Kigali – A jar of honey can tell much more than a flavor: it can tell a story of connection, education, and a choice of solidarity. In this spirit, the children of the primary school at the Salesian Institute Sant’Ambrogio in Milan shared with their families and community a gesture of closeness to Rwanda: honey produced by young people involved in the “Ndiza – Don Bosco Beekeeping Project,” packaged in small jars to raise awareness of the initiative and support it. The project, promoted and supported by the Fondazione Opera Don Bosco Onlus, was created to accompany the Salesians of Rwanda along a path that intertwines education, work, and future prospects. The Great Lakes region, which includes Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda, is still marked by a complex past and by daily challenges that remain extremely harsh: poverty, economic fragility, and a lack of opportunities, especially for young people. In this context, the Salesians propose a development model based on beekeeping, capable of strengthening the self-sufficiency of socio-educational activities while at the same time promoting youth entrepreneurship. Launched with the Foundation’s support at the beginning of 2024, the “Ndiza – Don Bosco Beekeeping Project” became operational in early 2025 thanks to the prompt response of donors, with the first beehives and the start of honey production. The project includes the creation of four modern apiaries (around 100 hives each), the introduction of local young people to beekeeping as a source of income and microenterprise, and the development of new forage tree crops, with benefits also for the environment and pollination. From October 2025 until the Feast of Don Bosco, the primary school children embarked on a journey to learn about the missionary project in Rwanda and to support it actively. “We wanted the children not just to ‘know’ that missionary projects exist, but to learn to feel close to them,” explained Valentina Cattaneo, coordinator of the Primary School. “Learning, asking questions, understanding, and then acting: even a small gesture, like preparing a jar of honey, can become a profound educational experience”. For the celebration, the children received the honey produced in Rwanda by the young people involved in the project and, with the help of teachers and educators, packaged it into jars – a simple way to let others taste a delicacy that carries with it a story of empowerment and shared responsibility.