Girl Stars: Anita: The Beekeeper
India, 2006, 8 mins
Director: Vikash Nowlakha
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9:00pm, Fri, Nov 2
at Metro
Description
Anita Kumari is a beekeeper in Bihar, India. When Anita was young, her parents did not want her to go to school, but Anita longed so much to go to school that she knew she had to find a way to pay for her education. Anita saw men in her village-keeping bees and decided to give it a try. Anita saved enough money from teaching other children to buy two queen bees and begin her beekeeping business. Today, Anita has over 100 boxes of bees; she makes her own honey, goes to college on her bicycle and is still only 17 years old.