addition to artisan crafts through English classes, computer skills classes and sewing classes. They are able to hold their heads high without shame and are delighted to share their skills with others! Follow our journey and join our story!

Today is World Elephant Day! We are celebrating the work of Emmanuel International Tanzania with the Elephant and Bee Pr...
12/08/2026

Today is World Elephant Day! We are celebrating the work of Emmanuel International Tanzania with the Elephant and Bee Project in Mafuluto! It is an incredible project working to take action in solving human-elephant conflict and we are happy to be supporting it with sales of our honey! Read more about it on our blog and if you are in Mwanza, pick up a jar of honey in honour of World Elephant Day and support of the project today! Emmanuel Int’l. Tanzania Emmanuel International

Happy World Elephant Day! Today we are celebrating the work of Emmanuel International Tanzania with the Elephant and Bee...
12/08/2026

Happy World Elephant Day! Today we are celebrating the work of Emmanuel International Tanzania with the Elephant and Bee Project in Mafuluto! Visit the GoFundMe page and spread the buzz! It is an incredible project working to take action in solving human-elephant conflict in the area. We are happy to be supporting it with sales of our honey!
Read more about it on our blog here and if you are in Mwanza, pick up a jar of honey in honour of World Elephant Day and support the project today! Emmanuel International UK

In Mafuluto, on the edge of Ruaha National Park, farmers have lost entire harvests to elephants overnight. The solution is extraordinary – and bee-sized. A community of 60 beekeepers is building a 6km beehive fence that elephants are genuinely terrified to cross, while producing honey and beeswax ...

20/06/2026

Eco-friendly Kitenge Beeswraps you can reuse again and again to keep your food fresh! No need for plastic! Just wash in cold water, use a little dish soap and hang to dry! And you can refresh a tired old beeswrap in the oven.

19/06/2026

What do you like to use beeswraps for? Our Mama Hive Kitenge Beeswraps are a natural and eco-friendly, reusable alternative to using plastic, keeping food fresher for longer! Watch out for our next video explaining how to care for your beeswraps!

18/06/2026

We are so excited about the arrival of our first wax melter from Toauto! So easy to melt and pour our beeswax... and a great addition as we invite guests to come for beeswax workshops! All making it possible to work with more women!

13/06/2026

Happy International Albinism Awareness Day! Mama Hive is proud to join with many around the world today in support and celebration of people with albinism!

Every purchase of Mama Hive products and donation given directly supports women and children with albinism, making a difference every day!

This is Naomi and her beautiful new baby! Today we celebrate International Albinism Awareness Day and at Mama Hive we a...
13/06/2026

This is Naomi and her beautiful new baby! Today we celebrate International Albinism Awareness Day and at Mama Hive we are proud to amplify the voices and visibility of persons with albinism. Naomi has recently joined our Mama Hive group and we want to see her living proudly in her skin with her dignity restored!

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AICT Headquarters
Mwanza

Opening Hours

Monday 10:00 - 14:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 16:00
Thursday 10:00 - 16:00
Friday 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday 10:00 - 16:00

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+255746879901

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