Angelina Jolie was named the “godmother” of the Women for Bees program, which intends to educate 50 women in beekeeping over the next five years, as well as establish 2,500 hives in 25 UNESCO biosphere reserves and replenish 125 million bees.

As part of her ongoing collaboration with Guerlain, she continues to raise awareness about bee protection and the significance of investing in women’s education.

Next year, the actress intends to return to Cambodia to launch the next Women for Bees initiative.

France, Italy, Russia, Slovenia, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and China are among the nations with UNESCO biosphere reserves.

She also learnt more about beekeeping during the graduation of the first class of women in France this summer.

Angelina Jolie with the female beekeepers of the 2021 Women for Bees graduating class.The images attached were taken in July in Provence in the South of France where Angelina learned the beginnings of Bee-Keeping. As the Godmother of the Guerlain & UNESCO Women for Bees program, she is working closely with each of the female beekeepers for them to create their own Beekeeping operations in their home towns and countries, creating local biodiversity as well as financial independence for themselves. Photo credit is Marie Rouge @lesjouesrouges

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Angelina’s travel plans include establishing the next part of the program in the Samlout area, where she now has a home.

She said: “We wanted to make sure there was at least 50 women from 25 biospheres, to understand the biospheres and why it was important to map out and build the team. We are going to be working further with UNESCO to understand how to expand how we are working with some of these countries and biospheres — the next training will be in Samlout, in my home in Cambodia.”

The actress continued, calling it “insane” that a woman’s right to education is still being debated in many areas of the world.

“It’s angering, really, isn’t it? That we somehow have to keep explaining this – it’s their right.

“When a young girl is born, she has the right to education, it’s her life. The real question is why do we continue to limit that girls’ access to education, why do we continue to question it?” she said to PEOPLE magazine.

“For anyone, education will help them be more capable, where they can communicate and they can contribute to their family, their community and society.”

“When women gain skills and knowledge, their instinct is to help raise others,” Angelina said in a statement in March, after meeting with the beekeepers in training and tracking their progress. “I’m excited to meet the women taking part in this program from all over the world. I look forward to getting to know them and learning about their culture and environment and the role bees play in that. I hope the training will strengthen their independence, their livelihoods, and their communities.”

Through Women for Bees, a new skincare offering from Guerlain that incorporates honeys and royal jelly from four Unesco-certified biospheres, including Greece, Finland, and France, both Jolie and Guerlain are devoted to environmental protection.

Guerlain’s Abeille Royal Advanced Youth Watery Oil is a three-in-one multitasker made up of 95% naturally derived ingredients. According to the company, the light-weight product provides the “power of a serum, richness of an oil, and the freshness of a toner for advanced radiance, hydration, and plumpness.”